Tyranitar (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Tyranitar's name is based on ''tyrannize'', to violently antagonize, or ''Tyrannosaurus'', derived from the same root. Its Japanese name may be a combination of 野蛮 ''yaban'', savage, or 蛮 ''ban'', barbarian, and 嫌い ''kirai'', hate. The ''-giras'' may be derived from ''Gojira'', the Japanese name for the character {{wp|Godzilla}}, or ''Angiras'', the Japanese name for the character {{wp|Anguirus}}. Both are dinosaur-like ''{{wp|tokusatsu}}'' movie monsters from the [[wikipedia:Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]] with which Tyranitar shares some characteristics.