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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Cramorant's Japanese name, ウッウ ''U'u'', is a {{wp|palindrome}}. | * Cramorant's Japanese name, ウッウ ''U'u'', is a {{wp|palindrome}}. | ||
* In the games, there is no chance for Cramorant to catch a female {{p|Pikachu}}, nor a | * In the games, there is no chance for Cramorant to catch a female {{p|Pikachu}}, nor a {{Shiny}} {{p|Arrokuda}} or Pikachu. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Cramorant may be based on two common seabirds present in the British Isles, the {{wp|cormorant}} and the {{wp|fulmar}}, a bird that uses {{wp|defensive vomiting}} to turn away predators; inspiration from the latter may also justify its primary flying type, as like most petrels, fulmars spend most of their lives on the wing. Its ability may also draw inspiration from {{wp|cormorant fishing}}, an ancient fishing technique that consists of using trained cormorants to fish and forcing the bird to spit the fish up. The plumage on its neck may be inspired by {{wp|Bib (garment)|bibs}}. Cormorants also frequently hold their wings outstretched, as Cramorant does, to dry their feathers after a dive. | Cramorant may be based on two common seabirds present in the British Isles, the {{wp|cormorant}} and the {{wp|fulmar}}, a bird that uses {{wp|defensive vomiting}} to turn away predators; inspiration from the latter may also justify its primary flying type, as like most petrels, fulmars spend most of their lives on the wing. Its ability may also draw inspiration from {{wp|cormorant fishing}}, an ancient fishing technique that consists of using trained cormorants to fish and forcing the bird to spit the fish up. The plumage on its neck may be inspired by {{wp|Bib (garment)|bibs}}. Cormorants also frequently hold their wings outstretched, as Cramorant does, to dry their feathers after a dive. | ||
Cramorant's | Cramorant's Shiny coloration may be inspired by [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36490552 multiple] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-37015956 news] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-48832481 stories] from the UK, involving seagulls having turned orange due to curry sauce. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Cramorant may be a combination of ''cram'' (cramming food in its mouth) and ''cormorant''. | Cramorant may be a combination of ''cram'' (cramming food in its mouth) and ''cormorant''. | ||
