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Victreebel seems to be a combination of ''victory'' (corrupted to make a pun on ''tree'') and ''bell'' (referring to its bell-like shape). The maximum number of characters possible to make up a Pokémon's name | Victreebel seems to be a combination of ''victory'' (corrupted to make a pun on ''tree'') and ''bell'' (referring to its bell-like shape). The maximum number of characters possible to make up a Pokémon's name in [[Generation I]] was ten, and this is likely the reason for the misspelling of ''bell'' as ''bel''. | ||
Utsubot is derived from 靫葛 ''utsubokazura'' (pitcher plant). It may also be based on 壷 ''tsubo'' (jar) or ポット ''pot'' (relative to ''bot''), referring to its shape. | Utsubot is derived from 靫葛 ''utsubokazura'' (pitcher plant). It may also be based on 壷 ''tsubo'' (jar) or ポット ''pot'' (relative to ''bot''), referring to its shape. |
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