Reasons:
- Skeledirge as Helloween: represents the "fire and dragons" Power Metal energy and the more "ghostly" theme of the band
- Brambleghast as Sepultura: ROOTS BLOODY ROOTS
- Clodsire as Acid Bath: poison typing and the "slow and tanky" energy of Sludge Metal
- Noivern as Avenged Sevenfold: the bat-winged skull symbolyzing the band
- Houndstone as Carcass: his "grey" and "morbid" appearance considering most Pokémon
- Volcarona as Sun O)))): Volcarona once replaced the sun
- Corviknight as Hatebeak: representing their parrot vocalist, Waldo
- Gengar as Mayhem: morbidness and chaos
- Tyranitar as Behemoth: Behemoth's appearance
- Midnight from Lycanroc as Motorhead: the dog in the "Killed By Death" album
- Ampharos as Belphegor: Belphegor's sheep-like appearance
- Gallade as ANGRA: angelic, saintly, heroic (Rebirth album)
- Gogoat as Archgoat: the band's name and the demon in one of the albums
- Seviper as Metallica: the snake in the "black album"
