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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Vileplume shares its {{pkmn|category}} name with {{p|Bellsprout}} and {{p|Bellossom}}. They are all known as the Flower Pokémon. | * Vileplume shares its {{pkmn|category}} name with {{p|Bellsprout}} and {{p|Bellossom}}. They are all known as the Flower Pokémon. | ||
* Although Vileplume has the {{a|Chlorophyll}} Ability, it is actually based off of a genus of plants (''{{wp|Rafflesia}}'') that do not contain {{wp|chlorophyll}}. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Gloom and Vileplume}} | {{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Gloom and Vileplume}} | ||
Vileplume | Vileplume seems to be based on ''{{wp|Rafflesia}}'', a genus of parasitic plants known for their large, foul smelling flowers. It is especially similar to ''{{wp|Rafflesia arnoldii}}'', which produces the largest single flower on Earth. Female Vileplume resemble ''{{wp|Rafflesia hasseltii}}'' due to the larger spots on their petals. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Vileplume | Vileplume may be a combination of ''vile'' (referring to its foul odor) and ''{{wp|Plume (fluid dynamics)|plume}}'' (referring to the clouds of noxious pollen it emits). | ||
Ruffresia | Ruffresia may be a corruption of ''{{wp|Rafflesia}}''. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{Other languages|type=grass|type2=poison | {{Other languages|type=grass|type2=poison | ||
|ja=ラフレシア ''Ruffresia''|jameaning=Corruption of ''{{wp| | |ja=ラフレシア ''Ruffresia''|jameaning=Corruption of ''{{wp|Rafflesia}}'' | ||
|fr=Rafflesia|frmeaning=From ''rafflesia'' | |fr=Rafflesia|frmeaning=From ''rafflesia'' | ||
|es=Vileplume|esmeaning=Same as English name | |es=Vileplume|esmeaning=Same as English name | ||