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* The Pokémon Company posted a Slowpoke-themed reggae music video onto their Japanese channel titled ''What's Going on, Yadon?''. The song was later dubbed and posted to the English-language channel under the title of ''[[Slowpoke Song]]''. | * The Pokémon Company posted a Slowpoke-themed reggae music video onto their Japanese channel titled ''What's Going on, Yadon?''. The song was later dubbed and posted to the English-language channel under the title of ''[[Slowpoke Song]]''. | ||
* Though the species has appeared repeatedly, no Slowpoke has ever been seen using an attack in the anime. | * Though the species has appeared repeatedly, no Slowpoke has ever been seen using an attack in the anime. | ||
* Slowpoke is the slowest {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon, and is tied with {{p|Wooper}} as the slowest {{type|Water}} Pokémon. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Slowpoke, Slowbro and Slowking}} | {{bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Slowpoke, Slowbro and Slowking}} | ||
Due to its marine nature, shape | Due to its marine nature, shape and association with {{wp|shellfish}}, Slowpoke may be based on various species of {{wp|otter}}. It may also be based on a {{wp|giant salamander}} or {{wp|hippopotamus}}. | ||
Its ability to regenerate its own tail if cut off refers to {{wp|autotomy}}. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||