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Spritzee is a pink avian Pokémon with a white beak that takes up most of its face, reminiscent of a doctor's mask. It has orange eyes with long lashes that lay near the beak. It has a large, curly tuft of feathers on top of its head, as well as two small, pink wings. Its feet are light purple, and appear to curl up into its body during flight. The scent it emits, which can vary depending on its diet, enraptures those who smell it.
Spritzee seems to be based both on a bird, sharing some traits with hummingbirds and a possible coloration reference to flamingos, as well as a perfume bottle's squeeze bulb. The shape of its beak is also reminiscent of parrots, more specifically Major Mitchell's cockatoo, which is pink and has a frilly feather crest while mature female has red eyes. Given the round white area on its face it may also draw inspiration from traditional carnival masks used in central and southern parts of Europe, and masks worn at masquerade balls. Its fluffy body may be based on powder puffs or other cosmetics applicators. Its perfumes and avian qualities and origins may mean that Spritzee and Aromatisse could have possibly been based on plague doctors, who used various perfumes held in bird-like masks to drown out the scent of the plague and deceased.
Name origin
Spritzee is from spritz (a spray of liquid) and Fee (German for fairy).
Shushupu may be from プシュー pushū (onomatopoeia for spraying).
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