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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Slaking appears to draw inspiration from {{wp|sloth}}s. The inspiration from sloths makes it somewhat resemble a ''{{wp|Megatherium}}'', also known as the giant ground sloth; however, it more closely resembles a {{wp|gorilla}}. | Slaking appears to draw inspiration from {{wp|sloth}}s. The inspiration from sloths makes it somewhat resemble a ''{{wp|Megatherium}}'', also known as the giant ground sloth; however, it more closely resembles a {{wp|gorilla}}. Due to its baldness, pink nose, and white fur on its head and around its neck, Slaking could also draw inspiration from an elderly man. | ||
Slaking's evolutionary line goes through three stages of energy, where {{p|Slakoth}} is lazy, {{p|Vigoroth}} becomes extraordinarily energetic, and later Slaking becomes lazy again. This may be a reference to the {{wp|Sphinx#Riddle of the Sphinx|Sphinx's riddle}}, in which the baby crawls on four legs, the adult has the most energy and walks on two legs, and the old man walks on three legs, one of which is a cane. In the case of Slaking, two legs and an arm touch the ground in its most preferable position. | |||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
