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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Seadra seems to be based on a {{wp|seahorse}}. Its {{pkmn|category}} may be a reference to the Japanese word for seahorse, ''tatsu-no-otoshigo'' (dragon | Seadra seems to be based on a {{wp|seahorse}}. Its {{pkmn|category}} may be a reference to the Japanese word for seahorse, 竜の落とし子 ''tatsu-no-otoshigo'' (literally "illegitimate child of a dragon"), which is derived from the myth that a seahorse that lives for a century will transform into a {{wp|dragon}}. Its spiky, poisonous fins are reminiscent of a {{wp|Pterois|lionfish}}, its ability to shoot {{wp|cephalapod ink|ink}} is reminiscent of a {{wp|squid}}, and the shape of its snout and {{a|Sniper}} [[Ability]] are reminiscent of a {{wp|water gun}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Seadra may be a combination of ''sea'' | Seadra may be a combination of ''sea'', ''seahorse'', ''dragon'', ''{{wp|Syngnathidae|seadragon}}'' (a type of seahorse), and ''{{wp|Lernaean Hydra|Hydra}}'' (a mythological water creature). | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{Other languages|type=water|type2=water | {{Other languages|type=water|type2=water | ||
|ja=シードラ ''Seadra''|jameaning=From ''sea'' | |ja=シードラ ''Seadra''|jameaning=From ''sea'', ''seahorse'', ''dragon'', ''{{wp|Syngnathidae|seadragon}}'', and ''{{wp|Lernaean Hydra|Hydra}}'' | ||
|fr=Hypocéan|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|hippocampe|seahorse}}'', ''{{tt|hypo-|Ancient Greek prefix for 'under'}}'' and ''{{tt|océan|ocean}}'' | |fr=Hypocéan|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|hippocampe|seahorse}}'', ''{{tt|hypo-|Ancient Greek prefix for 'under'}}'' and ''{{tt|océan|ocean}}'' | ||
|es=Seadra|esmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name | |es=Seadra|esmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{PokémonPrevNext/Head|type=Water}} | {{PokémonPrevNext/Head|type=Water}} | ||
{{PokémonPrevNext/Pokémon|type=Water|prevnum=0116|prev=Horsea|nextnum=0118|next=Goldeen}} | {{PokémonPrevNext/Pokémon|type=Water|prevnum=0116|prev=Horsea|nextnum=0118|next=Goldeen}} | ||
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{{Project Pokédex notice}} | {{Project Pokédex notice}} | ||
[[Category:Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions]] | [[Category:Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions]] | ||