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Umm... On the pages for the pokémon after and before this, the sprite is of Bulbasaur, it's the same for Tepig and Oshawott, they each have their Gen I counterpart. Can this be fixed? | Umm... On the pages for the pokémon after and before this, the sprite is of Bulbasaur, it's the same for Tepig and Oshawott, they each have their Gen I counterpart. Can this be fixed? | ||
Note: by sprite I mean the little one up the top on the article of the pokemon before or after it. Thanks 19:21, 19 June 2014 (UTC) {{unsigned|Eeveelutionlover}} | Note: by sprite I mean the little one up the top on the article of the pokemon before or after it. Thanks 19:21, 19 June 2014 (UTC) {{unsigned|Eeveelutionlover}} | ||
== Name origin == | |||
This may be a controversial one but hear me out. Is Snivy really meant to be a snide or sly Pokémon? Aside from its up-turned nose and sleepy eyes, and the fact that fans used to refer to it as Smugleaf before we knew its English name, I don't think it's really intended to be a cunning or snarky Pokémon. Its Pokédex entry in Pokémon Black describes it as "calm" and the anime entry describes it as "cool, calm, and collected". It feels like the fandom has decided its a smug Pokémon, but I doubt this was an intended part of its naming, design, or personality. I'd also like to point out none of the other language versions reference anything about it having a snide personality, and I can't think of any other evidence to support the idea that it has such a personality. So.. I suggest that the second sentence of the name origin section not be included, as I don't see those words as a likely origin for its English name. The name is clearly just a combination of snake and ivy. I don't think it goes deeper than that. [[User:Landfish7|<span style="font-family:Tahoma"><font color="orangered">'''Land'''</font>]][[User talk:Landfish7|<span style="font-family:Tahoma"><small><font color="darkviolet">'''fish7'''</font></small></span></span>]] 00:25, 13 April 2022 (UTC) | |||