>>54355359So then "Dunce" being a part of its name is arbitrary. Not every slow pokemon is slow-witted either, seen with Slowking. Granted yeah it looks perpetually lost, so maybe there's some merit to that, but that's purely a fan interpretation and isn't in any of the games or anime.
To me, the more insectoid aspects of it and Dudunsparce's appearance, especially resemblance to bithorax mutations in fruit flies, suggest that the intended interpretation is "Dun", as in a sub-adult stage of a mayfly. Granted this is also fan interpretation, but there's more evidence for that then there is for it being stupid.
