Metapod (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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===Origin===
===Origin===
It to be based upon an amalgamation of butterfly chrysalises, resembling the general shape of a {{wp|Black Swallowtail}} chrysalis (or possibly a {{wp|Large White}}) with a large nose-like protrusion and side portrusions resembling a {{wp|Polydamas Swallowtail}} or {{wp|Pipevine Swallowtail}} chrysalis.
Metapod appears to be based upon an amalgamation of butterfly chrysalises, resembling the general shape of a {{wp|Papilio polyxenes|black swallowtail}} chrysalis (or possibly a {{wp|Pieris brassicae|large white}}) with a large nose-like protrusion and side protrusions resembling a {{wp|Battus polydamas|polydamas swallowtail}} or {{wp|Battus philenor|pipevine swallowtail}} chrysalis.


====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Metapod is a combination of ''{{wp|metamorphosis (biology)|metamorphosis}}'' and ''pod'' (referring to its {{wp|Pupa|chrysalis}} state).
Metapod is a combination of ''{{wp|metamorphosis}}'' and ''pod'' (referring to its {{wp|Pupa|chrysalis}} state).


Transel may be a combination of ''transform'' and ''{{wp|cell}}'' or ''shell''.
Transel may be a combination of ''transform'' and ''{{wp|cell}}'' or ''shell''.
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