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[[Ken Sugimori]] has said that Tepig, Pignite, and Emboar were designed in a Chinese style.<ref name=ND201/> Because of this, Tepig may be based on {{wp|Zhu Bajie}}, a pig demon from the Chinese tale ''{{wp|Journey to the West}}''. {{p|Snivy}}, Tepig, and {{p|Oshawott}}'s evolutionary lines are collectively based on Western, Chinese, and Japanese culture respectively, to represent the diversity of the [[Unova]] region.<ref name=ND201/> | [[Ken Sugimori]] has said that Tepig, Pignite, and Emboar were designed in a Chinese style.<ref name=ND201/> Because of this, Tepig may be based on {{wp|Zhu Bajie}}, a pig demon from the Chinese tale ''{{wp|Journey to the West}}''. {{p|Snivy}}, Tepig, and {{p|Oshawott}}'s evolutionary lines are collectively based on Western, Chinese, and Japanese culture respectively, to represent the diversity of the [[Unova]] region.<ref name=ND201/> | ||
Tepig's Typing might be a reference to {{wp|war pig}}s, more specifically incendiary pigs, a form of ancient | Tepig's Typing might be a reference to {{wp|war pig}}s, more specifically incendiary pigs, a form of ancient warfare reported by a couple of Greek military writers. | ||
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