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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Venusaur is the first fully evolved Pokémon | * In its sprites in the Japanese [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Pokémon Red and Green]] and the [[Generation II]] and {{gen|III}} games, Venusaur's flower has five petals, like the real Rafflesia. However, it has six petals in all other appearances. | ||
* Venusaur is | * Venusaur is the first fully evolved Pokémon in National Pokédex order. | ||
* Venusaur is | * Venusaur is the first Pokémon by National Dex order to feature a gender difference. | ||
** It is the only [[Kanto]] starter Pokémon to feature one, if one does not count {{p|Pikachu}}. | |||
* Venusaur's number in the [[National Pokédex]] and the [[List of Pokémon by Fiore Browser number|Fiore Browser]] | * Venusaur is the exact same size as another {{type|Grass}} Pokémon, {{p|Tropius}}. Both have a height of 6'7'' (2.0m) and a weight of 220.5 pounds (100.0kg). | ||
* Venusaur's number in the [[National Pokédex]] and the [[List of Pokémon by Fiore Browser number|Fiore Browser]] are the same: 003. | |||
* Venusaur is one of two | * Venusaur is one of two Pokémon that shares no types with other main series version mascots. The other is {{p|Groudon}}. | ||
* Due to [[List of censored words in Pokémon Black and White Versions|the censor]] that prevents Pokémon with offensive [[nickname]]s being traded on the [[GTS]], an English language Venusaur cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in {{game|Black and White|s}}. | * Due to [[List of censored words in Pokémon Black and White Versions|the censor]] that prevents Pokémon with offensive [[nickname]]s being traded on the [[GTS]], an English language Venusaur cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in {{game|Black and White|s}}. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Venusaur appears to be based primarily on the {{wp| | Venusaur appears to be based primarily on some form of {{wp|reptile}}, specifically the {{wp|tuatara}} or any of the mammal-like reptiles known as ''{{wp|Dicynodonts}}'' from the {{wp|Permian}} period or the {{wp|Kannemeyeria}}'' from the {{wp|Triassic}} period. | ||
Other than a lack of a tail, and with visible ears and no genuine metamorphosis stage (evolution aside), Venusaur does not have much in common with {{wp|amphibians}} like {{wp|frogs}} and {{wp|toads}} (which metamorphose from one definite creature into another as they mature as opposed to just growing into a larger adult version of itself the way that Venusaur does); instead, it more closely resembles reptiles like lizards and tuataras. | |||
The flower on its back resembles the {{wp|rafflesia arnoldii}}. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== |
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