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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Drowzee is based on the Japanese myth of the {{wp|Baku (mythology)|baku}}, creatures who eat bad dreams of sleeping people. Originally, they were composite animals, but later became {{wp|tapir}}s | Drowzee is based on the Japanese myth of the {{wp|Baku (mythology)|baku}}, creatures who eat bad dreams of sleeping people. Originally, they were composite animals, but later became {{wp|tapir}}s — pig-like animals with small trunks from {{wp|South America}} and {{wp|South Asia}}. It also shares some traits with {{wp|elephant}}s. Drowzee's dual coloring makes it especially similar to the {{wp|Malayan tapir}}. | ||
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