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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Despite being a [[Generation II]] Pokémon, it was actually native to [[Kanto]] in | * Despite being a [[Generation II]] Pokémon, it was actually native to [[Kanto]] in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. The same is true for {{p|Murkrow}} and {{p|Slugma}}. | ||
* The only two games in which Houndour can be caught before viewing the end credits are {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}} and {{game|Platinum}}. | * The only two games in which Houndour can be caught before viewing the end credits are {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}} and {{game|Platinum}}. | ||
* Houndour is one of fourteen Pokémon that one can collect [[Meister (Sinnoh)|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | * Houndour is one of fourteen Pokémon that one can collect [[Meister (Sinnoh)|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Houndour is similar to a {{wp|Doberman Pinscher|Doberman}}, but it may have been inspired by {{wp|Cerberus}} or other legends of hellhounds. | Houndour is similar to a {{wp|Doberman Pinscher|Doberman}}, but it may have been inspired by {{wp|Cerberus}} or other legends of hellhounds. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Its name is a combination of ''{{wp|hound}}'' and ''dour'', or harshness. Its Japanese name is a corruption of ''{{wp|devil}}''. | Its name is a combination of ''{{wp|hound}}'' and ''dour'', or harshness. Its Japanese name is a corruption of ''{{wp|devil}}''. | ||