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Ekans is ''snake'' spelled backwards.<ref>[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]], p. 36</ref> | Ekans is ''snake'' spelled backwards.<ref>[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]], p. 36</ref><ref>(February 27, 2016). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20220928180754/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2016/02/27/96339_2.html ポケモンが現実世界と仮想世界を繋いでいく、20年目の挑戦・・・株式会社ポケモン代表取締役社長・石原恒和氏インタビュー]" ''inside-games.jp''.</ref> | ||
Arbo may be derived from ''{{wp|cobra}}'' or ボア ''{{wp|Boidae|boa}}'' spelled backwards. | Arbo may be derived from ''{{wp|cobra}}'' or ボア ''{{wp|Boidae|boa}}'' spelled backwards. |