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Given its tendency to explode, it could also be based on a {{wp|bomb}}. It may also be related to self-destruct buttons, which are often red in media. Its unpredictable tendency to explode, as well as its shape and name, may be a reference to {{wp|ball lightning}}. | Given its tendency to explode, it could also be based on a {{wp|bomb}}. It may also be related to self-destruct buttons, which are often red in media. Its unpredictable tendency to explode, as well as its shape and name, may be a reference to {{wp|ball lightning}}. | ||
Hisuian Voltorb's {{t|Grass}} typing may be a | Hisuian Voltorb's {{t|Grass}} typing may be a reference to Poké Balls originally being made from [[Apricorn]]s. The fact that it has numerous seeds inside its body may be inspired by a {{wp|seed ball}} (also known as a seed bomb), which are made by rolling various seeds with clay, forming a ball. The seed ball is then planted or thrown into the ground where vegetation is sparse, so that the seeds will germinate and grow. Its Shiny coloration may be based on an [[Ultra Ball]]. | ||
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