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* Dragapult has the highest base {{stat|Speed}} stat of all {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon. | * Dragapult has the highest base {{stat|Speed}} stat of all {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon. | ||
** Moreover, Dragapult has the highest base {{stat|Speed}} stat of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon. | ** Moreover, Dragapult has the highest base {{stat|Speed}} stat of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon. | ||
* Dragapult and its | * Dragapult and its evolutionary family are the only Pokémon that are in the {{egg|Dragon}} and {{egg|Amorphous}} [[Egg Group]]s. | ||
* Dragapult is the lightest pseudo-legendary Pokémon, as well as the tallest. | * Dragapult is the lightest pseudo-legendary Pokémon, as well as the tallest. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Dragapult may be based on the {{wp|Diplocaulus}}, an extinct amphibian with a similarly-shaped skull. A complete tail has never been found in a Diplocaulus fossil, which may explain Dragapult's ghostly, translucent tail. Its head also | Dragapult may be based on the ''{{wp|Diplocaulus}}'', an extinct {{wp|amphibian}} with a similarly-shaped skull. A complete tail has never been found in a ''Diplocaulus'' fossil, which may explain Dragapult's ghostly, translucent tail. Its head also resembles a {{wp|Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit}}, a stealth bomber aircraft. Its name and propensity for holding and firing Dreepy may be a reference to projectile weapons, such as {{wp|catapult}}s and {{wp|crossbow}}s. These in particular were used extensively during the {{wp|Middle Ages}}, a period of British history that is often depicted in fiction as having {{wp|dragon}}s. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||