Salazzle (Pokémon)


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Salazzle (Japanese: エンニュート Ennewt) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves from a female starting at level 33.

Biology
Salazzle is a dark-gray Pokémon resembling a salamander or a lizard. It has a thin dark-gray body with a purple underside. Its head is dark-gray with purple eyes and slit pupils. There are several tooth-like protrusions on the lower jaw. Salazzle's body has three pink markings, one on the chest, which splits to form a 'U'-shaped design, and the other two on the abdomen, forming two 'f'-shaped patterns. Salazzle has a long, dark-gray tail with a pink underside and two protrusions come out form the tail's base. It has hands and feet with five digits each. These digits are long and thin. Salazzle is a female-only species.

It creates a reverse harem with the male it lives with. It attracts Salandit with its pheromones and forces them to serve it, punishing those unable to give it food with a flame-spewed slap.

Major appearances
Salazzle debuted in Rescuing the Unwilling!, under the ownership of Lusamine. With both Salazzle and her under the influence of a,  volunteered to stay behind and battle Salazzle while  and  continued their pursuit atop Nebby.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Salazzle debuted in PASM11. Two were used by some s to attack and his friends at Memorial Hill.

Plumeria's Salazzle first appeared in PASM14, attacking Gladion and his.

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Trivia

 * No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Salazzle and its.
 * Salazzle and its pre-evolution are also the only Pokémon with a double resistance to  moves.

Origin
Salazzle appears to be based on a salamander and lizards of the family, also known as "whiptails". Certain whiptail species have a mostly female population, some species even being female exclusive, one of which is the. It may also be partially based of.

Additionally, it may be inspired by the mo'o, a mythical dragon-like lizard of Hawaiian myth. Generally, mo'o are depicted as large female lizards, which have scales that are black as night, and which would shape-shift into seductive women to devour men. They would also appear when fire was lit near or around their dwellings.

Name origin
Salazzle may be a combination of salamander and dazzle or sizzle.

Ennewt may be a combination of 炎 en (flame) or 艶 en (bewitching) and newt.