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Grotle is based on a {{wp|snapping turtle}}. It may also be base on a {{wp|World Turtle}}, most likely Akupara. World Turtles are mythical turtles who carry worlds and universes on their backs. It also may be based on the {{wp|Cultural_depictions_of_turtles_and_tortoises#Japan|minogame}}. | Grotle is based on a {{wp|snapping turtle}}. It may also be base on a {{wp|World Turtle}}, most likely Akupara. World Turtles are mythical turtles who carry worlds and universes on their backs. It also may be based on the {{wp|Cultural_depictions_of_turtles_and_tortoises#Japan|minogame}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
"Grotle" comes from ''grove'' and ''turtle | "Grotle" comes from ''grove'' and ''turtle''. Its Japanese name, Hayashigame, derives from 林 ''hayashi'', grove, and 亀 ''kame'', turtle. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |