Dustox (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Dustox is a {{wp|moth}}-like {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with two pairs of wings. It has a purple, egg-shaped body with a jagged fringe on its rear. Its tattered, green wings are wide and flat, forming a disc-shape around its body. They have red markings in the form of rings and streaks, a darker green line around the edges, and contain toxic dust. This Pokémon has two pairs of red, stubby legs and yellow, stylized compound eyes. There is a pair of fuzzy, yellow antennae on top of Dustox's head, which are smaller on the female.

These antennae are used to seek food. Dustox is nocturnal and is instinctively drawn to light. Dustox are known to be  active during sunset and the night. Swarms are attracted by the bright light of cities where they wreak havoc by stripping the leaves off roadside trees for food. Bonfires at night can also draw in Dustox swarms. Dustox are known to violently attack foes by unleashing toxic dust from the scales spread from its wings. These toxins are powerful enough to make even a pro wrestler sick. As a result, people from settlements often have a difficult time driving away any Dustox swarms. It lives in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon|forests}}.

Dustox seems to be based on the {{wp|Actias artemis|Japanese Luna Moth}} or {{wp|Actias gnoma|Japanese Moon Moth}} due to its green wings, nocturnal habits, and ability to learn {{m|Moonlight}}. Its {{type|Poison}} may be based on butterflies and moths that {{wp|Pyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestration|retain toxic chemicals}} in their bodies from the plants they consume as larva. Its {{Shiny}} colors resemble the {{wp|Antheraea yamamai|Japanese Silk Moth}}.

Dustox may be a combination of ''dust'' (referring to its powdery scales) and ''toxic''.

Dokucale may be a combination of 毒 ''doku'' (poison) or 毒蛾 ''dokuga'' (poisonous moth) and ''{{wp|scale (insect anatomy)|scale}}'' or ''gale'' (strong wind).

|ja= ドクケイル ''Dokucale''|jameaning=From {{tt|毒蛾 ''dokuga''|poisonous moth}}, ''scale'', and ''gale''

|fr=Papinox|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|papillon|butterfly}}'' and ''{{tt|nox|Latin for "night"}}''