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Yeah, it's not like the profile calls it the "Fire Mouse Pokémon",
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Its appearance is based on the {{wp|echidna}}, but it also has traits of {{wp|shrew}}s, and {{wp|tenrecs}}, such as its long snout, and its closed eyes may be a reference to baby {{wp|honey badger}}s, as its {{p|Typhlosion|fully evolved form}} is based on one. When its fire is lit, the fire resembles the quills of the {{wp|porcupine}}. | Its appearance is based on the {{wp|echidna}}, but it also has traits of {{wp|shrew}}s, and {{wp|tenrecs}}, such as its long snout, and its closed eyes may be a reference to baby {{wp|honey badger}}s, as its {{p|Typhlosion|fully evolved form}} is based on one. When its fire is lit, the fire resembles the quills of the {{wp|porcupine}}. | ||
It could also draw inspiration from the ''huo shu'' ("fire rat"), a creature from Chinese myths that was said to live in Southeast Asia's volcanic regions, and whose pelt was completely impervious to fire. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||