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In HGSS coding, Mud Shot is listed twice in Swinub's egg moves list.
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*As part of a very obvious [[April Fool's Day 2009|April Fool's Day]] joke in 2009, [[Bulbanews]] reported that a Swinub was found in Kelang, an island off {{wp|Indonesia}}. It was then taken to {{wp|Area 51}}. | *As part of a very obvious [[April Fool's Day 2009|April Fool's Day]] joke in 2009, [[Bulbanews]] reported that a Swinub was found in Kelang, an island off {{wp|Indonesia}}. It was then taken to {{wp|Area 51}}. | ||
*Despite being introduced as a {{type2|Ground}} in Generation II, it could not learn any Ground-type moves by level-up until Generation IV. | *Despite being introduced as a {{type2|Ground}} in Generation II, it could not learn any Ground-type moves by level-up until Generation IV. | ||
*In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} coding, it is revealed that Swinub has {{m|Mud Shot}} listed as a "new HGSS" egg move, move it can already learn by breeding. | |||
**Due to several Pokémon been given new egg moves, this is likely to be a mistake. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Swinub's size/appearance seem to be based off a mix of a Peruvian {{wp|guinea pig}}, and a {{wp|wild pig|wild boar}} piglet. It may also be based on wordplay of the {{wp|groundhog}}. Both are similar in characteristics and behavior, while "{{t|Ground}} hog" describes Swinub's type and species quite well. | Swinub's size/appearance seem to be based off a mix of a Peruvian {{wp|guinea pig}}, and a {{wp|wild pig|wild boar}} piglet. It may also be based on wordplay of the {{wp|groundhog}}. Both are similar in characteristics and behavior, while "{{t|Ground}} hog" describes Swinub's type and species quite well. | ||