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* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Omanyte was originally known as "Ess". This is derived from the beginning of the word "escargot", which is French for ''snail''. | * In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Omanyte was originally known as "Ess". This is derived from the beginning of the word "escargot", which is French for ''snail''. | ||
* Omanyte's Pokédex number may be referring to the {{wp|golden spiral}}/Fibonacci Sequence (137.5 degrees). | * Omanyte's Pokédex number may be referring to the {{wp|golden spiral}}/Fibonacci Sequence (137.5 degrees). | ||
* Omanyte can learn [[Horn Attack]] and [[Spike Cannon]] in [[Generation I]], despite not having any visible horns, tusks or spikes. This is likely because its evolution, [[Omastar]], has spikes on its shell. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Omanyte is based on the {{wp|Ammonoidea|ammonite}}, prehistoric mollusks related to the present-day squid and octopus that lived between the {{wp|Devonian}} period and the {{wp|Cretaceous}} period. | Omanyte is based on the {{wp|Ammonoidea|ammonite}}, prehistoric mollusks related to the present-day squid and octopus that lived between the {{wp|Devonian}} period and the {{wp|Cretaceous}} period. | ||
