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		dlivingston on April 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft plugging more ads into Windows 11 Start ... That description sounds very similar to the Farfetch'd Pokemon [0]. Was that the original influence? [0]: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Farfetch%27d_(Pok%C3...

guffins on April 20, 2023 | [–]

Someone’s essay on that theory: https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Spec...

soraminazuki on April 20, 2023 | [–]

It probably is, and the English name for that Pokemon is a reflection of that. How likely would duck come along carrying ingredients for stew? That’d be “far-fetched.”

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