Spoink (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

* Despite Pokédex entries saying that it would die if it stopped bouncing, it has been seen not bouncing many times in the anime.

* Despite Pokédex entries saying that its pearl comes from a {{p|Clamperl}}, a {{Shiny}} Spoink's pearl is gray, but a Shiny Clamperl's pearl is gold.

The inspiration for Spoink may be the Biblical phrase {{wp|Pearls before swine|"...neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you"}} from {{wp|Gospel of Matthew|Matthew 7:6}}. The pearls were supposed to represent wisdom given to an audience who would not appreciate the teachings. Spoink and {{p|Grumpig}} appear to instead use those pearls of wisdom to enhance their psychic powers. Spoink might also be a literal interpretation of a spring pig (in pig farming, spring is the ideal season for birth). Having a spring instead of legs may be a reference to a {{wp|jack-in-the-box}}. Its affinity for underground mushrooms, as noted by its {{v2|Emerald}} Pokédex entry, is characteristic of a {{wp|truffle hog}}.