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*There was much debate over whether or not Phione is a legendary Pokémon until recently, when [[Pokémon.com]] revealed that Phione is indeed legendary.<sup>[http://www.pokemon.com/#mailbag_02042008]</sup> This makes it the legendary with the lowest base stats. | *There was much debate over whether or not Phione is a legendary Pokémon until recently, when [[Pokémon.com]] revealed that Phione is indeed legendary.<sup>[http://www.pokemon.com/#mailbag_02042008]</sup> This makes it the legendary with the lowest base stats. | ||
**Oddly, the aforementioned letter on Pokémon.com initially answered that Phione was not a Legendary Pokémon, but it was soon corrected. | **Oddly, the aforementioned letter on Pokémon.com initially answered that Phione was not a Legendary Pokémon, but it was soon corrected. | ||
==Origin== | |||
Phione is possibly based on {{wp|sea angel}}s. | Phione is possibly based on {{wp|sea angel}}s. | ||
===Name origin=== | |||
Phione's name may be a corruption of [[Fiore]], which is where Manaphy's egg is found, combined with "clione", the scientific name for sea angels, or "clone", because its sole purpose is to be a pseudo-Manaphy. It's also likely that フィ comes from {{p2|Manaphy|マナフィ}}. Additionally, its name may be a pun on the word "phony". | Phione's name may be a corruption of [[Fiore]], which is where Manaphy's egg is found, combined with "clione", the scientific name for sea angels, or "clone", because its sole purpose is to be a pseudo-Manaphy. It's also likely that フィ comes from {{p2|Manaphy|マナフィ}}. Additionally, its name may be a pun on the word "phony". | ||