

The rims at the bottom of the stacks also makes it resemble a top hat, also known as a chimney pot hat. Weezing is already the perfect Pokémon to represent air pollution, and the addition of smokestacks provides a relevant British touch. The environmental movement started primarily to reduce the amount of coal pollution. Coal soot created air pollution and led to higher rates of infant mortality and the development of black lung. However, the widespread burning of coal had negative health effects on those living nearby. Coal was often burned, turning water to steam, which would be emitted through a smokestack.

Harnessing the power of water and steam allowed for machines to produce more standardized components. Around the same time was the Industrial Revolution, a period where new manufacturing processes and technologies were developed.
