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===History=== | ===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=== | ===List of ecologically similar Pokémon=== | ||
{| class="roundy" align=center style="text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{paldea color dark}}; background:#{{paldea color}}" cellpadding=5px | {| 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 | ! colspan="6" style="background:#{{paldea color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | Ecologically similar Pokémon | ||
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! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number| | ! 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}}" | Newer Pokémon | ||
! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" width="400px" | Ecology | ! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" width="400px" | Ecology | ||
! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number| | ! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|Pokédex number}} | ||
! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | Original | ! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" | Original counterpart | ||
! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" width="400px" | Ecology | ! style="background:#{{paldea color light}}" width="400px" | Ecology | ||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |- style="background:#FFF" | ||
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* '''Inspiration:''' {{wp|Mole (animal)|Mole}} | * '''Inspiration:''' {{wp|Mole (animal)|Mole}} | ||
* '''Habitat:''' Tunnels and caves under the earth, also resides in forests | * '''Habitat:''' Tunnels and caves under the earth, also resides in forests | ||
* '''Body:''' Thin skin, it is unknown what it looks like under the ground | * '''Body:''' Thin skin, it is unknown what it looks like under the ground | ||
* '''Diet:''' Plant roots | * '''Diet:''' Plant roots | ||
* '''Behavior:''' Toils and manures the soil perfectly and dislikes the sunlight | * '''Behavior:''' Toils and manures the soil perfectly and dislikes the sunlight | ||
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* '''Inspiration:''' {{wp|Mole (animal)|Mole}} | * '''Inspiration:''' {{wp|Mole (animal)|Mole}} | ||
* '''Habitat:''' Tunnels and caves under the earth, also forests | * '''Habitat:''' Tunnels and caves under the earth, also forests | ||
* '''Body:''' Triplets sharing one body, it is unknown what it looks like under the ground | * '''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 | * '''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 | * '''Behavior:''' Toils and manures the soil perfectly, burrows rapidly, causing earthquakes, and attacks unexpectedly on occasion | ||
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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|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}} | {{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]]''. | |||
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==Trivia== | ==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. | ** 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. | *** 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 | ** 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. | * 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. | * 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. | ** 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 | * 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=== | ===Origin=== | ||
While | 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== | ==In other languages== | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
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