Scorbunny

Scorbunny (ヒバニー) is the -type Starter Pokémon of the Galar region. It is one of the three Starter Pokémon revealed for the core titles Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Physiology
Scorbunny looks like a small white rabbit with reddish-orange patches at both the tips of its ears and feet and light yellow rectangles on its face right between the eyes and the soles of it's feet. Around its neck comes with a red item that looks like a circular pillow that gives an impression of the collar.

Behaviour
Scorbunny is always bursting with energy.

Natural Abilities
Scorbunny's feet give off friction whenever it runs, leaving flames wherever it sprints.

Anime
A Scorbunny is under the ownership of the trainer Gō in Pocket Monsters.

Origin
Scorbunny is possibly based on a white rabbit. The way its feet catch fire to things may reference how, if something is fast enough, it can catch fire. It also shares similarities with soccer players, fitting its soccer motif other than its signature flaming kicks, bandaid-like on the top of its nose, which is the Galar region’s real-life country bases and its main sport, as well as the band-aid being a symbol of Japanese-designed young, energetic and rambunctious young male characters.

Etymology
Scorbunny comes from scorch and bunny.

Its Japanese name, Hibanny, comes from hibana (spark) and bunny.