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Slowbro may be a combination of ''slow'' and ''bro'' (short for ''brother''). | Slowbro may be a combination of ''slow'' and ''bro'' (short for ''brother''). | ||
Yadoran was named after the famous {{wp|Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian}} singer-songwriter {{wp|Jadranka Stojaković}}, who had worked for {{wp|Konami}} during her residence in Japan. Her name is transliterated into Japanese as ヤドランカ ''Yadoranka'', which is dialectal for "wouldn't you reside?". A former colleague of hers who later joined [[Game Freak]] brought her name to mind while naming Slowbro. <ref>[https://radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/lica/jadranka-stojakovic-vratila-sam-se-definitivno/54320 Jadranka Stojaković: Vratila sam se definitivno / Radio Sarajevo] ''in Bosnian''</ref> The name may also involve 宿借り ''yadokari'' ({{wp|hermit crab}}), 宿主 ''yadonushi'' (parasitic host), and 鈍 ''don'' (dull). | Yadoran was named after the famous {{wp|Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian}} singer-songwriter {{wp|Jadranka Stojaković}}, who had worked for {{wp|Konami}} during her residence in Japan. Her name is transliterated into Japanese as ヤドランカ ''Yadoranka'', which is dialectal for "wouldn't you reside?". A former colleague of hers who later joined [[Game Freak]] brought her name to mind while naming Slowbro.<ref>[https://radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/lica/jadranka-stojakovic-vratila-sam-se-definitivno/54320 Jadranka Stojaković: Vratila sam se definitivno / Radio Sarajevo] ''in Bosnian''</ref> The name may also involve 宿借り ''yadokari'' ({{wp|hermit crab}}), 宿主 ''yadonushi'' (parasitic host), and 鈍 ''don'' (dull). | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||