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* In the {{DL|Pokémon Day|Pokémon of the Year}} poll held by the Pokémon Company in 2020, Dragapult was voted the most popular [[Generation VIII]] Pokémon, receiving 57,973 votes. It was also the eleventh-most popular Pokémon overall. | * In the {{DL|Pokémon Day|Pokémon of the Year}} poll held by the Pokémon Company in 2020, Dragapult was voted the most popular [[Generation VIII]] Pokémon, receiving 57,973 votes. It was also the eleventh-most popular Pokémon overall. | ||
* According to Bandai’s ''Pokémon Scale World'' series of figures, the height of Dragapult is actually its length measured from the muzzle until the tip of the tail.<ref>[https://p-bandai.com/sg/item/N2533999001001 Page about the ''Leon & Dragapult'' set of figures]</ref> | * According to Bandai’s ''Pokémon Scale World'' series of figures, the height of Dragapult is actually its length measured from the muzzle until the tip of the tail.<ref>[https://p-bandai.com/sg/item/N2533999001001 Page about the ''Leon & Dragapult'' set of figures]</ref> | ||
* Dragapult shares some similarities with fellow dual-[[type]] [[Dragon_(type)|Dragon]]-type [[pseudo-legendary]] Pokémon [[Garchomp]]. Both are based both on modern, jet-powered aircraft, with Dragapult specifically taking its head shape from that of the {{wp|B-2 Spirit}}; on marine animals: a Diplocaulus, Gerrothorax, or similar, or a {{wp|hammerhead shark}} respectively; and on exctinct aminals, with Garchomp being based on a therapod dinosaur, possibly a dromaeosaurid. Both have vaguely cylindrical structures on the sides of their head: Dragapult posesses [[Dreepy]] launch tubes, and Garchomp has jet-engine-esque horns. Both Pokémon share their lowest stat, [[Stat#Special_Defense|Special Defense]], though in Garchomp's case, it's tied for its [[Stat#Defense|Defense]]. Coincidentally, both Pokémon were introduced in a [[Generation]] whose [[Generation_IV|number]] is a [[Generation_VIII|multiple of 4]]. | |||
** However, despite both Pokémon taking inspiration from jet aircraft, only Dragapult is able to learn {{m|Fly}}. | |||
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