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 ===Origin===
-Dusknoir appears to be a ghostly {{wp|cyclops}}. A Japanese one-eyed mountain-dwelling creature named the {{wp|Gazu Hyakki Yakō|Yamawarawa}} may have been the inspiration for this Pokémon. Like Dusclops, due to its rotund shape and single eye, it may also be based on the {{wp|Chōchinobake|chōchin obake}}. The fact that it receives transmissions from the world of spirits may be based on paranormal explanations for {{wp|Electronic voice phenomenon#Paranormal explanations|electronic voice phenomena}}.
+Dusknoir appears to be a ghostly {{wp|cyclops}}. A Japanese one-eyed mountain-dwelling creature named the {{jwp|山童|Yamawarawa}} may have been the inspiration for this Pokémon. Like Dusclops, due to its rotund shape and single eye, it may also be based on the {{wp|Chōchinobake|chōchin obake}}. The fact that it receives transmissions from the world of spirits may be based on paranormal explanations for {{wp|Electronic voice phenomenon#Paranormal explanations|electronic voice phenomena}}.
 ====Name origin====
 Dusknoir is a combination of ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'' (French for ''black'').