Ponta Ponta is the spirit form and " Number " Guardian of " " in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . He was Girag ' s partner in his past life . Design . Appearance . Ponta is a Tanuki ( ) with a black tail , hands , legs and eyes . He has 6 white whiskers and a red nose , the characteristics that appear on a person who is being possessed by Ponta . Unlike the other " Number " Guardians , Ponta is ethereal . After Ponta was revived , he gained a physical form . Voice / Mannerisms . Ponta has a habit of ending his sentences with " - da pon " . Abilities . Ponta is capable of body - swapping with other people . When he does so , the person gains his whiskers and red nose . He can also switch his spirit with that of another person , placing their spirit into the body that he was previously occupying . He is also capable of transforming into other people , using this ability to transform into Souhachi Kiraku ( the past - life incarnation of Girag ) and acted as a body - double for him during battles and wars . Biography . History . Years ago , Ponta was a pet and best friend of Kiraku . Ponta was a stray tanuki until Kiraku adopted him . He helped him in battles , acting as a body - double for him during battles and wars . After Kiraku learned that the vassals were not happy with him sharing the spoils of his victories with the peasants , he was forced to part ways with Ponta , knowing that he would lose his next battle . Ponta felt betrayed as a result . Unlike the other " Number " Guardian s , Ponta was not killed in the past , but instead passed away in grief ( states indirectly as " followed Kiraku into the Great Beyond " in the English Dub ) , with his spirit instead being sealed in a statue of Kiraku . Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL II . Mythyrian Numbers War . Many years later , Ponta was reawakened as a result of excavation near the Duel Sanctuary , which turned up a statue of Girag ' s past life , in which Ponta was sealed . When Girag approached the statue , Ponta emerged , possessing Girag ' s body . In his subsequent Duel with Yuma , Ponta attempted to manipulate the course of the game to his advantage by using his body - swapping powers when Yuma ' s first turn started , in order to place Yuma in Girag ' s body whilst he took over Yuma ' s . Ponta proceeded to waste Yuma ' s hand on a series of bad moves before switching back , nearly winning the Duel had it not been for a Trap Yuma had Set before the switch . Ultimately , despite the handicap , Yuma managed to defeat Ponta . After the Duel , Girag recalled his past life with Ponta ; he left him behind because he knew that he would lose his next battle . After this , Girag devoured Ponta , saying that he tricked him . He left for the Barian World , with Ponta ' s spirit still in his body . Barian Emperor Onslaught . When Alito Xyz Summon ed " " , Ponta burst out of Girag ' s stomach and agreed to help Alito restore Girag ' s true past life memories . Then , when Girag ' s and Alito ' s souls were to be absorbed by Vector , Ponta appeared yet again and told Girag that he would never leave his side ever again . Afterwards , Ponta faded away and his soul , along with Girag ' s and Alito ' s , were absorbed by Vector . Ponta was revived after Yuma and Astral ' s Duel . He was seen on Girag ' s shoulder at Heartland Academy . He also joined Girag , Yuma and his friends on their journey to the Astral World to help Astral . Deck . Ponta uses a " Raccoon " Deck focused on swarm tactics , centered on " " .