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*At 1.1 lbs, Hoppip is both the lightest Grass type and Flying type Pokémon. | *At 1.1 lbs, Hoppip is both the lightest Grass type and Flying type Pokémon. | ||
*Hoppip is one of the several Generation II's Pokémon whose first sprite's color differs from anime color. | *Hoppip is one of the several Generation II's Pokémon whose first sprite's color differs from anime color. | ||
*Hoppip is one of eight non | *Hoppip is one of eight non-{{t|Bug}}, {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon that cannot learn {{m|Fly}}. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Hoppip appears to be based on a {{wp|bulb}} or root. | Hoppip appears to be based on a {{wp|bulb}} or root. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Hoppip's | Hoppip's name is probably based on ''hop'' or ''hip-hop'' or ''hippity-hop'', indicating that it jumps or flys through the air. It may also come from ''pip'', a type of seed. Its Japanese name is a combination of 葉 ''ha'', leaf, and 根っ子 ''nekko'', root. 跳ねる ''haneru'', to jump or hop, and 羽 ''hane'', wing, may also be part of its name. Its German name, Hoppspross, comes from ''{{tt|hopsen|hop}}'' and ''{{tt|Spross|sprout}}''. Its French name, Granivol, comes from ''{{tt|graine|seed}}'' and ''{{tt|vol|flight}}''. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
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