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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Tepig is based on a {{wp|Saddleback (pig)|saddleback piglet}}. It and {{p|Pignite|its}} {{p|Emboar|evolutions}}, as stated by [[Ken Sugimori]], were designed in a Chinese style. | Tepig is based on a {{wp|Saddleback (pig)|saddleback piglet}}. It also shares some characteristics with the South American Tapir, which correlates geographically with the Green Vine Snake that Snivy is based on and either the Marine Otter or Ocelot that Oshawott may be based on (although its coloration has more in common with the Malayan Tapir native to Asia). It and {{p|Pignite|its}} {{p|Emboar|evolutions}}, as stated by [[Ken Sugimori]], were designed in a Chinese style. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||