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* Misdreavus is the first pure {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon in the National Pokédex. | * Misdreavus is the first pure {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon in the National Pokédex. | ||
* Misdreavus's [[The Legend of Thunder!|first]] [[EP259|two]] {{pkmn|anime}} appearances both involved [[Legendary beasts]] ({{p|Raikou}} and {{p|Entei}}). | * Misdreavus's [[The Legend of Thunder!|first]] [[EP259|two]] {{pkmn|anime}} appearances both involved [[Legendary beasts]] ({{p|Raikou}} and {{p|Entei}}). | ||
* Misdreavus can be seen as a parallel to {{p|Murkrow}}. Both | * Misdreavus is listed after Murkrow in the [[Ndex|National Pokédex]], but its evolution, {{p|Mismagius}}, comes ''before'' Murkrow's evolution, {{p|Honchkrow}}. | ||
* Misdreavus can be seen as a parallel to {{p|Murkrow}}. Both are {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} whose [[evolution]] utilizes a {{evostone|Dusk Stone}}, and their evolved forms were both introduced in [[Generation IV]]. Misdreavus is exclusive to {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon LeafGreen|s}}, {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Pearl|s}}, and {{game3|Black and White|White|s}} while {{p|Murkrow}} is exclusive to FireRed, Diamond, and Black. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
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====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Misdreavus is a corruption of ''mischievous''. It may also | Misdreavus is a corruption of ''mischievous''. It may also incorporate ''mistress'', ''miscreant'' (since it scares people), ''dream'', ''dread'', ''dreary'', and ''reave'' (to rob). | ||
Muma may be a corruption of 夢魔 ''muma'' (''nightmare'' or a demon in a dream). | Muma may be a corruption of 夢魔 ''muma'' (''nightmare'' or a demon in a dream). | ||