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Excadrill is based on a {{wp|mole (animal)|mole}} with characteristics of digging tools such as shovels and drills. | Excadrill is based on a {{wp|mole (animal)|mole}} with characteristics of digging tools such as shovels and drills. | ||
It also heavily resembles the Reconstructed Mole enemy from the 2006 video game Mother 3, which was developed by Nintendo and Game Freak. Fans of both franchises have pointed out numerous alleged references to Mother 3 in Gen 5, this being one of them. | It also heavily resembles the Reconstructed Mole enemy from the 2006 video game ''Mother 3'', which was developed by Nintendo and Game Freak. Fans of both franchises have pointed out numerous alleged references to ''Mother 3'' in Gen 5, this being one of them. It furthermore is perceved as a possible reference to the titular ''Drill Dozer'' from the 2006 video game of the same name, which again was developed by Nintendo and Game Freak. | ||
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