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 * Oshawott and its fellow {{2v2|Black|White}} starters were first revealed as silhouettes on the May 9, 2010 episode of [[Pokémon Sunday]]. They were later revealed in full in the June 2010 issue of [[CoroCoro]].
 * Oshawott is the first {{type2|Water}} [[starter Pokémon]] to be based on a mammal as well as the first mammalian starter not to be of the {{type2|Fire}}.
-* [[Ken Sugimori]] said that Oshawott and its evolutions were the hardest for the team to design during production, as conceptualizing its evolutions were difficult. They eventually settled on a samurai theme and making its final form a sea lion after a trip to an aquarium.
 * Oshawott has the lowest base stat total of all {{type2|Water}} starter Pokémon.
-* Oshawott is the only [[Evolution|unevolved]] water stater not to have the letter I in it's name in english at least. (Squ'''i'''rtle, Totod'''i'''le, Mudk'''i'''p, and P'''i'''plup.)
+* Oshawott is the only [[Evolution|unevolved]] Water-type starter Pokémon not to have the letter 'i' in its name.
-* Oshawott and it's family are the only starter who learn shell blade.
 ===Origin===
 Oshawott appears to be based on a {{wp|sea otter}}. Using its shell as a sword is a direct reference to the {{wp|Samurai}}.
+[[Ken Sugimori]] said that Oshawott and its evolutions were the hardest for the team to design during production, as conceptualizing its evolutions were difficult. They eventually settled on a samurai theme and making its final form a sea lion after a trip to an aquarium.
 ====Name origin====
-Oshawott possibly derives from ''ocean'', ''shell'', ''water'' and ''otter;'' it may possibly be a corruption of "''ocean water''". The ''osha'' part could be a corruption of ''O-shaped'', given that its Japanese name contains ''maru'', meaning round. It might make reference to the {{wp|Canada|Canadian}} cities of {{wp|Oshawa}} and its capital {{wp|Ottawa}}, as Canada contains many protected areas in which sea otters reside. It could also make reference to {{wp|George Ohsawa}}, a famed dietitian born into a poor samurai family during the {{wp|Meiji Restoration}} of Japan. Its Japanese name may be derived from 水 ''mizu'', water or 未熟 ''mijuku'', naive and 丸 ''maru'', round. ''-maru'' is also a common suffix in male Japanese names. The syllable ''mi'' may also be derived from 三つ ''mitsu'', meaning three or third, implying a lineage within the evolutionary line with Mijumaru being third in line.
+Oshawott possibly derives from ''ocean'', ''shell'', ''water'' and ''otter;'' it may possibly be a corruption of "''ocean water''". The ''osha'' part could be a corruption of ''O-shaped'', given that its Japanese name contains ''maru'', meaning round. It might make reference to the {{wp|Canada|Canadian}} cities of {{wp|Oshawa}} and {{wp|Ottawa}}, as Canada contains many protected areas in which sea otters reside. It could also make reference to {{wp|George Ohsawa}}, a famed dietitian born into a poor samurai family during the {{wp|Meiji Restoration}} of Japan.
+Its Japanese name may be derived from 水 ''mizu'', water or 未熟 ''mijuku'', naive and 丸 ''maru'', round. ''-maru'' is also a common suffix in male Japanese names. The syllable ''mi'' may also be derived from 三つ ''mitsu'', meaning three or third, implying a lineage within the evolutionary line with Mijumaru being third in line.
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