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Dusknoir appears to be a ghostly {{wp|cyclops}}. A Japanese one-eyed mountain-dwelling creature named the {{wp|Gazu Hyakki Yakō|Yamawarawa}} may have been the inspiration for this Pokémon. | Dusknoir appears to be a ghostly {{wp|cyclops}}. A Japanese one-eyed mountain-dwelling creature named the {{wp|Gazu Hyakki Yakō|Yamawarawa}} may have been the inspiration for this Pokémon. | ||
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Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' | Dusknoir's name is derived from ''{{wp|dusk}}'' and ''{{wp|black|noir}}'', which is French for ''black''. | ||
''Yonoir'' is a combination of ''noir'' and 妖魔 yōma, meaning ''ghost'', or 夜 ''yo'' or ''yoru'', meaning ''night''. | ''Yonoir'' is a combination of ''noir'' and 妖魔 yōma, meaning ''ghost'', or 夜 ''yo'' or ''yoru'', meaning ''night''. | ||