Wyrdeer (Pokémon)

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Wyrdeer (Japanese: アヤシシ Ayashishi) is a dual-type introduced during Generation VIII, in .
In , it evolves from after using in the agile style at least 20 times.
==Biology==
Wyrdeer is a snow deer-like . Its body is mostly gray with white spots, as well as white fur on its lower legs, underside, round tail, eyebrows, and mane, the latter resembling a beard. Wyrdeer has large, golden antlers, the shape of which resembles radio antennae. Each of these antlers has one black orb near the base. Wyrdeer also has a brown nose and black cloven hooves, as well as two tufts of fur on the back of each lower leg.
Wyrdeer is well-beloved by the people in the Hisui region due to its highly prized fur, which provides excellent insulation from the cold and is used to make clothing. By using the orbs on its antlers, Wyrdeer can unleash psychic powers strong enough to distort space, and also create invisible barriers for protection. It also uses the antlers to lead herds and search for safe paths to travel.Wyrdeer | Pokémon Legends: Arceus Official Website Wyrdeer's sturdy legs allow it to gallop and dash across the land, and jump over any obstacle in its way. Wyrdeer is implied to be extinct in the present day, Stantler are said to be no longer capable of evolving into Wyrdeer and they're not known to be found anywhere.
A special Wyrdeer is also worshiped due to being descended from one of the ten ancient Pokémon who received a blessing from and serves as a . The people in Hisui use the Celestica Flute to call for his aid. He resides in the Obsidian Fieldlands, watched over by the warden Mai.
Wyrdeer and its pre-evolved form, Stantler, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Evolution===
Wyrdeer evolves from Stantler in Hisui.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Legends: Arceus: is a supporting character in the game. He's one of the , a descendant of the Wyrdeer that the Ancient hero befriended ages ago. He was beloved by the people of the Hisui region along with the other Rides and Noble Pokémon.
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
Due to the different way stats are calculated in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, exact minimum and maximum stats are not shown in this table.
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
====Minor appearances====
A Wyrdeer appeared in a fantasy in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1).
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Wyrdeer, along with and , are the first cross-generational Evolutions that evolve from the original form rather than the regional form to be introduced since in Generation VI.
** Coincidentally, their pre-Evolutions cannot evolve into them outside of their debut game. In Wyrdeer's case, this is due to 's Evolution method being removed.
** In addition, because both Ursaluna (through a different form) and Kleavor are obtainable in 's expansion, this makes Wyrdeer the only one of these Pokémon that is only available in Scarlet and Violet through transfer from Pokémon HOME, along with Ursaluna's original form, though they can be obtained with it's origin mark and possibly, the player's own trainer ID by transferring their pre-evolution to , evolving them there and returning it back.
* Wyrdeer shares many similarities with .
** They are both Pokémon.
** They both have as a Hidden Ability.
** They both are evolutions of Generation II Pokémon, those being Stantler for Wyrdeer and for Farigiraf respectively.
** They are both based on , with Wyrdeer being a and Farigiraf being a .
** They both debuted in games released in 2022, with Wyrdeer first appearing in and Farigiraf first appearing in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
===Origin===
Wyrdeer may be based on a , or the (called ユㇰ yuk by the native Ainu people), a subspecies of the native to (where Hisui is based on). Much like how Wyrdeer is treasured by Hisuian people because their fur makes for a useful clothing material, the Yezo sika deer is considered important to the indigenous of Hokkaido — they are hunted for their meat and hide, the latter of which is used to make clothing. Due to its white beard-like mane and eyebrows, it also resembles an elderly man or , though it may also reflect the beards of Ainu men; it may also be a reference to typical depictions of wizards. Its antlers resemble or .
====Name origin====
Wyrdeer may be a combination of ( concept roughly equivalent to fate or destiny), weird, and deer.
Ayashishi may be a combination of 怪しい ayashii (strange/weird) and 鹿威し (a Japanese device traditionally used to scare deer and other animals away from gardens), maybe also 知らせ shirase (omen/premonition).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ride Pokémon (Hisui)
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Pokémon with cross-generational Evolutions
Category:Pokémon introduced in Legends: Arceus
Category:Pokémon that appeared in the animated series before their game debut
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