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Hydreigon is a three-headed, dragon-like Pokémon. Hydreigon has six thin, black wings on its back each of which ends in two points. On Hydreigon's neck is a fuchsia-colored flower-like collar which opens to its head. The main head is a dark blue and its eyes are black with fuchsia pupils. Its hands, also black, harbor a head in each one; these heads are also blue with black eyes. There are small collars on the inside of Hydreigon's hands. On its abdomen are two overall-like fuchsia stripes. Its feet appear atrophied, having no claws or defined soles and two or three small toes. Its tail also sports a fuchsia stripe with a black tuft on the end of it.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Hydreigon are violent, destructive Pokémon. They will attack anything that moves, seeing it as a foe.
Originally, according to interviews with Ken Sugimori in Nintendo Dream, Hydreigon and its pre-evolutions were intended to be cybernetic dragons incorporating aspects of tanks within their bodies before being redesigned around the theme of Yamata no Orochi. The tank track-like markings on Hydreigon's body are a remnant of this design. Furthermore, although Yamata no Orochi typically has eight heads in mythology, Hydreigon was drawn with a fewer number of heads in order to appear less confusing.
Name origin
Hydreigon may be a combination of hydra, drei (German for three), and dragon.
Sazandora may be a combination of 三 san (three) and dragon or hydra. Dora may also derive from King Ghidorah.
In other languages
Language
Title
Meaning
Japanese
サザンドラ Sazandora
Sa and zan are from 三 sa/san, dora is from dragon or hydra
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