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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Appearance-wise, Garchomp seems like a cross between an {{wp|European dragon}} and a {{wp|hammerhead shark}}. It may have the genuine | Appearance-wise, Garchomp seems like a cross between an {{wp|European dragon}} and a {{wp|hammerhead shark}}. It may have the genuine appearance of a land shark. It also seems to have the appearence of a {{wp|jet}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Its English name clearly comes from ''chomp''. The Japanese name may come from がぶがぶ ''gabugabu'', the sound of gobbling or gulping down, がぶりと ''gaburito'', bite or chew, or がぶりと噛み付く ''gaburitokamitsuku'', sink one's teeth into, and アース ''āsu'', {{wp|Soil|earth}}. | Its English name clearly comes from ''chomp''. The Japanese name may come from がぶがぶ ''gabugabu'', the sound of gobbling or gulping down, がぶりと ''gaburito'', bite or chew, or がぶりと噛み付く ''gaburitokamitsuku'', sink one's teeth into, and アース ''āsu'', {{wp|Soil|earth}}. | ||