Accelgor (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Its English name is a corruption of ''accelerate'', "to increase the speed of an object", and maybe "escargot", like how Escavalier also uses the French word in its name.
Its English name is a corruption of ''accelerate'', "to increase the speed of an object", and possibly "escargot".


Its Japanese name is likely derived from アギル ''agiru'', agile and ライダー ''raidā'', rider.
Its Japanese name is likely derived from アギル ''agiru'', agile and ライダー ''raidā'', rider.
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