The thick layer of salt on Iguadium’s head and hands protects it in combat. It trains by throwing punches underwater for more resistance to build more muscle.
Iguadium is based on a marine iguana, a sea-dwelling species of lizard native to the Ecuadorian Galápagos Islands. The line's salt armor is inspired by the fact that marine iguanas expel excess salt from their bodies through specialized glands in their nostrils, which causes the salt to dry onto their heads and bodies, leaving them encrusted in salt.
Name origin[]
Iguadium's name is derived from iguana and stadium, referencing its fighting subtype that was gained in evolution. It also evokes agua, Spanish for water, referencing its evolutionary relatives' names.