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-[[File:HOME Sticker Dugtrio Wugtrio.png|250px|thumb|{{p|Dugtrio}} and its convergent counterpart {{p|Wugtrio}}.]]
+[[File:HOME Sticker Dugtrio Wugtrio.png|250px|thumb|{{p|Dugtrio}} and its ecologically similar counterpart, {{p|Wugtrio}}]]
 Certain {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are described as '''ecologically similar'''<ref name=SVsite>[https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon/poltchageist/ Poltchageist — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website]</ref> (Japanese: '''生態は似ている'''<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/sv_dlc/ja/pokemon/230822_01/ チャデス｜『ポケットモンスター スカーレット・バイオレット ゼロの秘宝』公式サイト]</ref> ''ecologically similar'') to previously discovered species, but are otherwise completely different Pokémon. This concept was first introduced in [[Generation IX]].
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 ===History===
-These Pokémon were first identified by the World Pokémon Ecological Society after the discovery of Wiglett during a survey.<ref name=WPES/> Wiglett was initially mistaken as a possible [[Paldean form]] of {{p|Diglett}} before it was decided that it was a different species entirely and the similarities were merely coincidental.
+These Pokémon were first identified by the World Pokémon Ecological Society after the discovery of {{p|Wiglett}} during a survey.<ref name=WPES/> Wiglett was initially mistaken as a possible [[Paldean form]] of {{p|Diglett}} before it was decided that it was a different species entirely and the similarities were merely coincidental.
 ===List of ecologically similar Pokémon===
 {| class="roundy" align=center style="text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background:#{{paldea color}}" cellpadding=5px
-! colspan="6" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | Ecologically Similar Pokémon
+! colspan="6" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | Ecologically similar Pokémon
 |-
-! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|Ndex}}
+! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|Pokédex number}}
 ! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | Newer Pokémon
 ! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" width="400px" | Ecology
-! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|Ndex}}
+! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|Pokédex number}}
-! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | Original Counterpart
+! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | Original counterpart
 ! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" width="400px" | Ecology
 |- style="background:#FFF"
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 * '''Inspiration:''' {{wp|Mole (animal)|Mole}}
 * '''Habitat:''' Tunnels and caves under the earth, also resides in forests
-* '''Body:''' Thin skin, it is unknown what it looks like under the ground, but likely has clawed limbs
+* '''Body:''' Thin skin, it is unknown what it looks like under the ground
 * '''Diet:''' Plant roots
 * '''Behavior:''' Toils and manures the soil perfectly and dislikes the sunlight
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 * '''Inspiration:''' {{wp|Mole (animal)|Mole}}
 * '''Habitat:''' Tunnels and caves under the earth, also forests
-* '''Body:''' Triplets sharing one body, it is unknown what it looks like under the ground, but likely has clawed limbs
+* '''Body:''' Triplets sharing one body, it is unknown what it looks like under the ground
 * '''Diet:''' Each head fights over who gets to eat first
 * '''Behavior:''' Toils and manures the soil perfectly, burrows rapidly, causing earthquakes, and attacks unexpectedly on occasion
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-! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0948Toedscool.png|70px]]<br>{{p|Toedscool}}
+! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:Menu HOME 0948.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Toedscool}}
 | style="text-align: left" | '''Pokédex entry from {{g|Violet}}:'''
 * ''Though it looks like {{p|Tentacool}}, Toedscool is a completely different species. Its legs may be thin, but it can run at a speed of 30 mph.''
 |-
-! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0960Wiglett.png|70px]]<br>{{p|Wiglett}}
+! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:Menu HOME 0960.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Wiglett}}
 | style="text-align: left" | '''Pokédex entry from {{g|Violet}}:'''
 * ''Though it looks like {{p|Diglett}}, Wiglett is an entirely different species. The resemblance seems to be a coincidental result of environmental adaptation.''
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 * ''This Pokémon that lives on the beach or in the sea of the Paldea region would be Wiglett. Although they appeared to be the Paldean Form of Diglett, we've learned that they live and eat differently as if they are entirely different Pokémon. According to the research, it is said that it is a coincidence that they have similar bodies, as they both burrow in the ground and the sand.''
 '''Official {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} website:'''<ref>[https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon/wiglett/ Wiglett — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website]</ref>
 * ''It’s said that Wiglett’s resemblance to Diglett might be a mere coincidence—a result of its adaptation to its environment.''
 * ''Though It May Closely Resemble Diglett, It’s a Completely Different Pokémon: It may look like Diglett, but it’s actually a completely different species of Pokémon. Wiglett pokes a part of its body out of the sand to feed in the ocean. It’s still unclear what the rest of its body hidden in the sand is like or how long it might be.''
 |-
-! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0961Wugtrio.png|70px]]<br>{{p|Wugtrio}}
+! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:Menu HOME 0961.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Wugtrio}}
 | style="text-align: left" | '''Pokédex entry from {{g|Violet}}:'''
 * ''A variety of fish Pokémon, Wugtrio was once considered to be a regional form of {{p|Dugtrio}}.''
 |-
-! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:1012Poltchageist.png|70px]]<br>{{p|Poltchageist}}
+! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:Menu HOME 1012.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Poltchageist}}
 | style="text-align: left" | '''Pokédex entry from {{g|Violet}}:'''
 * ''Poltchageist looks like a regional form of {{p|Sinistea}}, but it was recently discovered that the two Pokémon are entirely unrelated.''
 '''Official {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} website:'''<ref name=SVsite/>
 * ''It may resemble {{p|Sinistea}} at a glance, but Poltchageist is actually an entirely different species of Pokémon.''
 * ''Though Ecologically Similar to Sinistea, It’s a Completely Different Pokémon: Poltchageist has a swirl pattern similar to the one that’s known to be Sinistea’s weak point. However, one thing that sets these species apart is that Poltchageist’s swirl is not its weak point. After a target is sprinkled with some of Poltchageist’s powdery body or eats food dusted with it, Poltchageist drains their life-force and absorbs it as energy.''
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 {{groupstats/6|paldea|0948|Toedscool|ground|40|40|35|50|100|70|0949|Toedscruel|ground|80|70|65|80|120|100|0960|Wiglett|water|10|55|25|35|25|95|0961|Wugtrio|water|35|100|50|50|70|120|1012|Poltchageist|grass|40|45|45|74|54|50|1013|Sinistcha|grass|71|60|106|121|80|70}}
 {{groupstats/6|kanto|0072|Tentacool|water|40|40|35|50|100|70|0073|Tentacruel|water|80|70|65|80|120|100|0050|Diglett|ground|10|55|25|35|45|95|0051|Dugtrio|ground|35|100|50|50|70|120|0854|Sinistea|ghost|40|45|45|74|54|50|0855|Polteageist|ghost|60|65|65|134|114|70}}
+==In the anime==
+[[File:Wiglett anime.png|thumb|250px|Wiglett in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
+===Main series===
+Two Wiglett made their anime debut under the ownership of two different {{pkmn|Trainer}}s each in ''[[HZ016|Quaxly, We Can Do It]]''.
+Toedscruel made its main series debut in [[HZ031]]. It reappeared in [[HZ032]].
+A {{pkmn2|wild}} Wiglett appeared in [[HZ042]].
+A Wiglett appeared in [[HZ043]], under the ownership of a {{OBP|old man|HZ043}}.
+===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
+Three wild Wiglett appeared in ''[[PPW04|Breathe Together]]''.
+{{-}}
 ==Trivia==
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 ** The {{p|Poltchageist}} and {{p|Sinistea}} families are the only ecologically similar Pokémon that share a [[type]] and the only ones to share [[Egg Group]]s with each other.
 *** Additionally, they are the only ones which are named after the inverse of their counterparts, with Poltchageist's evolved form Sinistcha being named after {{p|Polteageist}}'s unevolved form {{p|Sinistea}}, and vice versa.
-** The {{p|Toedscool}} and {{p|Tentacool}} lines are the only ecologically similar Pokémon where the original counterparts were unavailable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet until [[The Indigo Disk]]
+** Before [[The Indigo Disk]], the {{p|Toedscool}} and {{p|Tentacool}} lines were the only ecologically similar Pokémon where the original counterparts were unavailable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
 * In the code of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Toedscool and {{p|Toedscruel}} are referred to as "OKAKINGU" (''hill king'', from Koiking, {{p|Magikarp}}'s Japanese name) and "OKAGYARADOSU" (''hill {{p|Gyarados}}''), respectively, suggesting that they may have replaced a scrapped evolution line based on Magikarp and Gyarados.
 * The newer Pokémon of each ecologically similar pairing always has a type that is strong against the original counterpart's typing. For example, the Water type of Wiglett's line is strong against Diglett's line, which is Ground type.
 ** This is true for Poltchageist's line as well, despite sharing a type with their counterparts, since Ghost-type moves are super effective against Ghost-type Pokémon.
+* The Pokédex entries for the {{rf|Galarian}} [[legendary birds]] imply that their similarities to the Kantonian legendary birds is a coincidence, and that they are actually completely different Pokémon that were given the same names based on their physical appearance. Despite this, they are still categorized as the same species.
 ===Origin===
-While these Pokémon are officially described as "ecologically similar",<ref name=SVsite/> it may be more accurate to describe them as "morphologically similar", as while they have similar physical characteristics, many of them occupy very different ecological niches. The concept resembles {{wp|convergent evolution}} and {{wp|parallel evolution}} in {{wp|evolution|evolutionary biology}}, both of which can lead to separate organisms independently developing similar or identical characteristics and body plans.
+While {{p|Poltchageist}} and {{p|Sinistea}} are described as "ecologically similar",<ref name=SVsite/> it may be more accurate to describe the pairs of similar Pokémon in this group as "morphologically similar", as while they have similar physical characteristics, many of them occupy very different ecological niches. The concept resembles {{wp|convergent evolution}} and {{wp|parallel evolution}} in {{wp|evolution|evolutionary biology}}, both of which can lead to separate organisms independently developing similar or identical characteristics and body plans.
 ==In other languages==
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