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===Origin===
===Origin===
Munkidori may be based on a {{wp|monkey}}.
Munkidori may be based on a {{wp|monkey}}, particularly the {{wp|Japanese macaque}}.


Munkidori, together with {{p|Ogerpon}}, {{p|Okidogi}}, and {{p|Fezandipiti}}, may reference the Japanese folktale of ''{{wp|Momotarō}}''. The tale relates the titular Momotarō, a boy born from inside a peach, who traveled alongside a talking dog, monkey, and pheasant to fight a band of ''{{wp|ōni}}'' (a Japanese folkloric creature commonly equated to ogres in translations).
Munkidori, together with {{p|Ogerpon}}, {{p|Okidogi}}, and {{p|Fezandipiti}}, may reference the Japanese folktale of ''{{wp|Momotarō}}''. The tale relates the titular Momotarō, a boy born from inside a peach, who traveled alongside a talking dog, monkey, and pheasant to fight a band of ''{{wp|ōni}}'' (a Japanese folkloric creature commonly equated to ogres in translations).