Gimmighoul is MUCH More than a Mimic Gimmick! -🪙ᴗ🪙- Pokemon Origins Explained
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- What is Gimmighoul based on? Well, a lot of things actually! Ghosts from all over the world! We're going to Spain, Central and South America, Greece, and the Middle East, all to explain why this new Pokemon in Pokemon Go looks the way it does, and does what it do with the gold coins and all that.
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Chapters:
00:00 It's Gimmighoul
01:02 The Gold Coin Curse
02:05 Why does it look like that?
03:53 The Chest-Ghost: Dybbuk
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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
Dark souls players:*heavy breathing and massive sweating *
@@enricodesantis1236 d&d players lol
terraria players
Plus in most JRPG/RPGs 999 is the max level a character can go (depending on the game ) and sometimes 9999 is the max gold/money you can have so just minus 9999 by 1000 and you end up with 999
@@heavenlyknightoftheholyord7993 uh...
9999-1000=8999
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
internet ruined my mind so I saw another thing happening at first glance...
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Me too, me too
@@hondaaccord1399 me three, me three
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.
I don’t want to find 999 coins tho 😩
@@MrHdog111 I haven't got my copy of violet yet, but apparently you can get the coins 60+ at a time so 999 coins ain't that arduous a task
Or the one-shot attack that deals 999 damage
Voltorb and Foongus work as mimics because the item chests in Pokémon are presented as loose Pokéballs. The series doesn't have proper treasure chests for a traditional mimic monster to imitate.
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".
That's cool asf
I was thinking the same thing when I first saw it!
Crud…why didn’t I think of that!?
It makes so much sense, that's must be why the Roaming Form tastes so good!
I was also thinking that!
Gimmighoul is a very cute pokemon. Also, I never realized that the item finder was a dosing rod until now
I'm pretty sure in some games it was even just called the dowsing rod, i specifically remember ORAS having it
@@char5379 yea, in black and white its a dowsing machine
I remember not being able to discern what the icon for it was in FRLG (Or any hacks based on 'em). I can see it now, but for the longest time all I saw was some weird ball of sticks or something like that (Idk how else to describe what I saw). Lol.
That was the first thing I noticed about it. (My grandpa was all about dousing way back when.)
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It was Gen 4 and HGSS.
Edit: I should've clarified, I meant introduced in Gen 4. It's been throughout many generations, I believe from like 4 to 6, whether in actual form or idea.
Black and White did have the closest representation to actual dowsing rods, though.
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 like this theory a lot
You can say that the thumbnail for this video is _golden._
Is that from that animated el Dorado cartoon?
Ye
"The treasure of a thousand worlds!"
Dorado even
Oh yeah. I bet you fanboys LOVE Chel.
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.
Yeah, the electrode line and the amoongus line are essentially the mimic chest trope in pokemon, as they disguise themselves as pokeballs, but we never had a traditional mimic.
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.
jesus christ
why did they have a literal pit in the floor?
@@613-shadow9 I would guess it's a supernatural hole.
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.
That's so cool!!!
The Persona monster
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.
its name probably also involves 'gimmick', since it is definitely a gimmick Pokemon if I ever saw one
@@maero1557 true. Hell, that actually really makes sense since Gimmighoul's gimmick is one of the most interesting things about it, having to actually chase it and all.
I'm actually thinking the reason they used Ghoul instead of Gold in the name is that they featured this Pokemon in Pokemon Go for its reveal. Ghoul does sound like Go a bit.
I wouldn't be surprised if the evolution keeps the Ghoul part in its name.
@@hhjan594 that also makes sense.
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...
Smol bois with unnatural eyes.
Don't blame you though, Sableye is one adorable little guy. Gimmighoul too.
I remember people mentionning this gremlin being "coinmon sableye", both are cool
Would carbink or meowth be on your fav's list as well? Or does the pokemon need to be spooky? Just curious.
@@katlyncoker8488 spooky definitely is a big plus for me. A nice toothy grin also goes a long way.
@@DallinBTW Ah, so like Cofagrigus.
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
"just adding One Piece.. "
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 >:)
Back at the trailer I thought it was a Bug type
Yeah when I first saw it I thought it was gonna be bug/steel. Maybe bug/ghost would be better? It'd be cool to have another Pokémon of that type combo.
In DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON there are creatures called Treasure Insects which are bugs that look coin, pearls, rings, and tiaras-like nest with their egg that look like jewels. Also these insect often find mimics creatures, they are basically hermit crabs who can hide in any object that they can fit in, to lay their eggs in and the larvae will eat said mimic.
Maybe if it evolves it'll become a ghost bug. :o But this Pokemon seems more like a single form type.
I was really hoping for fairy tbh
"Some of them posses others consensually."
*shows Atem*
I just got body slammed back in time.
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
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.
You are very well informed, just a little thing, it's El Dorado, not Eldarado , It means The Golden, we weren't very original with the name as you can see.
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I was actually going to say this as well, about the spelling and meaning. My Hispanic husband always comments about how Hsipanics aren't the most...creative...with naming haha. Mostly this is in reference to gamer tags and the like, though.
Still, very interesting ideas shared here. That was a fun comment to read.
@@adrianlama8963still sounds hardcore
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!"
It also makes a bit more sense considering Pokemon Go is the "roaming" Pokemon game to the mainline games.
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
El ghoul proviene del folclore de la Arabia pre islámica y creo que también sigue conservando se como nombre para referirse a cualquier demonio necrofago en el islam
Okay, that's like the most inappropriate thumbnail you have done. And I love it.
They knew exactly what they were doing. XD
MY BROTHER IT IS NO NUT NOVEMBER
Have you ever seen his videos on monster breasts in different series? This isn’t that bad.
You know I'm surprised that they didn't make it part Steel-Type. That'd kinda make sense by it silver appearance.
It will probably evolve into a steel type
I guess it makes sense cuz the coins aren't part of its body. However there is a chance it could evolve into a Ghost/Steel type that fuses with the coins, we just gotta wait and see.
Yeah, it would make tons of sense. But I also have hope that its Roaming Form will be part Psychic or Steel type, so it could be using its psychic powers to find the coins. (since we haven't seen officially the data of the roaming form, except the little texts underneath the pictures on the site)
i like how lockstin goofed. the number of coins is really 1000 coins not 999. if you watch the video the girl finds 999 but the gimmy has one alrady. so its 999 +1 so its 1000 coins
@@plyzwild To be honest I never would've noticed that either xD
Nice one!
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.
Provided it "Can" evolve, For all we know, Gimmighoul could be a single stage pokemon.
@@Modtro64 It seems to me like the fairy tale in the trailer strongly implies that it does.
@@Modtro64and it evolved...
the moment i got gholdengo it immediately became my favorite steel type and my second favorite ghost type. its fricking rad dudes 🤙
Gimmigoul also sounds a lot like "give me gold"
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
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.
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.
I'm always waiting the days after a reveal for your breakdown!
exact same and literal first thought when it was revealed
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 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
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 💙
There's a folklore in Spain and Portugal that tells about a really really tiny kid that carries a gold coin for being noticed.
Always excited when I see you've put up a video about a new mon!
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.
gimmighoul will probably have that one ability that picks up items constantly, the one that zigzagoon usually has
It's been super fun seeing this little fella in Pokémon GO, too!
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
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.
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 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.
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
I don’t even have Reddit yet I love this Mini Mimic Masterpiece
I know someone said it referenced an old tale about a small child who sang a song to not get stepped on
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.
i am literally FUCKIN BRAINDEAD HOW DID I NOT NOTICE ITS THE REDDIT BOT
So happy to see you digging into this Mimic Treasure Chest Pokemon's origins!!! ☺️
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!
The Chell thumbnail did it for me.
Good work, Lockstin, lol.
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
various gameplay videos confirm that the item ball is still there, so no chest sadly
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.
Gimmighoul could also be Give me gold, and it sounds like ghoul so it fits perfectly
First thing I noticed, is when I first saw chest forme gimmegoul I thought "oh a mimic"
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.
This video helped me appreciate gimmighoul a little more. Thanks.
"return the slab" thats what 4:54 reminds me of XD
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
The amount of effort that goes into establishing lore for each and every Pokémon will never not impress me.
Thanks for the knowledge 😊
Can’t wait for your analysis for its evolution’s name;
Ethaurum.
Seems like that’s a loaded one
The evo's gonna become a monkey nft
Whonestly one of my favorite gen 9 pokemon so far! Really love its design and its gimmick
Gimmighoul also resembles a classic chest mimic from popular RPG's and fantasy, lures you in with the promise of gold but attacks instead
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
Interesting & detailed video. Also, originally I thought Gimmighoul looked like an alien.
Glad you referenced Uncharted! I love those games! Also playing through that game the first time when I was younger actually terrified me lol
I was waiting for this video to explain the origin of this thing. I want it because it was revealed on my Birthday lol
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
It's so cute! I want one to follow me around! Also, the fact it kind of guards treasure reminds me of a leprechaun in some ways. XD Also I have a set of dowsing rods I use all the time. ^^
Really was hoping for a mimic pokemon
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!)_
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.
I dont think so, his internal number in Go seems to point otherwise
@@HeyHeyChey Apparently you didn't know internal number didn't follow Nat dex numbers after Gen6. So pointing out internal number actually can't explain anything.
@@hhjan594 oh I know its number is not actually 1080
However Enamorus in go is 1007, i just think Gimmighoul will be 73 numbers after Enamorus. Basicaally pkmn number 978
@@HeyHeyChey And I just said, the order of the internal numbers do not follow the nat dex. It doesn't matter how many numbers it is after Enamorus in the internal data, sonce the order isn't the same whatsoever.
If you still insist they have something to do, then I have no interest of discussing this anymore, since you cannot understand my point whatsoever. We will see next week if Gimmighoul is #999 or not.
@@hhjan594 welp I didnt now that about the Pokemon go internal numbers.
Truth is i know gimmighoul is not number 999 because of the leaks hehe
Bro, you used The Road to El Dorado in the video art? A man of culture I see!
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.
Fun theory: dowsing rods in pokemon are made from gimmighoul antennas
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
I love how it looks like gimmighoul is taking a bath on his gold coins like a scrooge mcduck or smt
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.
I was also thinking of the dybbuk when I saw Gimmighoul for the first time.
for lockstin. i solved how the worlds work in Pokemon SV. from that new trailer. its not a past and future But a lost past like the journey to the center of the earth. so For violet its a lots teck past and for Scarlet its a hidden world.
ps if it turns out im wrong i will have cried for the mist opportunity.
"The Road To El Dorado" is one of my absolute favorite children's animated movies of all time!
I mean when I first heard it's name I heard gimme gold
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
4:49 10/10 Tiny Tim impression
“It all comes together”
The flashbacks…
I at very least expected it to be part steel when inside the chest
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.
Of course Gimmighoul is one of those types of Gen 9's Treasure Hunting
This is probably just a coincidence, but it also does have some resemblance to the Keeper from the Binding of Isaac
Gimighoul would LOVE Meowth’s Payday move. 😆
I never knew that it had so many inspirations!! 👍🤑
I think the immi in gimmigoul also is like the imi like in mimic, because of it's chest look
I absolutely love this pokemon! I can't wait to see it's shiny form.