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Vulpix (Pokémon): Difference between revisions
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* Vulpix and {{p|Ninetales}} share their {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Fennekin}}, {{p|Braixen}}, and {{p|Delphox}}. They are all known as the Fox Pokémon. | * Vulpix and {{p|Ninetales}} share their {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Fennekin}}, {{p|Braixen}}, and {{p|Delphox}}. They are all known as the Fox Pokémon. | ||
* Vulpix has the lowest base HP stat of all {{type|Fire}} Pokémon. | * Vulpix has the lowest base HP stat of all {{type|Fire}} Pokémon. | ||
* Alolan Vulpix is the only regional variant with a {{tt|specific name|keokeo}} tied to its variance | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
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Vulpix is a combination of ''vulpes'' ({{wp|Latin}} for fox) and ''six'' (referring to its six tails). | Vulpix is a combination of ''vulpes'' ({{wp|Latin}} for fox) and ''six'' (referring to its six tails). | ||
The Alolan name Keokeo comes from ''ke'oke'o'' ({{wp|Hawaiian_language|Hawaiian}} for white). | |||
Rokon may be a combination of 六 ''roku'' (six) and 恨 ''kon'' (grudge, from the curse that {{p|Ninetales}}, its evolution, may cast on its foes), ''kon kon'' (the sound foxes make), コンロ ''konro'' ({{wp|gas stove}}), or ''ko'', an alternate reading of 狐 ''kitsune'' (fox). | Rokon may be a combination of 六 ''roku'' (six) and 恨 ''kon'' (grudge, from the curse that {{p|Ninetales}}, its evolution, may cast on its foes), ''kon kon'' (the sound foxes make), コンロ ''konro'' ({{wp|gas stove}}), or ''ko'', an alternate reading of 狐 ''kitsune'' (fox). | ||