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Porygon-Z is a combination of ''{{wp|polygon}}'', ''{{wp|origami}}'', and ''Z''. It may also reflect the stereotype that Japanese people pronounce their 'L' sounds as 'R' sounds, Porygon being a mispronunciation of polygon. ''Z'' may refer to the {{wp|Z axis}} in {{wp|Three-dimensional space|3D}} coordination systems or that Porygon-Z is the last of its evolutionary line (since the letter Z is last in the {{wp|Latin alphabet}}). Alternatively, ''Z'' may be a corruption of ''2'' (as in {{p|Porygon2}}) | Porygon-Z is a combination of ''{{wp|polygon}}'', ''{{wp|origami}}'', and ''Z''. It may also reflect the stereotype that Japanese people pronounce their 'L' sounds as 'R' sounds, Porygon being a mispronunciation of polygon. ''Z'' may refer to the {{wp|Z axis}} in {{wp|Three-dimensional space|3D}} coordination systems or that Porygon-Z is the last of its evolutionary line (since the letter Z is last in the {{wp|Latin alphabet}}). Alternatively, ''Z'' may be a corruption of ''2'' (as in {{p|Porygon2}}). | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
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