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==Edit Request==
Slopoke G/S anime Pokedex entry its-it is. a small one.  please![[User:Littlmiget123|Littlmiget123]] 14:06, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

==Meme==
I'd say it's worth a mention that slowpoke has become slightly famous on 4cahn's /b/ board as of late? {{unsigned|Titan}}
:Strangely however its not so popular on their {{tt|/vp/|Pokémon}} board =P. [[User:DeadUniverse|DeadUniverse]] <sup>[[User talk:DeadUniverse|Hello!]]</sup> 12:16, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
::And I think memes like that shouldn't be included until they spread outside of 4chan more, like So I herd U liek Mudkips did. --[[User:AndyPKMN|Andy<sup>P</sup><sub>K</sub><sup>M</sup><sub>N</sub>]] 12:52, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:::It kinda has. Like that Slowpoke Michael Jackson thing they did, and on April 1st, 2010 there was Slowpedia. [[Typhlosion|<span style="color:#C00;"><sup>★</sup></span>]][[User:Jo The Marten|<span style="color:#C00;">Jo the Marten</span>]][[Flygon|<span style="color:#C00;"><sup>★</sup></span>]] [[User_talk:Jo The Marten|<span style="color:#C00;">ಠ_ಠ</span>]] 12:55, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

== Sprites (Crystal) ==

(Sorry for my bad English) I believe, you have to center the sprites of Crystal and Gold, because it don't looks beautiful when the sprite of Slowpoke lays so below. For example the Crystal und Gold sprites of shiny Slowpoke are in the center of the picture and in my opinion that is distinctly prettier to watch (uniformity)!--[[User:LaBumm|LaBumm]] 14:12, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

== Slowpoke based on a Giant Otter rather than Leucistic Hippo. ==

Its marine nature, fishing habits and association with {{wp|shellfish}} have me believe that {{wp|Slowpoke}} and its evolutions are based on various species of {{wp|otter}} rather than a {{wp|Hippopotamus}} with {{wp|leucism.}} It specifically resembles a young {{wp|Giant Otter}}. 

Thoughts? 

[[User:Slowprobro|Slowprobro]] 07:02, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

== Trivia ==

Just noticed this so I though I would point it out, that Slowpoke is supposed to evolve by having a Shellder clamp its tail, but they are both opposite version-exclusives in FireRed and LeafGreen, with Shellder being exclusive to FireRed and Slowpoke being exclusive to LeafGreen. So ironically, Slowbro and Slowking technically shouldnt be obtainable at all in those games. [[User:Vuvuzela2010|<span style="color:yellow; background-color:purple">'''Vuvuzela2010''']]</span>[[Koffing (Pokémon)|<span style="color:yellow; background-color:purple"> ☠]]</span> 16:26, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

== Origin ==

Slowpoke is based on a hippopotamus, a cartoonish one specifically.[[User:Bennell|Bennell]] 20:18, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

== Slowpoke a salmander? ==

It doesn't look anything like a salamander.[[User:Bennell|Bennell]] 19:48, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
:Dang!Are you ever happy ? It was specied hippo in the origin section, but still there is something you don't like at any other origin page. Instead of commenting, why don't you bring proof and show them to admins ? It would be much easier.--[[User:DJWolfy|<span style="color:Blue;">--'''DJ'''</span>]][[User talk:DJWolfy|<span style="color:Blue;">'''Wolfy'''</span>]] 20:25, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
Salamanders have flatter bodies, flatter heads, and toes.[[User:Bennell|Bennell]] 22:09, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

:Salamander also don't have fire on the tip of their tails. Either way, it says Hippopotamus on there anyways.--[[User:Force Fire|<span style="color:#424B50">'''F'''</span><span style="color:#848A8D">orce</span>]][[User talk:Force Fire|<span style="color:#E3CED0">'''F'''</span><span style="color:#EDDFE0">ire</span>]] 02:38, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
Charmander is based on the mythical salamander.[[User:Bennell|Bennell]] 13:13, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
::Based on the linked Wikipedia entry and the above hippo picture, Slowpoke looks more like a giant salamander than it does a hippo.  I think it can stay. <span style="font-family:Georgia">--[[User:Darth Zekrom|<span style="color:#000000">'''Darth'''</span>]] [[User talk:Darth Zekrom|<span style="color:#00BFFF">'''Zekrom'''</span>]]</span> 20:55, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Slowpoke is a "cartoonish" hippopotamus, Link[[http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1680&bih=811&q=crocodile+cartoon&gbv=2&oq=crocodile+c&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.438l6672l0l7970l21l21l5l5l6l0l85l779l11l11l0.frgbld.#hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=hippo+cartoon&oq=hippo+cartoon&aq=0&aqi=g8g-m2&aql=&gs_l=img.1.0.0l8j0i5l2.38971l39799l0l41337l5l5l0l0l0l0l130l474l3j2l5l0.frgbld.&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=38839135fe51240b&biw=1680&bih=811]]. Quagsire is a true giant salamander.[[User:Bennell|Bennell]] 14:18, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/70/079Slowpoke.png http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/b/bf/195Quagsire_GS.png

== Otter ==

The Sea Otter is the only species of otter that is marine and associated with shellfish.[[User:Bennell|Bennell]] 15:42, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

== Pygmy Hippo x Giant Otter ==

I personally now believe that the Slowpoke family are a mix between Pygmy Hippos and Giant Otters.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/Shaylah_Rawr/otterhippo1.jpg

[[User:Slowprobro|Slowprobro]] 03:54, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

I thought you can't copy images from other sites? [[User:Bennell|Bennell]] 20:14, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

== Slowpoke and Shellder  ==

In the trivia section of Slowpoke's page it is stated that Slowpoke has never been seen using a Shellder to evolve outside of the Anime. This is incorrect, in the River area of the original Pokemon Snap game for Nintendo 64 you could lure a Slowpoke close to the water's edge and watch as it stuck it's tail to do some fishing. A Shellder would latch onto the Slowpoke's tail and cause the Slowpoke to evolve into a Slowbro. --[[User:Raizerninja|Raizerninja]] ([[User talk:Raizerninja|talk]]) 04:46, 21 January 2014 (UTC)