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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Lairon may be based on the ''{{wp| | Lairon may be based on the ''{{wp|Korean_mythology#Other_mythical_beings|Bulgasari}}'', a monster that eats iron in Korean legend; its draconic appearance was most likely inspired by the {{wp|Pulgasari|movie adaptation}} of the legend. | ||
It has a similar body shape to the ''{{wp|Placerias}}'', a mammal-like {{wp|synapsid}} from the {{wp|Triassic}} period. As its Pokémon category suggests, its appearance may also be inspired by {{wp|plate armour}}s. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||