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Undo revision 3898255 by Knight Brazil93 (talk) I think it's fine to keep this in, Pokémon often draw from multiple animals and their names can't reflect all of their inspirations
(→Origin: Pokémon based solely on jellyfish and perhaps the Portuguese man-of-war. The Pokémon's Japanese name makes this clear.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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* Even though many of Tentacruel's Pokedex entries mention it having 80 tentacles, it is never shown to have that many, with its main artwork only showing up to 14 tentacles. | * Even though many of Tentacruel's Pokedex entries mention it having 80 tentacles, it is never shown to have that many, with its main artwork only showing up to 14 tentacles. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Tentacruel may take inspiration from the {{wp|jellyfish}} and the {{wp|Portuguese man o' war}}, as evidenced by its {{pkmn|category}} and prototype English name, respectively. Additionally, Tentacruel resembles several varieties of the {{wp|bug-eyed monster}} and other alien invaders from 1950s {{wp|B movie|B-movies}}, which is reflected in its ability to fire lasers from the gems on its head. | Tentacruel may take inspiration from the {{wp|jellyfish}} and the {{wp|Portuguese man o' war}}, as evidenced by its {{pkmn|category}} and prototype English name, respectively. It also shares some characteristics of a {{wp|squid}}. Additionally, Tentacruel resembles several varieties of the {{wp|bug-eyed monster}} and other alien invaders from 1950s {{wp|B movie|B-movies}}, which is reflected in its ability to fire lasers from the gems on its head. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||