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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Horse appears to be based on a {{wp|seahorse}}. Its {{pkmn|category}} might be a reference to the Japanese word for seahorse, 竜の落し子 ''tatsu-no-otoshigo'', which means "dragon's child"' and is derived from the {{wp|Japanese mythology|myth}} that a seahorse that lives for a century will transform into a {{wp|dragon}}. Its ability to shoot {{wp|cephalapod ink|ink}} resembles that of a {{wp|squid}}, while the shape of its snout and its {{a|Sniper}} Ability may be inspired by a {{wp|water gun}}. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Horsea appears to be derived from ''{{wp|seahorse}}'' with reversed syllables | Horsea appears to be derived from ''{{wp|seahorse}}'' with reversed syllables or a corruption of the diminutive ''{{wp|horse|horsie}}''. | ||
Tattu appears to be a corruption of 竜 ''tatsu'' | Tattu appears to be a corruption of 竜 ''{{tt|tatsu|dragon}}'', which is part of the common name of a seahorse in Japanese: 竜の落し子 ''{{tt|tatsu-no-otoshigo|illegitimate child of a dragon}}''. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||