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*Mesprit's trio is the only legendary trio to have the same type as each other. | *Mesprit's trio is the only legendary trio to have the same type as each other. | ||
*Its {{game|Pearl}} [[PokéDex]] entry mentions that it, {{p|Uxie}}, and {{p|Azelf}} emerged from the same {{pkmn|egg}}. | *Its {{game|Pearl}} [[PokéDex]] entry mentions that it, {{p|Uxie}}, and {{p|Azelf}} emerged from the same {{pkmn|egg}}. | ||
==Origin== | |||
Mesprit is based after a {{wp|spirit}} or a {{wp|sprite}} and the color {{wp|magenta}}. Mesprit and the rest of the trio could possibly have originated from the {{wp|Imperial Regalia of Japan}}, which are also called the Three Sacred Treasures. Mesprit would be the Jewel of Benevolence. | Mesprit is based after a {{wp|spirit}} or a {{wp|sprite}} and the color {{wp|magenta}}. Mesprit and the rest of the trio could possibly have originated from the {{wp|Imperial Regalia of Japan}}, which are also called the Three Sacred Treasures. Mesprit would be the Jewel of Benevolence. | ||
===Name origin=== | |||
The English name comes from the personal pronoun ''me'' and {{tt|''esprit''|French: spirit}} or {{wp|Sprite (creature)|sprite}}. Its Japanese name may come from the Japanese verb 笑む ''emu'', meaning ''to smile'', or ''emotion'', and {{tt|''esprit''|French: spirit}} or {{wp|Sprite (creature)|sprite}}. It may also be a combination of the English ''me'' reversed and {{wp|Sprite (creature)|sprite}}. | The English name comes from the personal pronoun ''me'' and {{tt|''esprit''|French: spirit}} or {{wp|Sprite (creature)|sprite}}. Its Japanese name may come from the Japanese verb 笑む ''emu'', meaning ''to smile'', or ''emotion'', and {{tt|''esprit''|French: spirit}} or {{wp|Sprite (creature)|sprite}}. It may also be a combination of the English ''me'' reversed and {{wp|Sprite (creature)|sprite}}. | ||