Sharpedo (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

→‎Trivia: Not relevant to a canon page like this, but maybe instead the page for that April Fools' Day joke can say it resembles Sharpedo.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, if a player {{m|surf}}s on a Sharpedo, it will have its own model, and it can surf significantly faster than other Pokémon. However, it is impossible to fish while surfing on a Sharpedo, the game stating that "It's too risky to let go now!" An NPC on [[Hoenn Route 124|Route 124]] refers to this as "speed surfing" if the player admits ignorance to her question.
* In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, if a player {{m|surf}}s on a Sharpedo, it will have its own model, and it can surf significantly faster than other Pokémon. However, it is impossible to fish while surfing on a Sharpedo, the game stating that "It's too risky to let go now!" An NPC on [[Hoenn Route 124|Route 124]] refers to this as "speed surfing" if the player admits ignorance to her question.
* On April Fools' Day, 2002, Mizuado, a {{2t|Steel|Water}} hammerhead shark Pokémon was "revealed", but it turned out to be a {{pkmn2|fake}}. This Pokémon was also sometimes called Samehadaa, which is similar to Sharpedo's Japanese name.
* Sharpedo shares its {{pkmn|category}} name with {{p|Hydreigon}}. They are both known as the Brutal Pokémon.
* Sharpedo shares its {{pkmn|category}} name with {{p|Hydreigon}}. They are both known as the Brutal Pokémon.
* In a demo version of Ruby and Sapphire shown at Pokémon Festa 2002 in Japan, players started with a level 12 Sharpedo with no Ability. This was most likely done for the purpose of the demo only.
* In a demo version of Ruby and Sapphire shown at Pokémon Festa 2002 in Japan, players started with a level 12 Sharpedo with no Ability. This was most likely done for the purpose of the demo only.
* Sharpedo's evolutionary line can be seen as a parallel to {{p|Camerupt}}'s family. Both of them are dual-type Pokémon, both lines have identical base stat totals per evolutionary stage, both of their final evolutions are used by [[Team Aqua]] Leader [[Archie]] and [[Team Magma]] Leader [[Maxie]], respectively, and both of their final evolutions can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]].
* Sharpedo's evolutionary line can be seen as a parallel to {{p|Camerupt}}'s family. Both of them are dual-type Pokémon, both lines have identical base stat totals per evolutionary stage, both of their final evolutions are used by [[Team Aqua]] Leader [[Archie]] and [[Team Magma]] Leader [[Maxie]], respectively, and both of their final evolutions can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]].
*Mega Sharpedo has the lowest base Special Defense of all Mega Evolved Pokemon.
* Mega Sharpedo has the lowest base Special Defense of all Mega Evolved Pokemon.


===Origin===
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