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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Bellsprout shares the same [[species]] name with {{p|Vileplume}} and {{p|Bellossom}}. They are all known as Flower Pokémon. | * Bellsprout shares the same [[species]] name with {{p|Vileplume}} and {{p|Bellossom}}. They are all known as Flower Pokémon. | ||
*In the first and second | * In the first and second [[generation]]s, Bellsprout is green. Only in [[Generation III]] and {{gen|IV}} is Bellsprout depicted as yellow. However, in the {{pkmn|anime}} and [[Ken Sugimori]]'s art, Bellsprout has always been yellow. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Bellsprout and its evolutions may be based upon carnivorous {{wp|pitcher plant}}s. | Bellsprout and its evolutions may be based upon carnivorous {{wp|pitcher plant}}s. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Bellsprout's name seems to be be a combination of ''bell'', referring to its bell-like head, and ''sprout'', referring to it being relatively young in its evolutionary line. ''Madatsubomi'' can be taken to mean まだ蕾, still (a) flower bud. | Bellsprout's name seems to be be a combination of ''bell'', referring to its bell-like head, and ''sprout'', referring to it being relatively young in its evolutionary line. ''Madatsubomi'' can be taken to mean まだ蕾, still (a) flower bud. | ||