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:Hello, I'm new to this. Spotted some information while surfing Wikipedia: apparently the word "Apion" is scientifically associated with weevils (there is a weevil family Apionidae, genus name Apion and Exapion) - given Drapion's insect characteristics, I thought it might be worthy of inclusion as a possible name source.--[[User:Zohariel|Zohariel]] 14:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC) | :Hello, I'm new to this. Spotted some information while surfing Wikipedia: apparently the word "Apion" is scientifically associated with weevils (there is a weevil family Apionidae, genus name Apion and Exapion) - given Drapion's insect characteristics, I thought it might be worthy of inclusion as a possible name source.--[[User:Zohariel|Zohariel]] 14:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC) | ||
Hey, mind if I ax the "Other Information" section? Pretty obvious Dorapion has nothing to do with Gligar at this point. --[[User:ANinyMouse|ANinyMouse]] 02:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC) | Hey, mind if I ax the "Other Information" section? Pretty obvious Dorapion has nothing to do with Gligar at this point. --[[User:ANinyMouse|ANinyMouse]] 02:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC) | ||
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Is Drapion's right fang supposed to be colored red? It is white in its Diamond/Pearl sprite, Diamond/Pearl shiny sprite, and official artwork, and it appears entirely white in both its back sprites. In both its Platinum regular and shiny sprites it is slightly red, but is this just an error in editing the image? ''[[User:Kevin Y|<font color="darkred">Kevin Y</font>]]'' ([[User talk:Kevin Y|<font color="#083c6b">talk</font>]]) 23:52, 14 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
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Real Name?
It is suspected that Dorapion is a portmanteau of "Doragon" (Dragon) and "Scorpion", in which case it is likely that the official Romanization will be "Drapion". For those who are uncertain of what I mean, ドラピオン is the world "Dragon" written in Katakana, which reads back as "Doragon". I believe that this page should be moved to Drapion_(Pokémon), but I think it should be debated first.
- We don't go by suspicions or theories. We only choose the romanization after we get the confirmation of what its trademarked romanization is - since that is the most official romanization. Until then, it stays as the most literal romanization, in this case Dorapion. (Also, am I the only one who doesn't really see what makes Dorapion very Dragon like? Granted, it wouldn't be the first case where a non-Dragon was called a Dragon - Ampharos - but still. Are there, like, no other Japanese workds which start with 'Dora'? I'ma go check my Japanese-English dictionary...) --Pie 18:27, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
- Well, here's one - you sure it has no relation to "dorai", which means "dry; unemotional"? I could easily see this thing being considered unemotional. --Pie 18:31, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
- For those who are uncertain of what I mean, ドラピオン is the world "Dragon" written in Katakana, which reads back as "Doragon".
- No, ドラゴン is the spelling of "doragon." -Argy 19:39, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
- I think the dragon part should be mentioned if this is true. Its monstrous appearance makes it look like a dragon anyway. --Johans 16:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
- Hello, I'm new to this. Spotted some information while surfing Wikipedia: apparently the word "Apion" is scientifically associated with weevils (there is a weevil family Apionidae, genus name Apion and Exapion) - given Drapion's insect characteristics, I thought it might be worthy of inclusion as a possible name source.--Zohariel 14:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey, mind if I ax the "Other Information" section? Pretty obvious Dorapion has nothing to do with Gligar at this point. --ANinyMouse 02:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
Platinum sprite
Is Drapion's right fang supposed to be colored red? It is white in its Diamond/Pearl sprite, Diamond/Pearl shiny sprite, and official artwork, and it appears entirely white in both its back sprites. In both its Platinum regular and shiny sprites it is slightly red, but is this just an error in editing the image? Kevin Y (talk) 23:52, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
