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It is not known to [[Evolution|evolve]] into or from any other Pokémon. | It is not known to [[Evolution|evolve]] into or from any other Pokémon. | ||
Along with {{p|Chien-Pao}}, {{p|Ting-Lu}}, and {{p|Chi-Yu}}, Wo-Chien is a member of the [[ | Along with {{p|Chien-Pao}}, {{p|Ting-Lu}}, and {{p|Chi-Yu}}, Wo-Chien is a member of the [[treasures of ruin]]. | ||
==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
Wo-Chien is a snail-like Pokémon comprising a dark-green mossy form covered in dead green and yellow leaves. Two pairs of long, curling vines form its eyestalks, which contain eyes with green eyelids, orange sclerae, and pale greenish pupils. A long row of wooden tablets curled around its backside forms its shell. Wooden tablets were once used as a writing medium in the East during ancient times, although the inscriptions written on the particular set forming Wo-Chien's shell have become too faded to be read. | Wo-Chien is a snail-like Pokémon comprising a dark-green mossy form covered in dead green and yellow leaves. Two pairs of long, curling vines form its eyestalks, which contain eyes with green eyelids, orange sclerae, and pale greenish pupils. A long row of wooden tablets curled around its backside forms its shell. Wooden tablets were once used as a writing medium in the East during ancient times, although the inscriptions written on the particular set forming Wo-Chien's shell have become too faded to be read. | ||
Like the other | 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 a 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 | 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]]. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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|attack=186 | |attack=186 | ||
|defense=242 | |defense=242 | ||
|fast= | |fast={{m|Snarl}}, {{m|Magical Leaf}} | ||
|special= | |special={{m|Dark Pulse}}, {{m|Grass Knot}}, {{m|Leaf Storm}} | ||
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===Evolution data=== | ===Evolution data=== | ||
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{{Evobox-1 | {{Evobox-1 | ||
|type1=Dark | |type1=Dark | ||
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|type1-1=Dark | |type1-1=Dark | ||
|type2-1=Grass}} | |type2-1=Grass}} | ||
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===Sprites=== | ===Sprites=== | ||
{{Spritebox/Header|type=dark|type2=grass}} | {{Spritebox/Header|type=dark|type2=grass}} | ||
{{Spritebox/NA|gen=IX}} | {{Spritebox/NA|gen=IX}} | ||
{{Spritebox/9|ndex=1001}} | <!--{{Spritebox/9|ndex=1001}}--> | ||
{{Spritebox/HOME|ndex=1001}} | {{Spritebox/HOME|ndex=1001}} | ||
{{Spritebox/Footer|1001|Wo-Chien}} | {{Spritebox/Footer|1001|Wo-Chien}} | ||
==In the anime== | |||
===Major appearances=== | |||
===Minor appearances=== | |||
==In the manga== | |||
==In the TCG== | |||
{{main|Wo-Chien (TCG)}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Wo-Chien has the highest base {{stat|Special Defense}} stat of all {{type|Dark}} and {{type|Grass}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. | * Wo-Chien has the highest base {{stat|Special Defense}} stat of all {{type|Dark}} and {{type|Grass}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. | ||
* Wo-Chien and the other [[ | * 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 | * 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's in-game model has 92 tablets in total. In one of its animations, the tablets spiral out from under the plants that are comprised by its body, and all 92 can be seen at the peak of this animation. | * Wo-Chien's in-game model has 92 tablets in total. In one of its animations, the tablets spiral out from under the plants that are comprised by its body, and all 92 can be seen at the peak of this animation. | ||
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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 [[wiktionary:罄竹難書|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 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 [[wiktionary:罄竹難書|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 and the other | Wo-Chien and the other treasures of ruin may be based on the {{wp|Four Perils}} of Chinese mythology. Specifically, Wo-Chien may be based on 檮杌 / 梼杌 ''Táowù'', a creature that 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. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
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|zh_cmn=古簡蝸 / 古简蜗 ''Gǔjiǎnguā / Gǔjiǎnwō''|zh_cmnmeaning=From {{tt|古 ''gǔ''|ancient}}, {{tt|簡 / 简 ''jiǎn''|bamboo slips}}, and {{tt|蝸牛 / 蜗牛 ''guāniú / wōniú''|snail}} | |zh_cmn=古簡蝸 / 古简蜗 ''Gǔjiǎnguā / Gǔjiǎnwō''|zh_cmnmeaning=From {{tt|古 ''gǔ''|ancient}}, {{tt|簡 / 简 ''jiǎn''|bamboo slips}}, and {{tt|蝸牛 / 蜗牛 ''guāniú / wōniú''|snail}} | ||
|zh_yue=古簡蝸 ''Gúgáanwō''|zh_yuemeaning=From {{tt|古 ''gú''|ancient}}, {{tt|簡 ''gáan''|bamboo slips}}, and {{tt|蝸牛 ''wō'ngàuh''|snail}} | |zh_yue=古簡蝸 ''Gúgáanwō''|zh_yuemeaning=From {{tt|古 ''gú''|ancient}}, {{tt|簡 ''gáan''|bamboo slips}}, and {{tt|蝸牛 ''wō'ngàuh''|snail}} | ||
|hi=वोचिएन ''Wochien''|himeaning=Transcription of English name | |||
|th=ฉงเจี่ยน ''Chongchian''|thmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name | |th=ฉงเจี่ยน ''Chongchian''|thmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name | ||
}} | }} | ||