Pokemon Mustelid Series: Oshawott Line

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In this post, we introduced the parallels between Pokémon and real life mustelids, showing how a number of Pokémon get their inspiration from animals in that family, such as weasels, ferrets, and otters.

We have already looked at how the Slowpoke line may be interpreted as a Pokémon equivalent of the Giant River Otter

and
how the Buizel line may be interpreted as a Spotted Necked Otter. Today, in our final post of this series, we will look at the
the Oshawott line, a Pokémon clearly having roots in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris).

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