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==Trivia==<!--DO NOT ADD TRIVIA STATING THAT TANGELA WAS THE ONLY PURE GRASS TYPE INTRODUCED IN GENERATION I; THIS HAS BEEN REMOVED COUNTLESS TIMES BEFORE BECAUSE IT IS NOT NOTABLE--> | ==Trivia==<!--DO NOT ADD TRIVIA STATING THAT TANGELA WAS THE ONLY PURE GRASS TYPE INTRODUCED IN GENERATION I; THIS HAS BEEN REMOVED COUNTLESS TIMES BEFORE BECAUSE IT IS NOT NOTABLE--> | ||
* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Tangela was originally known as "Meduza," a name derived from the Greek mythological character {{wp|Medusa}}. | * In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Tangela was originally known as "Meduza," a name derived from the Greek mythological character {{wp|Medusa}}. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Due to the mystery around Tangela's appearance under its {{wp|vine}}s, it may be based on the {{wp|swamp monster}} from the short story "{{wp|It! (short story)|It!}}" by {{wp|Theodore Sturgeon}}. In addition, it may also be inspired by the Sargassum seaweed monsters written by the English writer {{wp|William Hope Hodgson}}, which inspired monsters in Japanese pop culture. | Due to the mystery around Tangela's appearance under its {{wp|vine}}s, it may be based on the {{wp|swamp monster}} from the short story "{{wp|It! (short story)|It!}}" by {{wp|Theodore Sturgeon}}. In addition, it may also be inspired by the Sargassum seaweed monsters written by the English writer {{wp|William Hope Hodgson}}, which inspired monsters in Japanese pop culture. | ||