Dusclops

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Dusclops
National Duskull - Dusclops (#356) - Tropius Hoenn Duskull - Dusclops (#149) - Tropius
Japanese name	サマヨール (Samayouru)
Stage	Stage 1
Evolves from	Duskull
Evolves to	Yonowahru (from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl onwards)
Generation	Third
Species	Beckon Pokémon
Type	Ghost
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight	67.5 lb (30.6 kg)
Ability	Pressure

The fictional Pokémon Dusclops (サマヨール Samayouru in Japanese, Teraclope in French, Zwirrklop in German) is a Pokémon from the advanced generation (Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire) of Pokémon games. It is Pokémon #356 in the National Pokédex.

Dusclops' name is derived from dusk, meaning night (and relating it to Duskull) , or dust, referring to its mummy-like form, and Cyclops, a mythical Greek monster with a single eye.

1 Biology
2 In the video games
3 In the animé
4 In other properties
- 4.1 In the card game
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biology

Dusclops resembles 2 classic mythical/fictional monsters: the Cyclops and the Mummy. Dusclops has one eye, the most notable characteristic of the Cyclops. It's "skin" resembles the wrapping of cloth which the Mummy is covered in. The way Dusclops walks, with its hands outstretched (as though it were trying to grab a victim) and its feet stomping is also reminiscent of both the Cyclops and the Mummy. Dusclops also bears slight resemblances to a chochinobake, a Japanese ghost.

Dusclops is said to be like a black hole: it absorbs matter into its body, through its mouth, never releasing the matter. What happens to the absorbed matter is unknown; it is possible that the matter is turned into energy to be used by Dusclops, or that the matter is taken to another dimension. Other theories suggest that inside Dusclops' body is a spectral ball of fire, similar to that of a Will-o-Wisp attack. This theory cannot be proved or disproved. However, if this were true, it would likely be the source of energy for Dusclops' Will-o-Wisp attack.

Dusclops also possesses the gift of hypnosis; it can control other conscious beings. It sways the victim into hypnosis by waving its hands and gazing into the victim's eyes.

[edit] In the video games

Dusclops evolves from Duskull at level 37. Dusclops can also be obtained in the Sky Pillar in Pokémon Ruby.

Dusclops has very high Defense and Special Defense stats, its Pressure trait, which doubles the PP usage of an opponent's move, makes it an ideal sponge. This is very unusual for ghost types, most of which tend to focus more on Special Attack and Speed (such as Gengar, or Misdreavus). It has low Hit Points (HP), however, so putting HP EVs on it is advisable. However, this is all the better for using in conjunction with Pain Split. Still, it makes for an effective sponge. It's best to put in a little bit of speed EVs to outspeed Pokemon such as Snorlax. The rest should be put in either defense or special defense, depending on your preference and/or what your team needs. A good set to use on Dusclops is Pain Split (which it learns as an egg move), Will-o-Wisp, Taunt, and Seismic Toss OR Pain Split, Will-o-wisp, Shadow Ball and Focus Punch. Seismic Toss is good for consistent damage which hits everything but ghost types and Pain Split is to replenish a lot of health from such high-HP Pokemon like Blissey and Snorlax, while Will-o-Wisp is used to counter physical attackers and Taunt is used to stop stat-boosters.

Dusclops can be considered the statistical counterpart to Banette in that it sacrifices speed and offense for defense, whereas Banette sacrifices speed and defense for offense,

Dusclops can now evolve to Yonowahru through the use of an item called the Spirit World Cloth in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Dusclops is one of several other older pokemon to get new evolutions in these games.

[edit] In the animé

Dusclops first appears in the episode The Disaster of Disguise. In this episode, a kid named Timmy, who goes by the alias "The Phantom Masked Coordinator," wears a Dusclops mask to disguise his identity from his mother, who doesn't want Timmy to get involved with Pokemon. He battles trainers with a Dusclops of his own and eventually his mother comes to support him in his final match against May.

Timmy and his Dusclops appear once more in the next episode, Disguise Da Limit!. Dusclops is entered into a Pokémon Contest, battling Jessie of Team Rocket and defeating her. Timmy and Dusclops make it into the finals, battling against May and her Skitty. Eventually, May and Skitty triumph in the end. It also briefly appeared in Jirachi Wish Maker trained by Butler.

It was also used by Frontier Brain Brandon against Ash, defeating his Charizard.

[edit] In other properties

[edit] In the card game

Dusclops first appears in the EX: Sandstorm set of the Pokémon TCG. This card has the potential to be very powerful; the Judgement attack can knock-out the Defending Pokémon if 2 coin-flips both return heads, and the attack Random Curse allows the user to put a total of 5 damage counters on all Defending Pokémon in any way that the user wishes, nullifying the effects of weakness and resistance. Dusclops also appears as an EX card in EX: Emerald.

[edit] References

The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5