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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Dragalge appears to be based on a {{wp|leafy seadragon}}, but bears resemblance in shape and body appendages to the {{wp|Phyllopteryx|weedy seadragon}}. Both these animals | Dragalge appears to be based on a {{wp|leafy seadragon}}, but bears resemblance in shape and body appendages to the {{wp|Phyllopteryx|weedy seadragon}}. Both of these animals are capable of mimicking the appearance of aquatic foliage as a way of {{wp|camouflage}}, like Dragalge. The Pokédex entries for Dragalge and {{p|Skrelp|its pre-evolution}} make several allusions to a diet, habitat, and resemblance based around rotten {{wp|kelp}}, a kind of {{wp|seaweed}}. Notably, rotting seaweed releases highly toxic gas, and can cause poisonings. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Dragalge is a combination of ''dragon'' and ''{{wp|algae}}''. | Dragalge is a combination of ''dragon'' and ''{{wp|algae}}''. It may also involve ''drag'', referring to its habit of spitting poison at passing ships, thereby dragging them beneath the surface. | ||
Dramidoro may be a combination of ''dragon'' and 水綿 ''aomidoro'' (''{{wp|Spirogyra}})''. | Dramidoro may be a combination of ''dragon'' and 水綿 ''aomidoro'' (''{{wp|Spirogyra}})''. | ||
