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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Its name, when paired with the Japanese name of its pre-evolution, {{p|Wynaut}}, ソーナノ ''Sohnano'', makes for a potential perpetual conversation of "that's the way it is" followed by "really?", and so on, as seen in [[Camp Pikachu]]. | *Its name, when paired with the Japanese name of its pre-evolution, {{p|Wynaut}}, ソーナノ ''Sohnano'', makes for a potential perpetual conversation of "that's the way it is" followed by "really?", and so on, as seen in [[Camp Pikachu]]. | ||
*Wobbuffet has the third highest base HP stat in the game, after {{p|Blissey}} and {{p|Chansey}}. | *Wobbuffet has the third highest base {{stat|HP}} stat in the game, after {{p|Blissey}} and {{p|Chansey}}. | ||
*Wobbuffet is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister (Sinnoh)|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | *Wobbuffet is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister (Sinnoh)|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | ||
*It is one of four Pokémon to learn both [[Counter]] and [[Mirror Coat]]. The others are {{p|Deoxys}} in Defense Forme (via level up), {{p|Shellos}} and {{p|Mudkip}} (both via breeding). | |||
*It is one of four Pokémon to learn both [[Counter]] | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
It may be based on the late Japanese comedian 林家三平 ''{{wp|Sanpei Hayashiya}}'', who was famous for repeatedly touching his hand to his forehead while saying one of his trademark lines, そうなんす、奥さん ''sō na-n-su, okusan'', "That's the way it is, ma'am." | It may be based on the late Japanese comedian 林家三平 ''{{wp|Sanpei Hayashiya}}'', who was famous for repeatedly touching his hand to his forehead while saying one of his trademark lines, そうなんす、奥さん ''sō na-n-su, okusan'', "That's the way it is, ma'am." | ||
In addition, its form and available moves may be based on a {{wp|punching bag}}; that is, when it is hit, it bounces back. | In addition, its form and available moves may be based on a {{wp|punching bag}}; that is, when it is hit, it bounces back. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Wobbuffet's name is a combination of ''wobble'' and ''buffet'', meaning to strike repeatedly, possibly referring to its action of slapping its own forehead. Its Japanese name is homophonous with the interjection そうなんす ''sō na-n-su'', which roughly means "that's the way it is." | Wobbuffet's name is a combination of ''wobble'' and ''buffet'', meaning to strike repeatedly, possibly referring to its action of slapping its own forehead. Its Japanese name is homophonous with the interjection そうなんす ''sō na-n-su'', which roughly means "that's the way it is." | ||