Wo-Chien (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Along with {{p|Chien-Pao}}, {{p|Ting-Lu}}, and {{p|Chi-Yu}}, Wo-Chien is a member of the [[Treasures of Ruin]].

Like the other Treasures of Ruin, Wo-Chien's true form is the row of wooden writing tablets forming its shell, having been given life by the grudges of the person punished for writing the evil deeds of the former [[Paldea]]n Empire's king on them long ago — while its body is a form it has constructed using its control over plant matter. Wo-Chien is able to drain the life force of vegetations in a wide area around it, causing entire forests and fields to instantly become barren. It is known as the Tablets of Ruin.

Wo-Chien and the other Treasures of Ruin are the [[signature move|only known Pokémon]] capable of learning the move {{m|Ruination}}. Wo-Chien is also the [[Signature Ability|only known Pokémon]] that can have {{a|Tablets of Ruin}} as an [[Ability]].

 

 

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* Wo-Chien and the other [[Treasures of Ruin]] are the first Pokémon whose [[base stats]] were adjusted via a {{DL|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Version history|patch}} to the game.

* Wo-Chien is the only member of the Treasures of Ruin that was given life by a specific individual's emotion rather than the emotions of humanity in general.

Wo-Chien may be modeled after the {{wp|decollate snail}}, predatory land snails native to the Mediterranean whose shells are blunt and conical. Wo-Chien's shell is constructed from {{wp|Bamboo and wooden slips|slips}}, narrow strips of bamboo or wood used as writing media in China prior to the introduction of paper. Its Pokédex entry in Scarlet may be a reference to the idiom 罄竹難書 / 罄竹难书 ''qìng zhú nán shū'', referring to sins that have become so numerous that it is difficult to record them all on bamboo slips. It may also refer to the heroic deed of court chroniclers of {{wp|Qi (state)|Qi}} in the {{wp|Spring and Autumn Annals}}, where two brothers dedicated their lives to defend the integrity of the annals by recording the regicide of {{wp|Duke Zhuang II of Qi}} by usurper Cui Zhu.

 

Wo-Chien's National Pokédex number and the fact that its body is composed out of a medium for writing may allude to ''{{wp|One Thousand and One Nights}}'', a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales and stories often referred to as ''Arabian Nights'' in English. Certain stories in ''One Thousand and One Nights'' and other Arabic folktales, notably ''{{wp|Aladdin}}'', opens in China. In fact, China in this connotation usually only refers to a distant land in the East that differs from Arabia without actual cultural or historical contexts. This may also be the inspiration of the apparent Chinese theme and the in-game myths of the [[Treasures of Ruin]].

Its monstrosity along with its association with the writing of history may be inspired by the creature 檮杌 / 梼杌 ''Táowù'' of Chinese mythology. Originally considered to be one of the {{wp|Four Perils}} in ancient China, it shares its name with the now-lost chronicles of the state of {{wp|Chu (state)|Chu}}. Since the 16th century, ''Taowu'' has been reimagined as a prophetic monster that records the evil deeds committed by ancient rulers and punishes wrongdoers from its vision, similar to the tablets that created Wo-Chien and its ability to cause perils. Additionally, the other members of the Treasures of Ruin may also draw inspiration from the Four Perils.