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Rhyperior (Pokémon): Difference between revisions
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ability1= | ability1=Lightningrod | | ||
ability2= | ability2=Solid Rock | | ||
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It appears to draw much of its inspiration from a {{wp|rhinoceros}}, aspects of various {{wp|dinosaur}}s (such as the {{wp|triceratops}}) and a {{wp|tank}}. It may also have connections with an {{wp|Ankylosaurus}}, hence the clubbed tail and many defensive plates. | It appears to draw much of its inspiration from a {{wp|rhinoceros}}, aspects of various {{wp|dinosaur}}s (such as the {{wp|triceratops}}) and a {{wp|tank}}. It may also have connections with an {{wp|Ankylosaurus}}, hence the clubbed tail and many defensive plates. | ||
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Dosydon's name is deceptively complex. The ''Do'' part that is at the beginning may be from the word 土 ''do'', which is Japanese for ''ground/soil'', or 怒 ''do'', which means ''anger'', or ど ''do'', the Japanese prefix that makes a noun sound stronger; サイ ''sai,'' Japanese for rhinoceros; and ''don,'' a Greek word meaning tooth, commonly used in the names of dinosaurs. | |||
Rhyperior comes from the "Rhy" of its pre-evolutions and "superior", because it is much more powerful than its pre-evolutions. It could also come from Hyperion, a titan god in Greek mythology, since they both have connections with the Earth. | Rhyperior comes from the "Rhy" of its pre-evolutions and "superior", because it is much more powerful than its pre-evolutions. It could also come from Hyperion, a titan god in Greek mythology, since they both have connections with the Earth. | ||