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With large sickle-like claws and a name derived from weasel, Sneasel is based upon the Yokai ‘Kamaitachi’. This weasel-looking creature is the embodiment of cold wind; when people in snowy mountains would get sharp cuts or pains from the cold winds it was said to be the Kamaitachi and its claws. This could also explain Sneasel’s Dark/Ice typing, as well as the fact it learns the movies Icy Wind and Fury Swipes.

Also sometimes called Kazakama (Wind Sickle), they are renowned for cutting off the skin painlessly causing black blood to ooze out, but the victim only notices the wounds when it’s too late — the only protection from them offered being to hold an old calendar. Natch.

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This Ghostly ‘mon has a hood reminiscent of the Grim Reaper and appears as a floating head, with its single red eye flitting between the two empty sockets. This is based upon the Yokai, Chõchin-obake, a spirit that possesses inanimate objects and was known to possess paper lanterns in particular. While the lantern was made from bamboo, paper or silk, the Yokai were described as having one eye and a long tongue protruding from an open mouth.

These malevolent spirits were more known for surprising humans and children while scaring them, often cackling or rolling their tongues at people. Duskull’s Pokédex entry in Pokémon Black & White reads:

It loves the crying of children. It startles bad kids by passing through walls and making them cry.

The evolution Dusclops resembles the striped pattern seen on a lantern much more closely than Duskull, but also draws inspiration from ancient Egyptian mummies and the Japanese cyclops ghost known as Hitotsume-kozō.

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While both Vulpix and Nintales take inspiration from the idea of the Kitsune, the wise fox spirit that can shapeshift among other powers, it’s Ninetales who takes the most direct inspiration.

According to folklore, Kitsune grow additional tales as they grow older and wiser, with nine being the total they can achieve. As they grow more powerful, they can transform into human forms, or even a spirit, which may explain why Vulpix and Ninetales can also learn Ghost-type moves.

The legend of Kitsune is common in Japanese and Chinese mythology, with stories including them being man-eaters and even symbols of peace.

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