Sawk

Sawk (Japanese:ダゲキ Dageki) is a Pokémon that was first introduced in the fifth generation games Pokémon Black and White. It, along with Throh, seem to form a fighting type pair similar to Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan. It is easier to find in Pokémon Black than Throh. Its name may be a play on the word "Sock" as in to punch.

Appearance
Sawk is a blue Pokémon with a blue Gi, a traditional uniform for training and contests in many martial arts. It has two, three-toed feet and it has a very big, bushy, eyebrow.

Trivia

 * Sawk is based on a master Karate Fighter.
 * Sawk and Throh can be viewed as the "Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan" of the Unova Region.
 * Sawk's english name was originally going to be 'Sawkem', but was changed late in the process of english localization as a result of possible copyright infringement. Sawk's counterpart (Throh) was to have the english name 'Rawkem' (which, when read in Pokédex order, would read 'Rawkem Sawkem'). This is a play on the famous 80's toy franchise Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. Even more of a coincidence, are the matching red and blue colors shared between the Pokémon and the game's characters.
 * It represents the game version Pokémon Blue.
 * Sawk along with Throh may be based on the Ashinaga-tenaga, a pair of yokai one of which has long arms and the other has long legs with Sawk representing the longed legged of the pair.
 * Sawk and Throh could possibly be based of of the Mario Bros. Throh being Mario and Sawk being Luigi.
 * Sawk first appeared in M14, but its first appearence in the anime was BW043, where Kenyan used it to battle Iris and her Emolga in the Battle Tournament.