Great Tusk (Pokémon)

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Great Tusk (Japanese: イダイナキバ Idainakiba) is a dual-type Paradox Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It is said to be either an ancient relative of or a counterpart of it from a parallel timeline. It also has a futuristic variant, .
==Biology==
Great Tusk is a large gray Pokémon. Its trunk, topside, and tail are covered in dark purple plates, with three rows of pinkish-red spikes on top. Similar pinkish-red accents form around its slanted yellow eyes, as well as on its body as spots. It also has tufts of pinkish-red fur around its legs. Its face has a jagged mouth and two large tusks that curl inward. Its dark purple ears are long, thin, and serrated, with red on the inside.
Great Tusk has a savage nature. The Scarlet Book, which named the creature, describes how it attacked the Area Zero Expedition team with its large body and tusks, fatally injuring one of the explorers in the process.(November 8, 2022). "The Scarlet Book and the Violet Book." Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Official Website An article from a September issue of magazine describes Great Tusk as a mysterious life-form resembling , albeit one with gigantic tusks, tough scales, and an aggressive disposition. Unlike its present-day and future relatives, Great Tusk is rarely seen curling up into a ball, but it was shown to be able to do it in the episode HZ080. There is an unproven theory that the Great Tusk is a living relic of the dinosaur era.
Great Tusk was the first Paradox Pokémon to be discovered 200 years ago in Area Zero by the Area Zero Expedition team and recorded by Heath in his Scarlet Book. According to AI Sada, Great Tusk is an ancient Pokémon related to Donphan. However, according to a Sada brought to the Crystal Pool by , Great Tusk is a counterpart of Donphan from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Great Tusk were brought to the depths of Area Zero by a time machine built by Professor Sada ten years ago.
At some point, one individual escaped Area Zero and consumed Herba Mystica. This Great Tusk became the Quaking Earth Titan, one of the Titan Pokémon found in Paldea. It mainly resides near a hidden cave in Asado Desert where it feeds on Sour Herba Mystica.
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Scarlet: Great Tusk, the Quaking Earth Titan is a minor character and a boss encounter in the games. It became a Titan Pokémon after consuming some Herba Mystica.
** The and Arven eventually found it in Asado Desert to find the Herba Mystica it guards and defeated it, forcing it to flee. After both took its Herba Mystica, Great Tusk became a normal-sized Pokémon once again. After this, it can be rematched in its original location, and will have the Titan Mark when captured.
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===Stats===
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===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Great Tusk debuted in HZ080, where it battled against Coral's and a wild .
====Minor appearances====
===Biri-Biri===
A Great Tusk, namely the Quaking Earth Titan, briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Great Tusk debuted in the Discover! The Quaking Earth Titan!!, alongside its counterpart, .
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Great Tusk.
** It is also the only ancient Paradox Pokémon with a unique type combination.
* Great Tusk was the only purple Pokémon introduced in the base game of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet prior to The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero.
* Great Tusk and can be considered counterparts of one another.
** Both appear to be relatives of .
** Both are the only Paradox Pokémon introduced prior to the 1.2.0 update not to be used by the AI Professors in their battles against the player.
** Both are encountered as the version exclusive Quaking Earth Titan.
** Both are the first non-Legendary Paradox Pokémon to be officially revealed and encountered.
** Both are the only Paradox Pokémon that can be caught outside of Area Zero.
** Both have a drawing and photo pictures in Scarlet Book/Violet Book.
* Great Tusk has the highest base and the lowest base stats of all Paradox Pokémon.
===Origin===
Great Tusk is based on . Its design may also be based on s or s, extinct relatives of elephants. Its spikes and tail are reminiscent of s. The combination of mammalian and reptilian traits may make Great Tusk be based on early , also called "proto-mammals" and incorrectly called "mammal-like reptiles" in the past.
====Name origin====
Great Tusk is literally great tusk.
Idainakiba can be taken literally as 偉大な牙 idai na kiba (great tusk).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Titan Pokémon
* Paradox Pokémon
* Scarlet Book
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Category:Ancient Pokémon
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