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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ were the first Pokémon to feature [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender differences]], or even gender at all. | ||
* Despite the addition of genders to most Pokémon starting in [[Generation II]], the two variations of Nidoran remained separate species, rather than a singular species that splits down different evolution paths based on gender. | * Despite the addition of genders to most Pokémon starting in [[Generation II]], the two variations of Nidoran remained separate species, rather than a singular species that splits down different evolution paths based on gender. | ||
** An {{pkmn|Egg}} laid by a Nidoran♀ does, however, have a chance of hatching into a Nidoran♂, as well as an Egg laid by a Nidoran♂ with a {{p|Ditto}} has a chance of hatching into a Nidoran♀. | ** An {{pkmn|Egg}} laid by a Nidoran♀ does, however, have a chance of hatching into a Nidoran♂, as well as an Egg laid by a Nidoran♂ with a {{p|Ditto}} has a chance of hatching into a Nidoran♀. | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Nidoran♀ appears to | Nidoran♀ appears to draw inspiration from {{wp|hamster}}s, {{wp|rabbit}}s (perhaps an {{wp|Amami rabbit}}, specifically), or {{wp|porcupine}}s, with aspects of {{wp|venomous mammal}}s. Anatomically, however, they are arguably most like {{wp|hyrax}}es – small, {{wp|rodent}}-like mammals that are genetically more closely related to much larger mammals like elephants and manatees featuring thickset bodies with tough hides (similar to {{p|Nidorina}} and {{p|Nidoqueen}}). | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||