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Eelektross and its pre-evolved forms are based on eels,<ref name="ND205" /> perhaps specifically the {{wp|electric eel}} (which is actually a type of {{wp|knifefish}}, despite its name). They may also be based on {{wp|lamprey}}s and {{wp|leech}}es. Its {{t|Electric}} typing may be an allusion to {{wp|bioelectrogenesis}}. | Eelektross and its pre-evolved forms are based on eels,<ref name="ND205" /> perhaps specifically the {{wp|electric eel}} (which is actually a type of {{wp|knifefish}}, despite its name). They may also be based on {{wp|lamprey}}s and {{wp|leech}}es. | ||
Its {{t|Electric}} typing may be a play on the words ''lamp'' and ''lamp''rey, with one a common electric device and the other a species Eelektross resembles; as well, may also be an allusion to {{wp|bioelectrogenesis}}. | |||
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