One thing to mention is it also seems based on the idea of a Mimic, a fantasy creature that disguises itself as objects (most often a treasure chest) as a trap for passers by

The design also seems inspired by the Gingerbread Man. Just look at its shape. It very much looks like a grey gingerbread man cookie. But more than that, it also plays into the lore provided by the reveal video. In Paldea, trainers have only ever caught Gimmighoul in its Chest form. That's because in its Roaming form, Gimmighoul runs away when approached. Trainers in Paldea very literally cannot catch them. So... "You can't catch me-I'm the Gingerbread Man".

Okay, so I like that the thumbnail is a reference to Chel's "The hip! The hip!" line, but it fr looks like Gimmighoul latched onto her thinking all her jewelry made her a gold coin and Chel is miserably attempting to pull him off

You can say that the thumbnail for this video is _golden._

I'm surprised it took 9 generations for us to finally get a proper Mimic Mon. Voltorb and Foongus filled a similar niche, but this is the first time we've seen something mimicking a treasure chest instead of a Pokeball. Plus the 999 thing could be a neat reference to how so many old school RPG's would cap money and other things at 999 due to quirks in how programming worked back then.

Gimmighoul is a very cute pokemon. Also, I never realized that the item finder was a dosing rod until now

Maybe Gimmighoul Roaming is why there are Meowth in Paldea. Since Meowth can learn Payday, they were brought to Paldea to lure the Roaming forms out into the open in order to be studied/caught.

I think there's a Spanish Ghost story called "Gold Coins" where a little girls and her maid see a ghost storing gold coins in the floor every night. So obviously they start to take the coins. One night the little girl gets trapped in the floor trying to get one of the coins she dropped. The maid wasn't able to get her out. So to this day you can still hear the haunting screams of the little girl trapped in the floor.

I actually did a sort of "explain the name" thing on its reveal trailer. Obviously there's the fact that its name sounds like "gimme gold" and "ghoul", but the "Gimmigh" part sounds like "Mimic", which are classic RPG enemies that pretend to be treasure chests before clamping their jaws onto you, and the Chest Form just straight up being a Mimic.

This might be me, but I can’t help but feel that they drew a little inspiration from the Obaryion, a Japanese yokai that small but very heavy; but if you manage to haul it all the way to your house, it turns into a mass of gold.

My first thought was "wait, we already have a classic mimic chest trope since Gen 1" and I believe that Gimmighoul is definitely inspired by classic mimicsa to some extent but there is so much more to this little fella.

A lot of people say Gimmighoul should be part steel type...but I think bug type would be better! It would really fit its look, and the chest works as a kind of "nest" or "shell". It's also a pun on "doddle-bugging"...or a reference to bugs eating a dead corpse >:)

I originally thought that gimmighoul was inspired by a wharf roach with its gray coloring and the treasure chest. Treasure chests happen to be buried on beaches which is where wharf roaches live

This guy is such a perfect little gremlin ghost boy. He might be my second favorite ever, behind only Sableye. I think I may have a type...

I think Gimmighoul is also inspired by mimics and Spanish Dubloons as well. The coins might be modeled on Spanish Dubloons, which were made of gold and often depicted as part of a pirate's treasure. Dubloons, Pieces of 8, Pieces of 9, and pieces of 12 are all gold coins, and their production was all done in the area the region takes place in; pieces of nine and pieces of eight were commonly made all over Europe, look up how they got their names, and you'll be pleasantly surprised. But Dubloons are special; they are a type of gold coin tied explicitly to Spain, which is why they are often referred to as Spanish Dubloons, along with the monikers of Gold Dubloons and just Dubloons. And on the subject of Eldarado, it is believed the myth actually spun out from a practice the Spanish explorers observed; they watched the act of Eldaraho, the "man of gold," which was actually just a holy man getting naked and covering his entire body in gold powder and dust then diving into a sacred lake to wash it all off and have the gold settle at the bottom of the lake. The Spanish were perplexed, and what they thought was justifiably angry, at the practice because they saw a whole mess of gold that was confirmed to be at the bottom of a lake but couldn't get to it because of how deep the water was. So eventually, the Spanish reasoned if there was a "Man of Gold," they must have gotten the idea from a city of Gold, which is where Eldarado comes in; eventually, it was said to be part of a set of 7 cities of gold; there's actually an old animated series called the Cities of Gold, I've only ever seen it's op, but it seems to have been made back in the 1970s or 1980s, but I don't have any idea where the animation studio that produced is/was situated, but I think it would be funny if a Spanish animation house made a cartoon on the concept of the Cities of Gold.

Just adding one piece to the list of "Spanish related to gold undead" in yugioh the Eldlich archetype is an army of undead conquistadors ruled by a lich created from a cursed golden kingdom that partially turns the undead horde into gold. The archetype was even referred to as "El Dorado" for a while

"Some of them posses others consensually." *shows Atem* I just got body slammed back in time.

Ghouls, or ghuleh originate in Middle Eastern lore. While most commonly associated with zombies in the modern day, other depictions involve them stealing gold from travelers. Gimmighoul is a gimmicky mimicky mimic ghoul, who says "gimme gold, lots of gold!" Lastly, that grey skin could reference that of a corpse

Its roaming form isn't obtainable in the mainline games. Which is great, because it more actively looks like a gingerbread man in that form, and as the saying goes, "You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"

You know I'm surprised that they didn't make it part Steel-Type. That'd kinda make sense by it silver appearance.

Okay, that's like the most inappropriate thumbnail you have done. And I love it.

I would add another layer in this: To me Gimmighoul looks like a little alien and its name sounds like "Gimme Gold". If we consider that "Alien" could be understood as "foreigner" its makes even more sense to the "conquistadores" part. And it's a meme here in Brazil to ask Portugal to give our gold back. So there are two sides of foreigners saing "Gimme Gold".

when you said return my coins, "return the slab" from courage poped in to my head

I think Gimmighoul's new evo can be part Steel due to the amount of coins in its chest.

Gimmigoul also sounds a lot like "give me gold"

the moment i got gholdengo it immediately became my favorite steel type and my second favorite ghost type. its fricking rad dudes 🤙

Can we talk about how fast this man is! Literally the next day he made a video from research and more research to editing and then posting it.

My grandfather is one of this persons that looked for underground water with those sticks and he was very famous when he was Young because he found a lot of places to dig wells for the people on our town. Love to see his "radiestesia" here.

i initially thought it was like a mimic from generic RPG tropes, but ya know, as a ghost that possesses a chest. and if it can reside inside of treasure chests, i wonder if it takes other kinds of chests or objects that carry treasure/valuable items? maybe a casket or a time capsule? maybe even someone’s wallet lol

Something I thought when seeing the trailer, in its roaming form it looks to be in the shape of the gingerbread man. And seeing as how no one in Paldea has caught one in its roaming form.... you can run as fast as you can, but you can't catch it... it's a gingerbread man. Also the idea of it being a D&D style mimic chest, and finally this one may just be coincidence, but it being a ghost type and having 999 coins could also be a tongue in cheek reference to the Haunted mansion. There's room for 1000.

Imagine if the Roaming form would evolve into a large ghoul with a sack filled with coins while the Chest form evolves into a sort of half body chest ghoul mimic

Interesting note about ghouls: while they're generally thought of in pop culture as some kind of undead, the original *ghul* of arabic mythology is actually a demon that feeds on corpses.

I'm always waiting the days after a reveal for your breakdown!

There's a folklore in Spain and Portugal that tells about a really really tiny kid that carries a gold coin for being noticed.

i am literally FUCKIN BRAINDEAD HOW DID I NOT NOTICE ITS THE REDDIT BOT

I love watching different people saying what they think are a Pokémon’s inspirations are, because grouping all the theories together just gives me de full picture, and even when it doesn’t, it’s as if I had a bigger view of what gave birth to this Pokémon and how much I should like it.

I think that it may be also based in the patufet a spanish folktale of a boy with the size of a grain of rice in a famous tale about him he goes to the market to buy something and everyone passing by just see a coin walking alone, some sites say that he always carries a coin to be easier to notice, others that to be easier to notice he uses a big (for his size) red barretina (a spanish hat) and sing, while I was writing I changed my mind and I don't think that is that related anymore, but I decided to post anyways

gimmighoul will probably have that one ability that picks up items constantly, the one that zigzagoon usually has

Anyone else notice that Lockstin's partaking in Movember? I'm so used to him not having a mustache.

One thing i noticed is that its coin looks very similar to bronzor: it has the eyes, the nose, the band around it, and the 6 little circle things. Idk it might just be me

Gods, I love the depth and breadth of your lore videos! I appreciate that you took some extra time and did the in depth research! Best lore channel 💙

The number 999 also can refer to the highest known purity of gold used in jewelry- approximately 999 parts per thousand, or around 99% pure gold bars.

I am honestly waiting for it to be like hunting the cells for Zygarde in Sun and Moon, I am absolutely betting on Gimmighoul having an evolution and I really want it to be a pirate treasure ghost. On the flipside, I was waiting for a mimic pokemon with a pirate chest, but Yamask already had a variant last gen, would be too much to have two back to back... Not gonna make me stop wanting it tho, a Yamask with a golden pendant would not look bad at all.

05:20 The mitzvah in this case is protecting the egyptian god cards from nefarious clutches.

there's also a secret society called Gimghoul which sounds and looks like gimmighoul. Probably unrelated but I think that's neat

I don't think it's much of a curse, more like a compelling command from Gimmighoul. I remember that one episode from Sun & Moon where kiawe touched the shovel of a sandyghast, and he began to dig up sand around the Pokémon. So, I'm thinking it's the same thing with Gimmighoul, where when you find a special coin that the Pokémon loves, you're compelled to find more. Especially since apparently it also gives you the ability to find said coins, only to give them to Gimmighoul.

Gimmighoul could also be Give me gold, and it sounds like ghoul so it fits perfectly

if you look at it's eyes, it looks like there are "C"s on the inside, and two lines between the eyes (covalent bond), diamonds are made of Carbon, which has the chemical symbol of C, so maybe it also references that, since diamonds go with gold.

Always excited when I see you've put up a video about a new mon!

I know someone said it referenced an old tale about a small child who sang a song to not get stepped on

I'm haven't been paying attention to Scarlet and Violet news, so I'm guessing they're replacing the item ball seen in previous games with a treasure chest. Doubtful though. Regardless, I could see a Gimmighoul regional variant that inhabits the item ball. Maybe Normal/Ghost

First thing I noticed, is when I first saw chest forme gimmegoul I thought "oh a mimic"

Gimmighoul also resembles a classic chest mimic from popular RPG's and fantasy, lures you in with the promise of gold but attacks instead

I don’t even have Reddit yet I love this Mini Mimic Masterpiece

What is there was a regional fairy type Gimmighoul that looks like gingerbread man? Instead of coins it could collect cookies and it's chest form could be one of those cute tinplate boxes. Maybe it could even be Delibird's pray since Santa likes to eat cookies and Delibirds is the Santa pokemon.

It's been super fun seeing this little fella in Pokémon GO, too!

So happy to see you digging into this Mimic Treasure Chest Pokemon's origins!!! ☺️

It's odd they specifically mentioned 999 in the reveal. I wonder if they need 999 coins to evolve. Or maybe, Gimmighoul is #999 in Nat dex? Since we are likely hitting 1000 Pokemon up to this point, I won't be surprised if the purposely made a Pokemon related to that number.

Is it possible that roaming form gimmighoul is partially inspired by the gingerbread man nursery rhyme? since it runs away and no one has ever caught it, and its body also vaguely resembles a gingerbread man shape

"return the slab" thats what 4:54 reminds me of XD

Whonestly one of my favorite gen 9 pokemon so far! Really love its design and its gimmick

This video helped me appreciate gimmighoul a little more. Thanks.

This is the most awaited moment in the fan base Thanks for existing the way you are

2:10 sableye’s design also reflects that cartoon trope

I mean when I first heard it's name I heard gimme gold

Fun theory: dowsing rods in pokemon are made from gimmighoul antennas

The amount of effort that goes into establishing lore for each and every Pokémon will never not impress me.

The Chell thumbnail did it for me. Good work, Lockstin, lol.

I wonder if there's any extraterrestrial influence in there too? Just thinking how the Go code names were things like "Invader", and it does have a little gray alien vibe. Who knows!

surprised you didn't bring up Mimics from classic RPG video games that usually take the form of chests and spring out to attack. maybe Gimmighoul attacks those to protect it's treasure since it can't run away in the Chest Form.

I really like the disgn of this gen mon, Gimmighoul is cute, and the fact his antinas are like a metal didactiers are so good

When I saw it, I immediately thought of the Keeper, from Binding of Isaac. The grey body with a huge head, the urge to gather coins, the coins for eyes just like Tainted Keeper

Ghost type best type! We always get the best Pokemon. And finally, they make a mimic pokemon and it’s a ghost type. Best type. Naturally I never thought about any of these things you mention, even though it seems so obvious. Pokemon once again packing a lot of ideas into its designs.

"The Road To El Dorado" is one of my absolute favorite children's animated movies of all time!

Really was hoping for a mimic pokemon

Pokemon are based off so many things at this point you could throw a dart at everything in every culture and there is a good chance it'll land on something a Pokemon is inspired from

“It all comes together” The flashbacks…

I don't know if it has any influence in but there is a famous (at list in eu ) play by Molière called L'Avare in french and is about a very greedy Man (avare means greedy ) plus there is an other play by Victor Hugo called Ruy Blas, it takes places in spain and one of the most famous adaption is a European co-production (involving spain) called " la folie des grandeurs" where the character of don sallute is played by Louis de Funès and has that greedy personna

I was also thinking of the dybbuk when I saw Gimmighoul for the first time.

I was thinking Gimmighoul was a Kodama, who's tree was made into a chest & became obsessed with treasure.

I love how it looks like gimmighoul is taking a bath on his gold coins like a scrooge mcduck or smt

Fun fact: El Dorado never actually existed. The Conquistadors just assumed that the people of South America were filthy rich because they used gold in sacrifices, decorations, and jewelry(they had a barter system, so gold was worthless to them). Spain tried for years to find it, but obviously never did. Also, Spain was so focused on gold that they thought Platinam, which we know is actually worth way more than gold, was worthless. They actually dumped all their platinum unto the sea because if this

I at very least expected it to be part steel when inside the chest

It's also Pokemon #999, with it's evolution (Gholdengo) being the big #1000. Hence the 999 coins and getting a solid gold Pokemon for such a significant milestone.

Thanks for the knowledge 😊

To add to the dowsing idea, one of the "gimmicks" as far as using/finding items was the Dowsing Machine in the Pokétch (4th Generation and HGSS). It didn't use the dowsing rods, obviously, but the idea was exactly the same, really. Just wanted to remind people of that fun little mini game. Edit: I initially forgot about Black and White with their dowsing rods on the bottom screen: the closest representation, physically, of dowsing rods in Pokemon games.

Of course Gimmighoul is one of those types of Gen 9's Treasure Hunting

Can’t wait for your analysis for its evolution’s name; Ethaurum. Seems like that’s a loaded one

Funny enough, dowsing rods can also be used to find spirits supposedly. If it points down, you found water. If it points up, then you walked into a spirit.

This is probably just a coincidence, but it also does have some resemblance to the Keeper from the Binding of Isaac

When the pixelated version was first shown I thought that it was based on mothman... With the antenna, glowing eyes and the coin behind it's body looked like wings.

4:40 I’ll be honest, by the standards of ghost stories, that’s a pretty mild curse. Like, that’s not even supernatural evil, that’s just telling those damned kids to move your rocking chair back into position after they finished pranking you

Bro, you used The Road to El Dorado in the video art? A man of culture I see!

I think the immi in gimmigoul also is like the imi like in mimic, because of it's chest look

"999" is also a common trope about salesmen and infomercials since so many products have a price tag with a lot of 9s in it. It's a simple psychological trick to make the buyer think the price is a lot lower than it actually is by taking advantage of the roll-over effect of our decimal system. 999 + 1 is 1000; an extra digit slot is added, making the number LOOK bigger in our minds because it takes more space to write down, but numerically it's no different than adding 1 to 998 to getting 999. Mathematically the increase is the same but because the pattern and spacial-mapping part of our brain tends to focus more on the number of digits than what those digits actually represent, we can be subconsciously fooled into thinking we're getting a great deal when we're not.

4:49 10/10 Tiny Tim impression

“It all comes together” ☀️👏🏻🌙

The first thing I thought of when I heard this ghost collects 999 coins was the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland/Disneyworld. The Ghost Host says: "we have nine hundred ninety-nine happy haunts here - but there's room for a thousand. Any volunteers?"

Am I the only one who thought of Gumby when I first saw Gimmighoul? It reminds me a lot of the Gingerbread Man from Shrek too. Or should I say... *_The Gingerdead Man._* _(Ba dum tss!)_

When I first watched the announcement video, it reminded me of a mimic, as it seemed to be a trap chest that was actually alive.