Mienshao (Pokémon)

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Mienshao (Japanese: コジョンド Kojondo) is a introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from starting at level 50.
==Biology==
Mienshao is a white, long-bodied with a small head and small, triangular ears. Its forehead has a purple spot adorning it as well as a yellow one on its snout. It possesses a pair of long, yellow-tipped whiskers which have split ends. Its arms are almost completely covered by a large amount of fur that is tipped in purple and split at the end, resembling long sleeves. Its torso has one purple ring of fur around its midsection. It also has purple fur on the bottom section of the torso, which resembles pants, and its bottom paws are clawed. It has a long, skinny tail that, like its paw fur, is tipped purple and split at its end. Mienshao is respectful and is usually seen training with its Trainer.
When facing a truly challenging opponent, Mienshao will bite off the fur from its arms to make itself lighter. Its arm fur is used as a weapon in battle and acts like a battle whip. Before it attacks, it lets out a bizarre wail. It then creates combination attacks that are difficult to see and overwhelmingly unstoppable, and slowly stores up power for a finishing blow. When using its blinding speed, Mienshao can crush massive boulders into tiny pieces. A New Perspective demonstrates that Mienshao can extend the fur on its arms at will and stretch it far enough to tie its opponents.
===Evolution===
Mienshao evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Held items===
===Stats===
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Mienshao debuted in Search for the Clubultimate!, under the ownership of Delbert. He used it in the first round of the Clubsplosion tournament; its opponent was Montgomery's , who was able to defeat Mienshao with a combination of and .
In Evolution by Fire!, Kylan used a Mienshao in a Double Battle against Shamus's and . It was partnered with , but both were defeated.
In Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, a Mienshao was a test specimen of Colress's. It was forced to fight , and was eventually released from Colress' control when stole his data.
In Smashing with Sketch!, Ikari's Mienshao competed in a Poké Ping Pong rematch against Ilima and his , but it was defeated.
In A Festival Reunion!, 's Mienfoo was revealed to have evolved into Mienshao. She used it in her World Coronation Series battle against , where went up against his and and lost to the latter.
====Minor appearances====
A Mienshao appeared in a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A Mienshao appeared in The Gathering of Stars, under the ownership of Mustard. He used it in a brief battle against Leon and his .
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Mienshao appeared in Big City Battles, under the ownership of one of Castelia City's residents.
Marshal has a Mienshao that fought Alder's in Unraveling Mysteries.
===Pokémon RéBURST===
A Mienshao appears as the Burst form of Shin.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Mienshao was designed by Megumi Mizutani.Creator profile on Megumi Mizutani in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Collection, p. 178: "She was in charge of the design for Mienshao and Pancham, among other Pokémon, as well as the design of and official illustrations for Gym Leaders, Pokémon Trainers, and other human characters." (archive)
===Origin===
According to Ken Sugimori, Mienshao and were created after the game planners requested for Pokémon based on animals, since most pre-existing Fighting-type Pokémon had been humanoid in appearance. Based on this, Mienshao was designed after an and a user of ,Nintendo Dream Vol. 205, May 2011 (Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translation by Dr. Lava) perhaps specifically . It also seems to draw inspiration from . The fur on its arms also resembles the shuixiu (水袖) or "water sleeves", which are long, white, flowing sleeves used by performers of s to express the emotions of their character. Some stereotypical representations of Chinese martial artists also depict them wearing large and loose s, often with the sleeves covering their hands.
====Name origin====
Mienshao may be a combination of ermine and .
Kojondo may be a combination of オコジョ okojo (ermine) and 道 dō (teachings, path), commonly used in the name of many East Asian martial arts (such as or )
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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