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* Hydrapple is the only one of {{p|Applin}}'s evolutionary relatives to be a third-stage evolution. | * Hydrapple is the only one of {{p|Applin}}'s evolutionary relatives to be a third-stage evolution. | ||
** Hydrapple appears in the [[List of Pokémon by Blueberry Pokédex number|Blueberry Pokédex]], despite none of its evolutionary relatives appearing in it, which also makes it the only member of Applin's evolutionary relatives with this distinction. | ** Hydrapple appears in the [[List of Pokémon by Blueberry Pokédex number|Blueberry Pokédex]], despite none of its evolutionary relatives appearing in it, which also makes it the only member of Applin's evolutionary relatives with this distinction. | ||
* | * Dipplin and Hydrapple are the only: | ||
** Evolutionary relatives introduced within a single [[generation]] that are not next to each other in [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Pokédex]] order, with Dipplin being number 1011 and Hydrapple being number 1019. | |||
** {{type|Dragon}} {{DL|List of Pokémon by shape|Pokémon consisting of multiple bodies}}. | |||
* Hydrapple's existence was indicated before the release of [[The Indigo Disk]] by the fact that Dipplin could use the [[Eviolite]]. | * Hydrapple's existence was indicated before the release of [[The Indigo Disk]] by the fact that Dipplin could use the [[Eviolite]]. | ||
* Hydrapple is the only Pokémon that requires a [[TM]] to obtain, as Dipplin cannot learn {{m|Dragon Cheer}} without it. | * Hydrapple is the only Pokémon that requires a [[TM]] to obtain, as Dipplin cannot learn {{m|Dragon Cheer}} without it. | ||
* As [[Dynamax]] and [[Gigantamax]] are exclusive to | * As [[Dynamax]] and [[Gigantamax]] are exclusive to{{g|Sword and Shield}}, Hydrapple is the only one of Applin's final forms to not have a Gigantamax form. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Hydrapple seems to be inspired by multiheaded serpent-like monsters from various myths, such as the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}, an eight-headed dragon or serpent from {{wp|Japanese mythology}}; {{wp|Hachirōgata|Hachirō-Tarō}} or {{jwp|八の太郎大蛇伝説|Hachi no Tarō no Daija}} (where ''daija'' is an alternative reading of ''orochi''), a similar creature in the local myths of Northern {{wp|Tōhoku region|Tōhoku}}, which [[Kitakami]] is based on; the {{wp|Lernaean Hydra}}, a many-headed serpentine monster from {{wp|Greek mythology}}; and {{wp|Ladon (mythology)|Ladon}}, the multi-headed dragon from {{wp|Greek mythology}} that guarded the {{wp|golden apple}}s in the {{wp|Hesperides|Garden of the Hesperides}}, historically said to be located in the {{wp|Iberian Peninsula}} or the {{wp|Canary Islands}}. The fact that the syrpents' moods rarely align may be a reference to the golden {{wp|Apple of Discord}}. Like its evolutionary relatives, Hydrapple also appears to be based on the popular image of a worm burrowing into an apple, as well as a pun on the {{wp|wyrm}}, a type of dragon — hence its {{t|Dragon}} typing. It also has visual similarities with {{wp|candy apple}}s and the [[Gigantamax]] forms of {{p|Flapple}} and {{p|Appletun}}, while its | Hydrapple seems to be inspired by multiheaded serpent-like monsters from various myths, such as the {{wp|Yamata no Orochi}}, an eight-headed dragon or serpent from {{wp|Japanese mythology}}; {{wp|Hachirōgata|Hachirō-Tarō}} or {{jwp|八の太郎大蛇伝説|Hachi no Tarō no Daija}} (where ''daija'' is an alternative reading of ''orochi''), a similar creature in the local myths of Northern {{wp|Tōhoku region|Tōhoku}}, which [[Kitakami]] is based on; the {{wp|Lernaean Hydra}}, a many-headed serpentine monster from {{wp|Greek mythology}}; and {{wp|Ladon (mythology)|Ladon}}, the multi-headed dragon from {{wp|Greek mythology}} that guarded the {{wp|golden apple}}s in the {{wp|Hesperides|Garden of the Hesperides}}, historically said to be located in the {{wp|Iberian Peninsula}} or the {{wp|Canary Islands}}. The fact that the syrpents' moods rarely align may be a reference to the golden {{wp|Apple of Discord}}. Like its evolutionary relatives, Hydrapple also appears to be based on the popular image of a worm burrowing into an apple, as well as a pun on the {{wp|wyrm}}, a type of dragon — hence its {{t|Dragon}} typing. It also has visual similarities with {{wp|candy apple}}s and the [[Gigantamax]] forms of {{p|Flapple}} and {{p|Appletun}}, while its {{Shiny}} coloration may be inspired by {{wp|caramel apple}}s or a {{wp|golden apple}}. | ||
The connection between the syrpents and the apple present in Hydrapple's design could draw inspiration from the {{wp|Christian mythology|Christian myth}} of the {{wp|original sin}}, in which a {{wp|Serpents in the Bible|serpent}} tempts Eve into eating the {{wp|forbidden fruit}}, commonly represented as an {{wp|Apple (symbolism)|apple}} in {{wp|Western Christianity}} from a Latin-based pun on ''mālum'' (apple) and ''malum'' (evil). Along these lines, Hydrapple's seven syrpents could reference the number of {{wp|Seven deadly sins|cardinal sins}} or the {{wp|The Beast (Revelation)|seven-headed beast}} from the {{wp|Book of Revelation}}. Alternatively, these may reference the number of {{wp|Archon (Gnosticism)|archon}}s (including the {{wp|Demiurge|creator god}}) in {{wp|Gnosticism}}, commonly associated with the {{wp|Classical planet|seven luminaries}}, as well as the Gnostic depiction of {{wp|Leviathan}} as the world serpent. The physical world is considered intrinsically flawed and chaotic in Gnosticism. This may explain Hydrapple's signature move {{m|Fickle Beam}}, which is doubled in power when the seven syrpents are aligned at random. | The connection between the syrpents and the apple present in Hydrapple's design could draw inspiration from the {{wp|Christian mythology|Christian myth}} of the {{wp|original sin}}, in which a {{wp|Serpents in the Bible|serpent}} tempts Eve into eating the {{wp|forbidden fruit}}, commonly represented as an {{wp|Apple (symbolism)|apple}} in {{wp|Western Christianity}} from a Latin-based pun on ''mālum'' (apple) and ''malum'' (evil). Along these lines, Hydrapple's seven syrpents could reference the number of {{wp|Seven deadly sins|cardinal sins}} or the {{wp|The Beast (Revelation)|seven-headed beast}} from the {{wp|Book of Revelation}}. Alternatively, these may reference the number of {{wp|Archon (Gnosticism)|archon}}s (including the {{wp|Demiurge|creator god}}) in {{wp|Gnosticism}}, commonly associated with the {{wp|Classical planet|seven luminaries}}, as well as the Gnostic depiction of {{wp|Leviathan}} as the world serpent. The physical world is considered intrinsically flawed and chaotic in Gnosticism. This may explain Hydrapple's signature move {{m|Fickle Beam}}, which is doubled in power when the seven syrpents are aligned at random. | ||