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Amikiri
SekienAmikiri

Real Name

Amikiri

First Appearance

Gazu Hyakki Yagyō (1776)

Created by

Toriyama Sekien

Origin[]

The Amikiri is depicted as a cross between a serpent, bird or a lobster. It has claws similar to that of a crab or a scorpion which it uses its claws to cut fisherman's and mosquito netting, which it has a bad habit of, and this behavior leads to people regarding it as a pest.

Public Domain Appearances[]

  • Gazu Hyakki Yagyō (1776)

Notes[]

  • The Pokemon Gligar and its evolution Gliscor, which first appeared in the games Pokemon Gold & Silver and Diamond & Pearl respectively, are based on the Amikiri.

See Also[]

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