The Pokemon Inspiration You've NEVER Heard of!

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3 ай бұрын

Pokemon Sun and Moon have hidden a yokai inspiration with Alolan Sandslash that NO ONE has discovered in the last 8 years! Time to fix that!
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@rayin9467 2 ай бұрын

Seeing Goomba and Glitzdakka together makes me realize that they're both mushrooms. Your entire brand is built on fungi.

@Amia_the_Smol 2 ай бұрын

He does seem to be a fun guy, now that you mention it...

@AdamYJ 2 ай бұрын

There's a whole lot of mycelium underneath the surface of these videos.

@High-LordHarza 2 ай бұрын

Decay exists as an extant form of life

@NintendoSegaGuys 2 ай бұрын

Does that mean if he made Pokémon avatar it would be a parasect or murelull with a goatee?

@themostinteresting99 2 ай бұрын

@@NintendoSegaGuysGaijin would probably be a shiny breloom with a ninja scarf

@exceedcharge1 2 ай бұрын

“Has anyone seen the grater?” “It has to be somewhere, it didn’t just grow legs and walk away”.

@DirectorOfChaos9292 2 ай бұрын

There are multiple object yokai, another one is an unused/old futon

@BenersantheBread 2 ай бұрын

@@DirectorOfChaos9292 I mean to my understanding of the topic any object can become a tsukumogami, especially through disuse and abandonment.

@Mariodash23 2 ай бұрын

@@BenersantheBread Is there a pony jar Yokai...?

@nerdicusdorkum2923 2 ай бұрын

I would not be surprised if a lot of fae, yokai, spirits, etc where invented just to explain the phenomena of loosing random stuff.

@BenersantheBread 2 ай бұрын

@@nerdicusdorkum2923 I mean, that's the gist of pretty much every myth. They exist either to explain something people didn't understand or to scare people away from dangerous places.

@joebobjon1127 2 ай бұрын

I think Ninja Peach in Showtime might be a good Which Ninja, kind of. Her being an accurate ninja is probably a forgone conclusion, but instead of a direct comparison to historical ninja, you could compare her to real world theatrical depictions of ninja. That might be interesting to discuss.

@AnaxErik4ever 2 ай бұрын

I am dying for a Princess Peach Showtime which ninja discussion too. Have been since I saw Ninja Peach in action.

@MrByakkoneko 24 күн бұрын

Amen

@TaylorOnyx123 2 ай бұрын

A nice lil throwback to the old days, I hope you're doing alright tho Gaijin. Stay strong and know the fans have your back.

@MythrilZenith 2 ай бұрын

Hold on, it's been 8 years since Sun & Moon? Don't mind me I'm just checking for grey hairs...

@jlan7844 2 ай бұрын

I played Pokemon Red/Blue when it first came out, so what does that make me? A fossil?

@jimmyjeff1777 Ай бұрын

@@jlan7844yes

@warrirornunluv801 2 ай бұрын

INTO THE GAIJIN GOOMBAVERSE!

@MrSailing101 2 ай бұрын

Zoroark Is a Kabuki Kitsune, and Hisuian Zoroark is based on ONE kitsune in particular.

@Fey_Yoshida 2 ай бұрын

She’s Freeeeeeeee from the stone

@thejestor9378 2 ай бұрын

@@Fey_Yoshida Blue Exorcist just straight up putting her in the story was something to behold.

@Fey_Yoshida 2 ай бұрын

@@thejestor9378 Fate out right make reference to it in one of their events I believe

@TheOnlyTherazan 2 ай бұрын

Opening up a video about the Alolan Sandslash and yokai, I never expected to see an Ork call a Goomba a (rotting) 'shroom, but here we are!

@greengem9132 2 ай бұрын

0:12 its definitely brief but danm the nostalgia is kicking in

@solidskullz5736 2 ай бұрын

Wow I had no idea that alola sandslash of all Pokemon had a yokai inspiration. I am aware of the inspiration for other pokemon liek dunesparce, but I had never heard of this one

@Wolfs0n 2 ай бұрын

All the puns involved with this one must have been really Grating to some

@brawlmasterjoelstudios 2 ай бұрын

They were all grinding on my sanity

@calvinmcneil9824 2 ай бұрын

That pun was grate

@dragonmaster613 2 ай бұрын

3:12 one, Kanto Sandshrew evolves by Level, Alolan by Ice Stone. Two YOU ZONGIN GIT, YOU SHOW A CLIP THAT SHOWS THAT VERY THING!

@kylepeters8690 2 ай бұрын

not meant as anything against gaijin himself, but it's kind of fun to just have little G taking front again

@Ph0mega 2 ай бұрын

Seeing the Which Ninja, Culture Shock, and Game Exchange sets back to back makes me feel old (especially the last one) Thank you for the 10+ years of content! Don't think i would have pulled off my trip to Japan last year without it!

@gamerkingdom1442 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been wondering were did they get the idea of ALOLAN SANSLASH. It even explains why it’s ICE/STEEL!!

@MrSkabrus 2 ай бұрын

I think the latest episodes of One piece can make a fine episode of yokai hunters

@LordVanOskuro 2 ай бұрын

You mean chapters I'm assuming?

@NintendoSegaGuys 2 ай бұрын

We never got a part 2 to that Wano video.

@jeremygallardo3136 2 ай бұрын

One thing I noticed but held my tongue back with the Ogerpon video (and something I'm not sure if anyone else notice) is, design wise, Ogerpon is also some sort of Japanese coat rack based on her body shape and how her inner legs are flat and flushes together perfectly. New discoverery in an old topic are like a open world map in a video game (especially with some recent releases). You may think that you scoured the map a hundred times, and yet there's still a chance of stumbling into something undiscovered.

@ZombieBarioth 2 ай бұрын

Kinda reminds me of that old gag where a coat on a rack would look like a monster. She also looks like a pumpkin-headed scarecrow. I could be a mix of both seeing as typically old well-worn clothes would be used to make them, and a coat rack would make for a perfect body. Maybe the mask is what brought them to life, Frosty the snowman style.

@justinn8541 2 ай бұрын

I never would have thought about it, but there are crazier things that I've heard of.

@Masamune84 2 ай бұрын

See this is one of the many reasons why I sub to this channel, great solid research with a noticeable level of passion behind it. Good stuff GimGam!

@monroerobbins7551 2 ай бұрын

YOKAI HUNTERS, YAY!!!! :) also, I like the mini cinematic that y’all are setting up :) I wanna make fanart of this.

@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478 2 ай бұрын

2:06-2:17 The animation on that was incredibly epic. Excellent work

@lord_boneman 2 ай бұрын

While it feels like a bit of a stretch, this is what I like so much about Yokai Hunters and your videos in general. Never gonna know what you’ll learn about.

@AzureKnight2 2 ай бұрын

Pokemon is one of those things I've fallen in and out of love with since it came out. I'll be super into it for a couple years, not touch it for years at a time, then rinse and repeat. Best to take a break from Pokemon if you're not into it these days. You never know, your passion for it just might come back all on its own one day.

@actionhero2328 2 ай бұрын

I loved this! Alolan Sandshrew and Sandslash are some of my favorite Pokémon so I love them getting some proper attention, but also it’s so cool how these yokai inspirations that are really neat and I haven’t heard of before have been mostly hidden for so long. I appreciate this video

@etepmaximus5886 2 ай бұрын

Good to see a throwback style episode! That said, Alolan Sandshrew kinda has an igloo vibe with the head sticking out of the entrance tunnel and the rest of said igloo covering the back.

@NintendoSegaGuys 2 ай бұрын

Alolan sandslash is one of my favorite alolan pokemon, I'm happy to know it has more thought put into it beyond it's claws being used like mountain climbing hooks.

@KingNerdius 2 ай бұрын

We’re so back

@heyindiegamer7831 2 ай бұрын

Glad to see MontyGlu was able to provide some Alolan Sandslash footage from her Pokemon Violet game!

@midknighthuargo2670 2 ай бұрын

As someone whose favorite pokemon from a design standpoint, as far as I can remember, is Sandslash, I was not expecting this intriguing connection, nor was I expected all the wordplay that led to it

@CaptainB00 2 ай бұрын

The research y'all do is mind blowing, a pokemon that a lot of people would never thought would have yokai connection is awesome.

@dudeguyrockfan 2 ай бұрын

to add alolan sandslash's bent claws are heavily similar to climbing picks a traversing tool. fits with the yokai traveling to the mountains.

@MysticMylesZ 2 ай бұрын

I like the meta comedy intro 2:43 always tought it was kameitachi

@AnaxErik4ever 2 ай бұрын

Yay, another Pokémon Yokai connections video. Makes me wonder though when/if we will see Ninja Peach on Which Ninja? And what about WAY EARLY animated depictions of Yokai? I am speaking of short films from the 1920s, including one where an old woodcutter comes upon a circle of tengu in the forest and ultimately wins their favor?

@xientau9028 2 ай бұрын

A very interesting theory. My first thoughts when I saw Alolan Sandslash was "Sonic the Hedgehog", so it's interesting to see what other things the designers may have taken inspirations from.

@xAreuto 2 ай бұрын

Holy crap, it's wild too see that you're still making making videos, I think it's almost 13 years since I've last watched your videos. I used to watch a ton of your videos back then. I appreciate the dedication!

@dejaypage1575 2 ай бұрын

I legit want Goombah and Shagga to do a collab vid together. I think they’d get along great XD

@NinjoXEnlightened 2 ай бұрын

Wow! It's so nice to see you revisiting old topics again as well as new dude! :)

@naxujdark 2 ай бұрын

Man, I love this video! I'm also happy that little G is back!

@LordBloodySoul 2 ай бұрын

Dude! That's amazing! Now I have to look back on all these games! :O

@powersurge_beast 2 ай бұрын

.....8 years? God I feel old. Great video!

@Random2 2 ай бұрын

^_^ nostalgy attacks! I remember how I fell in love with your content when you were only showing up as the little guy. Thanks for this one!

@Daniel_Coffman 2 ай бұрын

Alolan Sandslash really is full of really cool connections. I do thank you for pointing all of this out! Overall, a grate video! And, of course, given that I love puns and this connection is full of them, I had to make puns here, too, lol.

@girl1213 2 ай бұрын

Pokemon: *makes a pun* Papyrus: SAAAAANS!

@travisbeechraft8507 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking about my favorite Pokémon!

@Emerald_Bandit 2 ай бұрын

Loved the video man! Gotta admit I'd never heard of the Yata-arashi before today ^_^

@timwoods2852 2 ай бұрын

Glad to see you're finding a footing with Pokemon again. You sounded pretty burnt out on them in (I think) the Gyarados one.

@madnessarcade7447 2 ай бұрын

He keeps saying he is but he also is saying he wants to do more He can’t have it both ways He is coming off indecisive he needs to pick a lane

@user-hs1xb9tv6e 2 ай бұрын

Ha, now thats genuinely suprising. I always thogut it was just Sandlash but arctic, but you might be on something. And all of that just because of puns.

@DirectorOfChaos9292 2 ай бұрын

Steel type

@WelcomeHorizons 2 ай бұрын

Oh, wow. Congratulations on figuring all of this stuff out. Well done!

@DarknessGuard 2 ай бұрын

That one Yama-Arashi artwork made me think "The Imprisoned" from Zelda Skyward Sword. Which is also funny on other levels but I'll let people think for themselves if they can make the connections. Makes it much more enjoyable.

@RedUmbre 2 ай бұрын

I think somebody accidentally ripped his vocal chords to shreds doing the orc voice. Gaijin Goombah sounds like he smokes 3 packs a day in this video lol

@allenhiu8205 2 ай бұрын

God i love yokai + Pokemon lore… more analyses like this please! Do them ALL

@Leostar-Regalius 2 ай бұрын

0:12 holy hell that brings back memories

@lourdeswhitener9713 2 ай бұрын

You guys should do an episode on Peach’s transformations in Princess Peach Showtime. Lots of cultural references! Plus the ninja one is very accurate, using actual tactics you’ve talked about.

@darkwolfoflight6753 2 ай бұрын

I always just took it as instead of the hot and sandy ground type, Alolan Sandshrew/slash got ice/steel from a frozen tundra being frozen hard like steel, but this makes a lot of sense and adds a nice amount of layers to them.

@danielstokes2127 2 ай бұрын

One of the reasons I still play Pokémon to this day is because of these deep lore inspirations that surprise both me and everyone else!

@SableGear 2 ай бұрын

Amazing find! Always cool to learn about new yokai when these come out. I know the connection is pretty direct but people may not know much about the origin; would you consider doing a spot on Cramorant and Japanese cormorant fishermen?

@gabrielaluizasilveiraduart9171 2 ай бұрын

Yokai hunters is finally backkkkk!!!!

@Rixec2 2 ай бұрын

Very fascinating. It is amazing how many small things slip between the cracks.

@SKy_the_Thunder 2 ай бұрын

If it wasn't for the steel type I'd call this a big stretch. Especially the porcupine connections. I've never seen Sandslash as anything other than a pangolin with a _slight_ anime twist. I'm half convinced the concept for the form came first. They were looking at the oldest Pokémon to make them interesting again - especially how they could give them new and unexpected new typings with a palette swap. "What if instead of rock-like scales Sandslash had ones made from ice?" That would have turned this pure Ground type into either a pure Ice or dual Ice/Ground type. But then someone noticed the design reminded them a bit of a metal grater and they remembered the yokai - which they used as an argument to give it Steel as a secondary typing. Gen8 had a serious lack of Steel types after all. Outside of Legendaries and Ultra Beasts, the only ones are the Pika-clone and two evo lines of the regional variants...

@evodolka 2 ай бұрын

know what, this has inspired me to draw this Yokai, never heard of it before and it gives me fun ideas

@DBoy2029 2 ай бұрын

I think I also remember Tengu Man in Mega Man 8 shouts "Yama-arashi" when he sends out his ball-of-wind attack. Anyway, sweet video here.

@Danielace49 2 ай бұрын

Great video as always, can't wait for assassin's creed shadows contet 😄

@richardwilliams9130 2 ай бұрын

You know, this video makes me want to see a video about Bombirdier, especially considering the classic tale of babies being carried by storks.

@171QA 2 ай бұрын

Sharp cold winds coming from a cheese grater demon makes sense to me.

@denisevnbrdw 2 ай бұрын

Love it! This is so awesome. 😮🎉

@StormBlackwell 2 ай бұрын

Grate opening gag. Loved it. :)

@kupaakaleo137 2 ай бұрын

Speaking of unrealized connections, I've been researching why some pokémon gained the fairy-type a while back and I may have found a connection between Azumarill & the Hare of Inaba as well as some subtle physical design inspirations for the Tapu guardians (they all might be kinda a stretch tho)

@kirinkirisake8719 2 ай бұрын

that's cool since sandslash is one of my favorite gen one pokemon along side ninetales and mewtwo. i also just love yokai especially kitsune, yuki onna, oni and the kirin and i run the mayakashi deck and have their rivals the shiranui deck as well not to mention i like tamamo even if she's a naughty fox.

@vustvaleo8068 2 ай бұрын

the kitchen grater who climbs mountains, Gordon Ramsay would be proud.

@frostgem8013 2 ай бұрын

Never thought I'd see my favorite ice type get some rep

@komodrasteel8019 2 ай бұрын

Yokai Bounty Hunt Time

@elYIiLy 2 ай бұрын

i shall eagerly await the rat talk

@zachwolf7545 2 ай бұрын

i hadn't a clue, and sandshrew and sandslash are my fave pokemon!

@someguycalledgoober155 2 ай бұрын

Sandslash is my favorite Pokemon, favorite Ground type even. Alolan Sandslash is my favorite Ice type and Steel type Pokemon.

@Leo_Noved 2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah, I love both versions of Sandshrew and Sandslash.

@level20art50 2 ай бұрын

I was just thinking last night "It's been a minute since Gaijin posted, I hope he posts soon"

@davidhigdon794 2 ай бұрын

I might have to try building a character who is a Yama-Oroshi in Pathfinder when the Tsukumogami Heritage is released in August.

@poppyfrancis7338 2 ай бұрын

I really want you to look into the ghost types of Paldea, particularly Gholdengo. Its name is very similar to wendigo I wonder if that has much relevance to it beyond the fact that you need 1000 gimmighoul coins, which you can only get by defeating chest form Gimmighoul or scaring roaming form Gimmighoul

@ImaginatorJoren 2 ай бұрын

I still call them Snowshrew and Snowslash. Big missed opportunity there, GameFreak.

@nickjayyoung7662 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this video. I have to ask, would you be willing to examine the demons/monsters from the Shin Megami Tensei and/or Persona game series (both by Atlus) for the inspirations?

@NachtKaiser666 2 ай бұрын

Yama-Oroshi will always remind me of the giant bear in Yakuza 5 😅 But now knowing the connection, I get why they named it that.

@WarmLillie 2 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie for much as I love Alola, Alola Sandslash puzzles me. I have Snowy and makes sense kitsune could come in many different types A cheesegreder never thought, but is so punny. Instead of quick tailsman, I will use pokeball.

@DracoAsh 2 ай бұрын

Totally amazing!

@ScarletRebel96 2 ай бұрын

Always a good day to learn about Yokai

@digunder14 2 ай бұрын

wonder if glitzdakka or some variation of him will cameo in that warhammer video if it does get made someday?

@alexixeno4223 2 ай бұрын

That's just Pun-tastic.

@gwyndolinds-en8yt 2 ай бұрын

Maybe the connection with wind comes from the character/kanji for Orochi having the radical part meaning wind- 風?

@swordman37 2 ай бұрын

Medcham is directly inspired by shaolin monks and the buddha.

@dychrisshandonsmith1242 2 ай бұрын

Keep it up on your work and this video and channel I love this video and channel Thanks you for your video and channel I love Pokemon all franchise

@WeirdedOutShiba 2 ай бұрын

Hope there's more Digimon videos soon

@KrakatonMain 2 ай бұрын

It's funny; I named my Alolan Sandslash in my Sun team "Yuki", simply for it being a name meaning "snow". Funny that I just so happened to give her a Japanese name. I also didn't realize her quills were made of metal and *coated* with ice. I was kinda button-mashing through Sun a lot just bc... you know. Everything takes forever in the game. But I'm happy to know a bit more about her origins now. Also, I wonder if this explains why Alolan Sandshrew can learn Leech Life via TM in SM, but Kantonian Sandshrew cannot. Maybe it has to do with the behavior of the Yama-Oroshi?