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 holding a Reaper Cloth.

Biology
Dusclops has a roundish gray body with two stubby legs. Its body is hollow and can absorb anything much like a. It has a single red eye and three tooth-like projections. It has two wispy, light gray growths coming out of its shoulders and one on top of its head. Its light gray hands appear to be directly attached to its body. It will wave these hands to hypnotize opponents, and then force them to do as it wills. Dusclops usually lives in.

Major appearances
Dusclops debuted in Jirachi: Wish Maker. It was one of the Pokémon that Butler used to perform in his magic show. He also used it to send blasting off and later to force  to open its Eye of Truth.

Timmy Grimm has owned a Dusclops since it was a Duskull. It easily defeated Drew's Roselia in Disaster of Disguise. 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.

A Dusclops appeared in PK15. It was one of the residents of a spooky house.

used his Dusclops against at the Battle Pyramid in Gathering the Gang of Four and Pace - The Final Frontier!. Dusclops proved to be quite powerful, being able to defeat before being taken down by.

Minor appearances
A Dusclops appeared in Who's Flying Now? as one of the Pokémon featured in the Fortree City Feather Festival.

A Dusclops appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A 's Dusclops appeared in Team Shocker!, where it was participating in the Performance Stage of the.

Pokédex entries

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In Pokémon Generations
A Dusclops appeared in The Scoop, where it was shown working at TV Mauville.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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 joins 's team in As Luck Would Have It, Kirlia. It had been illegally added to the and Emerald determined that he came from Mt. Pyre. He calmed him and took him following the fight at the Artisan Cave.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Mitsumi's Dusclops appeared in a flashback in Clash! Hareta vs. Mitsumi!!.

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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Game locations

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In side games

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Trivia

 * Dusclops can be seen as a parallel to . Both are Generation III Ghost-type Pokémon that evolve from their pre-evolutions at level 37. Both also have the same base stat total. Wild Dusclops are exclusive to Ruby, while wild Banette are exclusive to Sapphire.

Origin
Dusclops seems to be based on the, a humanoid cyclops-like ghost. It also has similarities with the, which are one-eyed haunted paper lanterns, and.

Name origin
Dusclops may be a combination of ' and '.

Samayouru may be a combination of 彷徨う samayou (to wander about) and 夜 yoru.

Related articles

 * Emerald's Dusclops