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* Charmander is the tallest of the Fire-type starters. | * Charmander is the tallest of the Fire-type starters. | ||
* Charmander is the only Fire-type starter that is in the {{egg3|Monster}}. | * Charmander is the only Fire-type starter that is in the {{egg3|Monster}}. | ||
* It is possible that Charmander's tail flame may be more resilient than a regular flame, as it has withstood being frozen in Ice attacks and hit by Water-type attacks in the games without {{tt|any adverse side-effects|death}}. Also, some Pokédex entries state Charmander's tail flame as "producing steam" when it rains, while a flame of the size of Charmander's tail would normally be put out by rain. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Charmander may have been partially inspired by the {{wp|salamander}}, an amphibian bearing a slender body, short nose, and a long tail; it exhibits other physical lizard like characteristics. The salamander and Charmander themselves may have been {{wp|Salamander#Mythology_and_popular_culture|inspired}} by the mythological creature of the same name, the {{wp|Salamander (legendary creature)|salamander}}; fire-spirits who survive in extreme heat or flames, sometimes creatively rendered and interpreted to be in the shape of lizards. | Charmander may have been partially inspired by the {{wp|salamander}}, an amphibian bearing a slender body, short nose, and a long tail; it exhibits other physical lizard like characteristics. The salamander and Charmander themselves may have been {{wp|Salamander#Mythology_and_popular_culture|inspired}} by the mythological creature of the same name, the {{wp|Salamander (legendary creature)|salamander}}; fire-spirits who survive in extreme heat or flames, sometimes creatively rendered and interpreted to be in the shape of lizards. | ||