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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Ivysaur's [[evolutionary family]] is based on a {{wp|frog}}.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/pikachu/ 好きなポケモンは？ ( | Ivysaur's [[evolutionary family]] is based on a {{wp|frog}}.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/pikachu/ 好きなポケモンは？ Ivysaur entry (archived - Japanese text)]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/creator-profile-the-creators-of-pikachu/ Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu]</ref> Of its evolutionary family, [[Atsuko Nishida]] designed {{p|Venusaur}} first and then worked backwards, meaning Ivysaur was also directly based on Venusaur.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/pikachu/ The Origin Story of Pikachu]</ref> | ||
The bud on its back resembles a ''{{wp|Rafflesia}}'' flower, and the leaves around the bud resemble {{wp|Arecaceae| | The bud on its back resembles a ''{{wp|Rafflesia}}'' flower, and the leaves around the bud resemble {{wp|Arecaceae|palms}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||