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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Turtwig, Grotle and Torterra}} | {{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Turtwig, Grotle and Torterra}} | ||
Torterra appears to be based | Torterra appears to be based on a {{wp|Chelydridae|snapping turtle}} and an {{wp|Ankylosauria|ankylosaur}}, which is an armored dinosaur. Its large features and spikes may also be inspired by extinct ''{{wp|Meiolania}}'' and ''{{wp|Proganochelys}}'' turtles. In concept, it may be based on the {{wp|World Turtle}} from various mythologies that carries the world upon its back. | ||
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