Yamask (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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===Origin===
===Origin===
Yamask is based on an Egyptian {{wp|Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul|šwt}} holding a {{wp|death mask}}. Galarian Yamask holds a clay tablet based on Ingvar runestones instead.
Yamask is based on an Egyptian {{wp|Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul|šwt}} holding a {{wp|death mask}}. Galarian Yamask holds a clay tablet based on Ingvar runestones instead.
Yamask and [[Cofagrigus]]' {{a|Mummy}} [[Ability]], which passively turns other Pokémon into mummies that in turn transform other Pokémon into mummies, is a reference to the expression {{tt|ミイラ取りがミイラになる ''mīra-tori ga mīra ni naru''|The mummy-taker becomes the mummy.}}.


====Name origin====
====Name origin====
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