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*Excluding all Legendary Pokémon, Lapras has the highest base stat total of a non-evolved Pokémon (with a grand total of 535 stat points). Though Lapras used to be the second, as {{p|Snorlax}} used to hold this honor, having 5 more stat points than Lapras, until [[Generation IV|Gen IV]], when {{p|Munchlax}} was introduced. | *Excluding all Legendary Pokémon, Lapras has the highest base stat total of a non-evolved Pokémon (with a grand total of 535 stat points). Though Lapras used to be the second, as {{p|Snorlax}} used to hold this honor, having 5 more stat points than Lapras, until [[Generation IV|Gen IV]], when {{p|Munchlax}} was introduced. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
This [[Pokémon]] is based on the fabled {{wp|Loch Ness Monster}} in Scotland. The creature and this Pokémon are said to resemble the marine reptile known as the {{wp|plesiosaurus}}. However, Lapras does not have the plesiosaurus's long neck, whereas the body is very similar to the creature that is said to be in Loch Ness. Lapras's intelligence, singing and rarity can be comparable with some {{wp|cetacean}}s | This [[Pokémon]] is based on the fabled {{wp|Loch Ness Monster}} in Scotland. The creature and this Pokémon are said to resemble the marine reptile known as the {{wp|plesiosaurus}}. However, Lapras does not have the plesiosaurus's long neck, whereas the body is very similar to the creature that is said to be in Loch Ness. Lapras's intelligence, singing and rarity can be comparable with some {{wp|cetacean}}s. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Lapras's name seems to be a corruption of its Japanese name, Laplace. The name may be a reference to {{wp|Pierre-Simon Laplace}}, a mathematician who wrote several books on the mathematical properties of the sea and tides, or also from the French word {{tt|''la place''|seat}}, referring to how passengers sit on its back like a seat to be ferried across bodies of water. Its name might also be derived from {{wp|Lapis}}, a bright blue gem. | Lapras's name seems to be a corruption of its Japanese name, Laplace. The name may be a reference to {{wp|Pierre-Simon Laplace}}, a mathematician who wrote several books on the mathematical properties of the sea and tides, or also from the French word {{tt|''la place''|seat}}, referring to how passengers sit on its back like a seat to be ferried across bodies of water. Its name might also be derived from {{wp|Lapis}}, a bright blue gem. | ||