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* [[List of unused Pokémon and character designs|Early concept art]] for a Pokémon called "Karabajio" resembles Blastoise without its signature water cannons. The name may be a combination of "''carapace''" and ''{{wp|Caravaggio}}''. | * [[List of unused Pokémon and character designs|Early concept art]] for a Pokémon called "Karabajio" resembles Blastoise without its signature water cannons. The name may be a combination of "''carapace''" and ''{{wp|Caravaggio}}''. | ||
* [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] Blastoise is the only Mega Evolved form of a [[starter Pokémon]] that is not a dual-type. | * [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] Blastoise is the only Mega Evolved form of a [[starter Pokémon]] that is not a dual-type. | ||
* Depictions of flight by Blastoise within the ''[[New Pokémon Snap]]'' including to carry a [[Squirtle]] are presumable reference to {{wp|Gamera}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9-20DgZlJQ i didn't know Blastoise can do this... OH SH--]</ref> where {{m|Hydro Pump}} by [[Ash's Squirtle]] is also a reference to the turtle kaiju. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Blastoise's design appears to be a {{wp|turtle}} mixed with aspects of a {{wp|tank}}. Blastoise's cannons may have been derived from the functioning tubes found in {{wp|mussel}}s and some other {{wp|shellfish}}, thus its {{pkmn|category}}. | Blastoise's design appears to be a {{wp|turtle}} mixed with aspects of a {{wp|tank}}. Blastoise's cannons may have been derived from the functioning tubes found in {{wp|mussel}}s and some other {{wp|shellfish}}, thus its {{pkmn|category}}. | ||