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[[File:PokéSun May09 10.png|thumb|The three silhouettes on [[Pokémon Sunday]]]] | [[File:PokéSun May09 10.png|thumb|The three silhouettes on [[Pokémon Sunday]]]] | ||
* Snivy and its fellow {{2v2|Black|White}} starter Pokémon were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of [[Pokémon Sunday]]. They were later revealed in full in the June 2010 issue of [[CoroCoro]]. | * Snivy and its fellow {{2v2|Black|White}} starter Pokémon were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of [[Pokémon Sunday]]. They were later revealed in full in the June 2010 issue of [[CoroCoro]]. | ||
* Shortly after its release, much like many other [[Generation V]] Pokémon newly introduced, Snivy received the fan-made moniker, "Smugleaf". This name was picked up on and published in an article on video gaming-focused blog [http://kotaku.com/5538319/pokemons-smugleaf-a-meme-in-the-making/ Kotaku] and later in an issue of [[a:File:NZAU Magazine Scan.jpg|Official Nintendo Magazine Australia and New Zealand]], as well as its United Kingdom counterpart, possibly due of the smug | * Shortly after its release, much like many other [[Generation V]] Pokémon newly introduced, Snivy received the fan-made moniker, "Smugleaf". This name was picked up on and published in an article on video gaming-focused blog [http://kotaku.com/5538319/pokemons-smugleaf-a-meme-in-the-making/ Kotaku] and later in an issue of [[a:File:NZAU Magazine Scan.jpg|Official Nintendo Magazine Australia and New Zealand]], as well as its United Kingdom counterpart, possibly due of the smug look on it's face. | ||
* [[Ken Sugimori]] has said that Snivy's personality was meant to be similar to that of European (particularly French) royalty, specifically mentioning ''{{wp|The Rose of Versailles}}'' anime as inspiration. ''The Rose of Versailles'' was also the inspiration for [[Oscar and Andi|two characters of the day]] in the anime. | * [[Ken Sugimori]] has said that Snivy's personality was meant to be similar to that of European (particularly French) royalty, specifically mentioning ''{{wp|The Rose of Versailles}}'' anime as inspiration. ''The Rose of Versailles'' was also the inspiration for [[Oscar and Andi|two characters of the day]] in the anime. | ||
* Snivy is the only {{type|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] that is not listed as the first Pokémon in its [[regional Pokédex]], although it is still #001; this is because the {{p|Victini|Pokémon before it}} has a Pokédex number of #000. It is also the only Grass-type starter Pokémon that is not the first Pokémon of its generation in [[National Pokédex]] order. | * Snivy is the only {{type|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] that is not listed as the first Pokémon in its [[regional Pokédex]], although it is still #001; this is because the {{p|Victini|Pokémon before it}} has a Pokédex number of #000. It is also the only Grass-type starter Pokémon that is not the first Pokémon of its generation in [[National Pokédex]] order. | ||