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* "Manaty" was the original English name for Dewgong. | * "Manaty" was the original English name for Dewgong. | ||
* Dewgong is the first {{t|Ice}} Pokémon in [[National Pokédex]] order. | * Dewgong is the first {{t|Ice}} Pokémon in [[National Pokédex]] order. | ||
* Dewgong and {{p|Spheal}}'s evolution line are the only Pokémon to have a "triple resistance, | * Dewgong and {{p|Spheal}}'s evolution line are the only Pokémon to have a "triple resistance", thanks to the {{a|Thick Fat}} ability. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the ''{{wp|dugong}}''. Its is of the same {{wp|Sirenia|order}} as the {{wp|manatee}}, which resides in the Western Hemisphere. The four {{wp|Evolution of sirenians|known living members}} of the order all currently inhabit warm waters, a source of conflict with Dewgong's {{type2|Ice}} affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same family ({{wp|Dugongidae|Dugongidae}}), the {{wp|Steller's Sea Cow}}, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the {{wp|Bering Sea}}. While it is suggested that Dewgong was partially inspired by other water dwelling aquatic polar mammals; {{wp|seal}}s, {{wp|sea lion}}s, the {{wp|Harp Seal}}, the {{wp|Hooded Seal}}, the {{wp|ringed seal}}, et al.; the {{wp|Evolution of sirenians#Fossil history|Sirenian fossil record}} suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong. | Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the ''{{wp|dugong}}''. Its is of the same {{wp|Sirenia|order}} as the {{wp|manatee}}, which resides in the Western Hemisphere. The four {{wp|Evolution of sirenians|known living members}} of the order all currently inhabit warm waters, a source of conflict with Dewgong's {{type2|Ice}} affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same family ({{wp|Dugongidae|Dugongidae}}), the {{wp|Steller's Sea Cow}}, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the {{wp|Bering Sea}}. While it is suggested that Dewgong was partially inspired by other water dwelling aquatic polar mammals; {{wp|seal}}s, {{wp|sea lion}}s, the {{wp|Harp Seal}}, the {{wp|Hooded Seal}}, the {{wp|ringed seal}}, et al.; the {{wp|Evolution of sirenians#Fossil history|Sirenian fossil record}} suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong. | ||