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Drowzee is based on the Japanese myth of the {{wp|baku (spirit)|baku}}, creatures who eat bad dreams of sleeping people. Originally, they were composite animals, but later became {{wp|tapir}}s — pig-like animals with small trunks from {{wp|South America}} and Southern {{wp|Asia}}. | Drowzee is based on the Japanese myth of the {{wp|baku (spirit)|baku}}, creatures who eat bad dreams of sleeping people. Originally, they were composite animals, but later became {{wp|tapir}}s — pig-like animals with small trunks from {{wp|South America}} and Southern {{wp|Asia}}. | ||
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Drowzee's name is a | Drowzee's name is a corruption of the word ''drowsy'', which means dull with sleepiness. The ''zee'' could also be a reference to the saying "catching some Zs", meaning to sleep. Its Japanese name simply refers to ''sleep'', but could also be named after {{wp|Hypnos}} (Greek: '''Ὕπνος''' ''Sleep''), the personification of sleep in Greek mythology. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||