Dhelmise (Pokémon)


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Dhelmise (Japanese: ダダリン Dadarin) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation VII.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology
Dhelmise is a Pokémon made up of an anchor and ship's wheel, held together by a mass of green seaweed. The anchor is a rusty brown color and mottled with blackish spots. The seaweed, which is Dhelmise's true body, partially envelops the thick, curved bottom of the anchor in a zigzag fashion, leaving empty spaces that look like sharp teeth. The seaweed continues upward to cover the anchor's entire thin shank, as well as what appears to be a round, nose-like hub on the top. The ship's wheel, colored lavender with yellow details, is affixed to the back of this hub by its center and able to rotate freely. The noticeably damaged wheel features six spokes and four yellow handles, as well as two lavender stubs where the other handles should be. A simple compass, resembling an eye, is set into a ring-shaped component on one side of the wheel; mirroring this is an identical ring on the opposite side, though nothing is set into it. Dhelmise preys on and  and coexists well with  and.

Dhelmise is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move.

Major appearances
Dhelmise debuted in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!, where it was protecting a Mystic Water that Kanoa was trying to get for Ida. It was eventually defeated by Lana's Popplio, who used.

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Trivia

 * Dhelmise is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 517.
 * In Generations and, an NPC in Slateport Market mentions that the seaweed in the area is so fresh and lively that it looks as if it could rear up and attack, a description which perfectly describes Dhelmise.

Origin
Dhelmise appears to be a cluster of holding together the  and  of a wrecked. It may also reference the idea of. The type of seaweed it is based on is possibly the , also known as "dead man's fingers". Dhelmise's concept as a seaweed-based monster is reminiscent of the works of, particularly his.

Name origin
Dhelmise may be a combination of demise and .

Dadarin may be a combination of 祟り tatari (cursed) and 舵輸 darin ( wheel).