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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Amaura and its evolved form were designed by [[Hitoshi Ariga]].<ref>[http://hitoshiariga.deviantart.com/art/Pocket-Monsters-XY-413536751 Pocket Monsters XY by HitoshiAriga on deviantART]</ref> | * Amaura and its evolved form were designed by [[Hitoshi Ariga]].<ref>[http://hitoshiariga.deviantart.com/art/Pocket-Monsters-XY-413536751 Pocket Monsters XY by HitoshiAriga on deviantART]</ref> | ||
* Amaura has some similarities with {{p|Tyrunt}}. Both are {{type|Rock}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation VI]] with a base stat total of 362 and evolve starting at level 39, although Amaura evolves at night instead of during the day. | * Amaura has some similarities with {{p|Tyrunt}}. Both are {{type|Rock}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation VI]] with a base stat total of 362 and evolve starting at level 39, although Amaura evolves at night instead of during the day. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Amaura is based on a young {{wp | Amaura is based on a young {{wp|sauropod}} dinosaur, specifically the ''{{wp|Amargasaurus}}'', which were speculated to have sail-like fins or skin extensions on their vertebral spines. According to designer Hitoshi Ariga, he decided to design Pokémon based on sauropods with the consideration that they would pair well with the ''{{wp|Tyrannosaurus}}''-based {{p|Tyrantrum}}'s evolutionary line. The ''Amargasaurus'' was chosen as a base for these sauropod Pokémon to differentiate them from other Pokémon with similar body shapes such as {{p|Lapras}}, {{p|Meganium}}, or {{p|Deino}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ariga_megamix/status/458627994395762689 Tweet by ありがひとし/ArigaHitoshi (@ariga_megamix).] Posted on April 22, 2014. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230410130327/https://twitter.com/ariga_megamix/status/458627994395762689 archive])</ref> Amaura also shares traits with various other species of {{wp|Diplodocoidea}} (a classification of sauropods which includes ''Amargasaurus''). | ||
The color-changing sails upon Amaura's head appear to be based on {{wp|aurora}}s, which are predominantly seen in polar regions and are most visible at night; these may also inspire Amaura's {{type|Ice}} and the fact that it can only evolve at night. | The color-changing sails upon Amaura's head appear to be based on {{wp|aurora}}s, which are predominantly seen in polar regions and are most visible at night; these may also inspire Amaura's {{type|Ice}} and the fact that it can only evolve at night. | ||