Dusclops (Pokémon)

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Dusclops (Japanese: サマヨール Samayouru) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from starting at level 37 and evolves into when traded while holding a Reaper Cloth.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
==Biology==
Dusclops is a with a roundish gray body with two stubby legs. Its body is hollow and wrapped in bandages. It has a single red eye and three tooth-like projections. The red eye is said to be the true form of Dusclops, but no one has yet to see this claim. It has two wispy, light gray growths coming out of its shoulders and one on top of its head. Its light gray hands are almost always depicted as being directly attached to its body, though in PK15 and in several panels of Pokémon Adventures they can be seen floating independently.
Its body can absorb anything much like a , pulling through the gaps between the bandages and wrapping it. It is unknown what happens when something is absorbed in Dusclops, as nothing ever comes back out. It will wave its hands and eyes to hypnotize opponents and then force them to do as it desires. Dusclops preys on drifting s, sucking them into its body. It usually lives in and is generally active during nighttime.
===Evolution===
Dusclops evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Dusclops has its own mini-game on the Sapphire Table, which can be accessed the first time the three Poké Balls in the middle of the table are lit up. Dusclops will not appear until 20 have been hit. After that, Dusclops must be hit five times to win. However, it will suck up the ball for a brief period if attacked from the front so it must be hit from behind or while it is moving.
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===Held items===
In , Dusclops can only be found in the .
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===Stats===
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===Evolution data===
Dusclops evolves from starting at level 37 and evolves into when traded while holding a Reaper Cloth. In , Dusclops evolves into Dusknoir when exposed to a Reaper Cloth.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Dusclops debuted in Jirachi: Wish Maker, under the ownership of Butler. It was used for a magic act during the Millennium Festival. When crashed the show and attempted to steal and Butler's other Pokémon, he used Dusclops to send the trio blasting off. Butler later used it to force to open its Eye of Truth.
Dusclops made its animated series debut in Disaster of Disguise, under the ownership of Timmy Grimm, who has owned it since it was a Duskull. It easily defeated Drew's Roselia. It was then used in the in Disguise Da Limit, where it faced off against May's Skitty in the Battle Stage and lost. Timmy's father, Tommy, also used a Dusclops when he was a himself, as seen in a flashback in Disaster of Disguise.
In PK15, a Dusclops was living in a spooky house.
In Gathering the Gang of Four and Pace - The Final Frontier!, used a Dusclops against at the Battle Pyramid. Dusclops proved to be quite powerful, being able to defeat before being taken down by .
In A Chilling Curse!, Team Rocket received two from the Rocket Prize Master. They were used to battle a , only to be defeated when Gengar received assistance from Pikachu.
====Minor appearances====
In Who's Flying Now?, a Dusclops was featured in the Fortree City Feather Festival.
A Dusclops appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
In Team Shocker!, a 's Dusclops competed in the Performance Stage of the .
Hamber's Dusknoir appeared as Dusclops in a photo in HZ074.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Scoop, a Dusclops was working at TV Mauville.
===GOTCHA!===
A Dusclops briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Phoebe.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Much like his animated series counterpart, Timmy Grimm owns a Dusclops. It appeared in A Mysterious Masked Man Appears!.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS===
A Dusclops appeared in PMHGSS04.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Dreadful Dealing with Dusclops, a Dusclops was seen in 's attempt to scale the Sky Pillar to be accepted into Norman's tutelage. It nearly sucked up both Wally and the he rescued, but the Pokémon evolved and defeated it with a .
A Dusclops belonging to the appeared in Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise.
A Dusclops appeared at the Battle Pike in As Luck Would Have It, Kirlia and Moving Past Milotic. Later, he developed an interest in and followed him to the Artisan Cave, where he joined his team. According to Emerald, Dusclops came from Mt. Pyre.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Mitsumi's Dusclops appeared in a flashback in Clash! Hareta vs. Mitsumi!!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Dusclops can be seen as a parallel to . Both are Generation III Pokémon that evolve from their pre-evolved forms at level 37. Both also have the same base stat total. Wild Dusclops are exclusive to , while wild Banette are exclusive to Pokémon Sapphire.
===Origin===
Dusclops seems to be based on the , a humanoid, -like . It also has similarities with the — which are one-eyed haunted paper lanterns — and .
====Name origin====
Dusclops may be a combination of dusk and .
Samayouru may be a combination of 彷徨う samayou (to wander about) and 夜 yoru (night).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Emerald's Dusclops
==External links==
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Category:Pokémon with cross-generational Evolutions
Category:Pokémon that evolve through trading
Category:Pokémon that evolve through held items
Category:Pokémon that evolve by trading with a held item
Category:Pokémon that evolve by trading holding Reaper Cloth
Category:Pokémon whose EV yield changed
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