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* Zweilous shares its species name with {{p|Basculin}}. They are both known as the Hostile Pokémon. | * Zweilous shares its species name with {{p|Basculin}}. They are both known as the Hostile Pokémon. | ||
* In {{2v2|Black|White}}, Zweilous is one of five non-legendary Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number|Unova Pokédex]] that is not used by any in-game {{pkmn|Trainer}} outside of the [[Battle Subway]] and [[Battle Institute]]. The other four are {{p|Ferrothorn}}, {{p|Rufflet}}, {{p|Vullaby}} and {{p|Mandibuzz}}. | * In {{2v2|Black|White}}, Zweilous is one of five non-legendary Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Unova Pokédex number|Unova Pokédex]] that is not used by any in-game {{pkmn|Trainer}} outside of the [[Battle Subway]] and [[Battle Institute]]. The other four are {{p|Ferrothorn}}, {{p|Rufflet}}, {{p|Vullaby}} and {{p|Mandibuzz}}. | ||
* Zweilous and its' evolutionary family all have the numbers 1, 2, and 3 in their names in german (dEINo, ZWEIlous, hyDREIgon). | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Zweilous draws inspiration from the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}. It is also similar to {{wp|slavic dragon|Zmey}}s, a Slavic, winged, {{wp|Polycephaly|polycephal}} species of {{wp|dragon}}. Its Shiny coloration may be a reference to the green colored Zmey Gorynych. | Zweilous draws inspiration from the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}. It is also similar to {{wp|slavic dragon|Zmey}}s, a Slavic, winged, {{wp|Polycephaly|polycephal}} species of {{wp|dragon}}. Its Shiny coloration may be a reference to the green colored Zmey Gorynych. | ||