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| ===Origin=== | | ===Origin=== |
| Charizard resembles the {{wp|European dragon}}, certainly one of many forms told and rendered in legends. Charizard's prominence as a dragon without being of the {{t|Dragon}} type is further reinforced in the video game {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}, where one makes a cameo as one of four prominently featured {{wp|classical element|patron elemental}} dragon Pokémon. The other three Pokémon sharing this distinguishing trait are legitimate Dragon-type Pokémon: {{p|Salamence}}, {{p|Kingdra}}, and {{p|Flygon}}. The patronage of these four dragons is inspired from the four {{wp|classical element}}s: {{wp|Air (classical element)|Air}}, {{wp|Water (classical element)|Water}}, {{wp|Earth (classical element)|Earth}}, and {{wp|Fire (classical element)|Fire}}, with Charizard being the representative of Fire. It shares some evolutionary traits with Charmeleon, such as its distinctive horns, also a distinct trait in some dragons. | | Charizard resembles the {{wp|European dragon}}, certainly one of many forms told and rendered in legends. |
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| ====Name origin==== | | ====Name origin==== |
| Charizard is a portmanteau of the words ''char'' (to burn) and ''lizard''. | | Charizard is a portmanteau of the words ''char'' (to burn) and ''lizard''. |