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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Despite its evolved form being unreleased at the time, Dipplin was able to use [[Eviolite]] upon its debut in [[The Teal Mask]]. | * Despite its evolved form being unreleased at the time, Dipplin was able to use [[Eviolite]] upon its debut in [[The Teal Mask]]. | ||
* Dipplin and {{p|Hydrapple}} are the only | * Dipplin and {{p|Hydrapple}} are the only: | ||
** Evolutionary relatives introduced within a single [[generation]] that are not next to each other in [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Pokédex]] order, with Dipplin being number 1011 and Hydrapple being number 1019. | |||
** {{type|Dragon}} {{DL|List of Pokémon by shape|Pokémon consisting of multiple bodies}}. | |||
* Dipplin is the only Pokémon that requires a [[TM]] to evolve, as it cannot learn {{m|Dragon Cheer}} without it. | * Dipplin is the only Pokémon that requires a [[TM]] to evolve, as it cannot learn {{m|Dragon Cheer}} without it. | ||
* Dipplin, {{p|Chansey}} and {{p|Porygon2}} are the only non-fully [[Evolution|evolved]] Pokémon that evolve from another Pokémon through the use of an [[Evolution item|item]]. | * Dipplin, {{p|Chansey}} and {{p|Porygon2}} are the only non-fully [[Evolution|evolved]] Pokémon that evolve from another Pokémon through the use of an [[Evolution item|item]]. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Dipplin, like its evolutionary relatives, appears to be based on the popular image of a worm burrowing into an apple, as well as a pun on the {{wp|wyrm}}, a type of dragon — hence its {{t|Dragon}} typing. Dipplin also appears to be based on a {{wp|candy apple}}, which is made by coating apples with a sugar mixture, and is often served at festivals and holidays. Dipplin's | Dipplin, like its evolutionary relatives, appears to be based on the popular image of a worm burrowing into an apple, as well as a pun on the {{wp|wyrm}}, a type of dragon — hence its {{t|Dragon}} typing. Dipplin also appears to be based on a {{wp|candy apple}}, which is made by coating apples with a sugar mixture, and is often served at festivals and holidays. Dipplin's {{Shiny}} coloration may draw inspiration from the similar treat of {{wp|caramel apple}}s, or from {{wp|golden apple}}s. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||