It resembles a seal. Its body is extremely streamlined. Its streamlined allows Dewgong to swim up to 8 knots, even in bitterly cold waters. Its fins are larger and stronger and its tail more developed than Template:P2. Its long tail is able to change swimming direction quickly, when needed. It is covered in pure white coat of fur that obscures it from view of predators, when in the snow. It also has a layer of Thick Fat, that allows it to store thermal energy and protects it from intensely cold water and air.
Dewgong are very active in bitterly cold tempretures. At night, Dewgong go out hunting for food, after sleeping most of the day. It loves to sleep under shallow ocean waters or on ice floes.
Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago.
Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago.
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Despite several of Dewgong's Pokédex entries referring to it having pure white fur, all of its sprites since Generation I have been slightly blue, a bit like those of Seel. However, Dewgong's shiny sprite is pure white.
Also, Desptie several of Dewgong's pokedex pokedex enrites mention it's pure white fur obscuring it from predators in snow, it does not have the Snow Cloak trait.
Origin
Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the dugong. It's is of the same Order as the manatee, which resides in the Western Hemisphere.
The four known living members of the Order (Sirenia) all currently inhabit warm waters, and is a source of conflict with Dewgong's Ice-type affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same Family (Dugongidae), the Steller's Sea Cow, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the Bering Sea.
While it is suggested that Dewgong was partially inspired by other water dwelling aquatic polar mammals; seals, sea lions, the Harp Seal, the Hooded Seal, the ringed seal, et al.; the Sirenian fossil record suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong.
Name origin
Dewgong's name is a portmanteau of dew and dugong, as well as a corruption of the dugong; a relative of the manatee. Jugon is also a corruption of dugong.
The Dew may refer to the natural phenomenon of water vapor condensing in the presence of a cold surface. Dew formation at sufficiently low temperatures turns into frost; a perfect symbol of Dewgong's dual type affinity.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Dewgong images on Bulbagarden Archives.
