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Guzzlord's tongue moves in a wave-like motion. Illustrated by James Turner
Guzzlord is a massive, black Ultra Beast. Its main body is primarily spherical with a large, yellow mouth in the center. The top and bottom of the mouth are lined with two rows of teeth; the front row is yellow, while the rear row is black. In the second row of the upper jaw, two teeth curve out of the mouth similar to tusks. The inside of its mouth is a bright blue and its throat is lined with small spikes; its large black tongue is also lined with small spikes. Additional tongues resembling long arms with pincers protrude from its lower jaw even when its mouth is closed. Just above its mouth are two glowing, blue eyes with a yellow, diamond-shaped marking between them. Above each eye is a single, bat-like wing with yellow along the upper edge. There are other small bat-like wings down the sides of its body as well. On the underside of its body are three, fin-like projections that curve up towards its mouth.
Guzzlord's body is supported by a pair of thick legs, which have yellow zigzag markings across the knees and three claws each. On top of its body is a small, conical head with a second, smaller pair of glowing blue eyes. Four short horns with yellow tips form a ring around its head. On either side of its head is a larger, slightly curved horn also tipped in yellow. There is also a pair of arms on top of its body. Each arm has a hand with three yellow claws. A row of small spikes trails down its back and along its tail. The tail itself extends from the center of its back and resembles a medieval mace.
Guzzlord live in another world named Ultra Ruin, which is heavily implied to be an alternate Alola. Its body is said to feel like hard rubber. In order to eat, its tongue moves in a wave-like motion that pulls food towards its mouth.[1] There have been reports of it eating mountains and buildings whole. Guzzlord's diet consists of consuming objects, the ground, rivers, and even the seas itself.[2]. Wicke from the Aether Foundation describes Guzzlord's capabilities as such:
Its most distinctive feature is its limitless appetite. It feeds without pause every moment that it is awake. It uses the two large tongues that protrude from its mouth to catch and devour everything in its path, be it organic or inorganic matter. And while it eats such an inordinate amount, Guzzlord excreta has never been discovered. It is thought that it might fully convert the things that it eats into energy for it to use.
Wicke further claims that Guzzlord, like all Ultra Beasts, stores an energy within its body similar to the aura seen around Totem Pokémon.[3] This energy is called Z-Power.
Two Shiny Guzzlord, one of them giant, appeared in Z-Move Showdown!, where they emerged from different Ultra Wormholes at Manalo Stadium. However, both were defeated by the island kahunas with the help of the guardian deities.
Minor appearances
GOTCHA!
A Guzzlord briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
Guzzlord's English category, "Junkivore", may be a combination of junk and -vore (suffix used to identify organisms by their diet derived from the Latin word meaning "to devour"). The name can be taken to mean "an organism that feeds on junk".
Due to its habit of eating almost anything but not excreting anything out, Guzzlord may also be based on a black hole, and also possibly a personification of gluttony. As such, its white Shiny color could be a reference to white holes. Additionally, the general shape resembles an European dragon with the pincers of a crab, while the spiny, mace-shaped tail is similar to prehistoric creatures such as the Ankylosaurus and Glyptodon.
Name origin
Guzzlord may be a combination of guzzle (to eat or drink in a greedy manner) and lord.
Akuziking is a combination of 悪 aku (bad, evil) and king.[6] It may also involve 悪事 akuji (evil deed, crime) or 悪食 akujiki (consumption of repulsive things).
In other languages
Language
Title
Meaning
Japanese
アクジキング Akuziking
From 悪 aku and king, possibly also 悪事 akuji or 悪食 akujiki
↑Wicke, Pokémon Sun and Moon:"When the UBs pass through the Ultra Wormhole, they are bathed in a great deal of this energy and likely store it within their bodies."
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