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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Gourgeist appears to be based on | Gourgeist appears to be based on {{wp|gourd}}s, {{wp|pumpkin}}s, and modern {{wp|jack-o'-lantern}}s, decorations made out of carved pumpkins for {{wp|Halloween}}. Its multiple sizes may be a reference to the tradition of trying to grow the largest pumpkin for Halloween. Its upper body may also be based on the {{wp|candle}}s within jack-o'-lanterns themselves, with the curl being its wick and its hair-like extensions its dripping wax. It could also be viewed as a mere extension of the shape and the curl on top being its stem. The lower body's different color might also reference the tradition of decorating gourds with paint. Gourgeist's behavior of knocking on people's front doors before whisking them away, as described by its Pokédex entry in {{g|Shield}}, may reference the Halloween tradition of going door-to-door for {{wp|trick-or-treating}}. | ||
Gourgeist also has potential connections with the famous Japanese story, ''{{wp|Yotsuya Kaidan}}'', in which a woman transforms into a paper lantern {{wp|yōkai}} with long hair. | |||
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