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* Despite being a pure {{type2|Water}} Pokémon, it bears a {{type2|Psychic}} Poké Assist in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. | * Despite being a pure {{type2|Water}} Pokémon, it bears a {{type2|Psychic}} Poké Assist in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Gorebyss may have been based on {{wp|snipe eel}}. It also resembles a {{wp|pipefish}} as well as a {{wp|oarfish}}, or a {{wp|chimera}}. The shells on its chest are similar to Ariel, the protagonist of the Disney film, {{wp|The Little Mermaid}}. | Gorebyss may have been based on {{wp|snipe eel}}. It also resembles a {{wp|pipefish}} as well as a {{wp|oarfish}}, or a {{long nosed chimera|wp|chimera (genus)}}. The shells on its chest are similar to Ariel, the protagonist of the Disney film, {{wp|The Little Mermaid}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Gorebyss's name is a combination of ''gore'', to stab, and ''byss'', referring to filaments {{wp|mollusk}}s used to attach themselves to rocks. Its name could also possibly be a play on ''gorgeous''. Another explanation could lie with the words ''abyss'' and the ''{{wp|abyssal zone}}''. Gorebyss's descriptions seem to confirm this view. | Gorebyss's name is a combination of ''gore'', to stab, and ''byss'', referring to filaments {{wp|mollusk}}s used to attach themselves to rocks. Its name could also possibly be a play on ''gorgeous''. Another explanation could lie with the words ''abyss'' and the ''{{wp|abyssal zone}}''. Gorebyss's descriptions seem to confirm this view. | ||