Koffing (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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===Origin===
===Origin===
Considering its looks, its ability to float, and its tendency to explode, it may have been based upon a floating {{wp|naval mine}} or living meteorite. It is also based on smog and other forms of air pollution. Koffing may also be based on the imagined fear that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and/or improper disposal of toxic and/or radioactive waste, may result in the creation of new and undesirable life forms. The crossbone skull under its face is a reference to the {{wp|Skull_and_crossbones_(symbol)#Symbol_for_poison|''toxic'' hazard symbol}}.
Considering its looks, its ability to float, and its tendency to explode, Koffing may have been based upon a floating {{wp|naval mine}} or living {{wp|meteorite}}. It is also based on {{wp|smog}} and other forms of air pollution. Koffing may also be based on the imagined fear that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and/or improper disposal of toxic and/or radioactive waste, may result in the creation of new and undesirable lifeforms. The crossbone skull under its face is a reference to the {{wp|Skull and crossbones (symbol)#Symbol for poison|''toxic'' hazard symbol}}.


====Name origin====
====Name origin====
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