Spectrier (Pokémon)

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Spectrier (Japanese: レイスポス Wraithpos) is a Legendary Pokémon introduced during Generation VIII, in The Crown Tundra.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Spectrier can be ridden by using the Reins of Unity to become .
==Biology==
Spectrier is an equine with black fur and a purple marking covering the right side of its face extending to the base of its ears. Its left eye is closed with thick, mauve-colored eyelashes. It has a wavy purple mane that transitions into mauve towards the tips, with the tips themselves being translucent. Its fringe and tail are completely mauve. It has slender legs marked with a purple sock pattern. Each of its purple hooves is detached from its legs at the , and the rear pair of the hooves are trailed by spectral mist.
As Spectrier desires isolation and silence, it tends to be active during the night where its energy is heightened. Its nocturnal habits resulted in it having weak eyesight, but its other four senses are keenly sharpened; this allows Spectrier to have an accurate sense of the terrain and location of living things. Its kicks are said to separate a soul from its body, and it can steal the life force of sleeping beings. It feeds on the ambient life-force it steals from others and will attack anyone who would try to disturb it.Spectrier | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Spectrier is known to be very proud and arrogant, preferring to serve individuals it deems the strongest. It once ruled over the Crown Tundra, lording over all the other Pokémon living there and terrorizing humans who intrude on its territory.Pokémon united by their bonds | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield This lasted until it was defeated and tamed by using the Reins of Unity. Spectrier has a fondness for carrots, particularly Shaderoot Carrots. It also loves Spectrier Treats made by Snacksworth, who once encountered it in the past.
When fused with Calyrex, Spectrier's speed becomes swift to the point it can run a thousand miles within a single day. The strength of Spectrier's spectral power also increases. By Shadow Rider Calyrex's psychic influence, Spectrier can create countless small will-o'-the-wisps. These wisps have the power to steal the opponent's life-force with burning heat. Calyrex can also transform the steed's spectral aura into a black mass. This mass is powerful enough to absorb the life-force and souls of any being's energy like a black hole.Shadow Rider Calyrex | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Spectrier is the only known Pokémon that can have as its Ability.
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* : The Crown Tundra: Spectrier is a major character and a boss in the DLC.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Spectrier debuted at the very end of PASS38. It is 's steed, which was lured out when the Peony exploration team grew a Shaderoot Carrot at the Old Cemetery and proceeded to attack Freezington's crop fields before Calyrex drove it away. After had succeeded in crafting the Reins of Unity, the exploration team followed Spectrier to the Crown Shrine. While an attack from a Gigantamax and threatened to disrupt the situation, Calyrex was able to use the Reins of Unity to tame Spectrier once more.
==In the TCG==
==Music==
This is a list of music associated with Spectrier in the Pokémon games.
Games	Location 	Song name 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	When battling Spectrier or	Battle! (Glastrier / Spectrier)	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
==Trivia==
* Spectrier's and stats are the reverse of 's.
* Spectrier and Glastrier are the only Pokémon introduced in the Crown Tundra that were not directly revealed to the public.
* Spectrier is the only pure Pokémon to not have an evolutionary relative.
===Origin===
Spectrier together with Glastrier may also be based on the , a horse-shaped nebula near the constellation . This would correspond to Calyrex possibly representing Orion itself (specifically , its brightest star), or , the "hare" constellation located right below Orion.
Both Spectrier and its counterpart 's relationship with Calyrex appears to be based on the legend of and the . Legend has it that Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland, is the only person to have ever ridden a Pooka, a mischievous faery in the form of a black horse. Brian tamed the Pooka by using a special bridle that contained three hairs from the Pooka's tail and successfully staying on its back through a wild ride. The king then forced the Pooka not to torment Christian people and to never attack an Irishman ever again. This is similar to how Calyrex, a Pokémon known as a king, can only ride its loyal steed, Glastrier or Spectrier, using the Reins of Unity woven in part from hairs from the steed's mane and had to prove itself by riding through the steed's bucking. It also relates to how, in taming this steed, Calyrex stopped the steed Pokémon from tormenting the people of the Crown Tundra. Spectrier in particular may take direct inspiration from the Pooka, being a black horse that mostly appears at night.
Spectrier appears to be based on the , an extinct horse breed that influenced the bloodline of modern s and s. The ectoplasm around its detached hooves may be a stylization of the of these horse breeds. Its tail shape without noticeable protusion may be a reference to , a common conformation found in heavy draft horses. Given its light weight and together with elaborate manes, it is more similar to the , a light draft horse breed favored in and that have also influenced the bloodline of Shire horses.
Spectrier may draw inspiration from legendary horses in , such as , a mare owned by King Arthur in the Welsh tale . Therefore, its ability to prey on the life energy of sleeping creatures may be a wordplay on 'mare', as both a and a female horse, though with different etymology, are spelt as 'mare' in modern English. It may also be based on , a black chariot horse owned by the hero in the of . It may also take inspiration from other s in Celtic and Nordic folklore, particularly in Manx folklore, where it is characterized with reversed hooves in modern renditions.
Alternatively, Spectrier may draw inspiration from the mythological , Spectrier representing the black horse of Famine given its roaming nature and purported ability to absorb life-force from living creatures, or the ashen horse of death, given its Ghost typing and draining of life. It may also be based on the black-colored knight chess piece. Together with Glastrier, it may also be partly inspired by plaques and horse effigies in Shinto shrines that pray for good harvest.
====Name origin====
Spectrier may be a combination of spectre and , a type of medieval war horse.
Wraithpos may be a combination of wraith, 霊 rei (spirit), and ἵππος híppos (Greek for horse) or horse.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Legendary Pokémon
* The Crown Tundra
* Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
* List of Pokémon with form differences
* Pokémon fusion
* Snacksworth
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Category:Legendary Pokémon
Category:Galar Legendary Pokémon
Category:Pokémon introduced in The Crown Tundra
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