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Sharpedo is based on a {{wp|shark}} with the body of a {{wp|torpedo}}. It also looks like a shark that has been cut in half. | Sharpedo is based on a {{wp|shark}} with the body of a {{wp|torpedo}}. It also looks like a shark that has been cut in half. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Sharpedo's name is a combination of the words ''shark'' and ''torpedo''. The first part of its name may also be derived from ''sharp'', referencing its fins and Rough Skin ability. ''Samehader'' may be a corruption of 鮫肌 ''samehada'', fishskin, perhaps referring to its {{a|Rough Skin}} ability. In addition, its name may be a combination of 鮫 ''same'', | Sharpedo's name is a combination of the words ''shark'' and ''torpedo''. The first part of its name may also be derived from ''sharp'', referencing its fins and Rough Skin ability. ''Samehader'' may be a corruption of 鮫肌 ''samehada'', fishskin, perhaps referring to its {{a|Rough Skin}} ability. In addition, its name may be a combination of 鮫 ''same'', shark, and 肌荒れ ''hada-are'', rough skin. Samehada may also reference a creature from Japanese mythology of the same name. Samehada, in the myth, was the partner to the three-tailed demon shark Isonade. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||