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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Charizard resembles the {{wp|European dragon}}, | Charizard resembles the {{wp|European dragon}}, certainly one of many forms told and rendered in legends. Although it is a {{type2|Fire}} Pokémon, it can learn an [[Charizard_(Pokémon)#By_leveling_up|array]] of {{type2|Dragon}} moves; {{m|Dragon Rage}}, et al. Charizard's prominence as a dragon without being of the [[Dragon (type)|Dragon-type]] is further reinforced in the video game [[Pokémon_Ranger_(game)|Pokémon Ranger]], where one makes a cameo as one of four prominently featured {{wp|classical element|patron elemental}} dragon Pokémon. | ||
The other three Pokémon sharing this distinguishing trait are legitimate Dragon-type Pokémon; [[Salamence]], [[Kingdra]], and [[Flygon]]. The patronage of these four dragons is inspired from the four {{wp|classical element|classical elements}}; {{wp|Air (classical element)|Air}}, {{wp|Water (classical element)|Water}}, {{wp|Earth (classical element)|Earth}}, and {{wp|Fire (classical element)|Fire}}. Charizard being the representative of Fire. | |||
It shares some evolutionary traits with Charmeleon in it's distinctive horns; also a distinct trait in some dragons. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Charizard's name is a | Charizard's name is a portmanteau of the words ''char'', to burn, and ''lizard''. ''Lizardon'', on the other hand, is a combination of ''lizard'' and ''don'', which is a suffix commonly used in {{wp|dinosaur}} names. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||