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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Wooper}} | {{bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Wooper}} | ||
Wooper seems to be based on a larval {{wp|salamander}}, which has a flat tail and feathery, external gills. | Wooper seems to be based on a larval {{wp|salamander}}, which has a flat tail and feathery, external gills. Many species of salamanders are known for their poisonous skin, which may be referenced in Wooper's Pokédex entries and Paldean Wooper's design. Wooper's {{Shiny}} sprite gives it a similar coloration to that of {{wp|Albinism|albino}}, {{wp|Leucism|leucistic}}, and flavistic color mutants, or an {{wp|axolotl}}, a species of salamander that keeps its gills and remains in the water for all of its life because it never develops lungs. | ||
Paldean Wooper | Paldean Wooper's gills make the shape of a {{wp|skull and crossbones}}, a hazard symbol used as a warning for poisonous substances. These bone-shaped gills, combined with Paldean Wooper's brown coloration, rib-like pattern on its chest, and the fact that it is found in a region inspired by the {{wp|Iberian peninsula}}, together may be a direct reference to the {{wp|Iberian ribbed newt}}. This salamander species is known for puncturing its poison-coated ribs through its skin as a defense mechanism, much like how Paldean Wooper is able to secrete poison out of its bone-shaped gills. Paldean Wooper may also be inspired by {{wp|Mudskipper|mudskippers}}, which are fish that are capable of living outside of water. | ||
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