#ashiarai yashiki

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A bizarre regular occurrence that once plagued the manor of Aji no Kyūnosuke. Eventually, Aji no Kyūnosuke got so fed up with dealing with the entity, that he decided to move away from this manor in its entirety. Interestingly, some believe this massive foot was not its own entity, but instead the tricks of a tanuki.

[jaybug-jabbers]

Gen 3 Beta Pokemon 'Dex - Page 1

So the teraleak has revealed a whole bunch of beta gen 3 pokemon. I wanted to go through them all one by one and present the gathered information on them in some Tumblr posts. HiResPokemon (HRP) is keeping a spreadsheet of this info, but I find it incredibly awkward to scroll through it, so I wanted to present the info in a format that's easier for me to read (and perhaps for others too).

I'm going to start with the beta pokemon that seem to have been entirely cut. This will no doubt span several posts since there is a 30 image cap per post.

One final note, we do not have equal amounts of data on all of these beta pokemon. For many of them we only have sprites and a name. For others, which were far closer to being included in the game before being cut, we have a lot more info.

Okay, onward to the beta 'mon!

Name: Boyatto [ボヤット]

My Notes: HRP notes this yeti pokemon was possibly inspired by a yokai called Ashiarai Yashiki. (I gotta say it seems uncomfortable to have a mouth on your foot, though)

Name: Bii [ビィ]

My Notes: It appears this pokemon's data was in the process of being swapped over to Wingull; its name is listed as キャモメ(Camome), its typing is Flying/Water, its Category name is Water Bird and its height/weight are Wingull's as well. As such we don't know actually much about this pokemon, other than it looks like a bug type. I am not sure what they were going for with this bug's design, to be honest.

Name: Kuroboshi [クロボッシ]

Type: Rock

Category: Black Stone

Height/Weight: 1'8", 50.7 lbs

Pokedex Entries:

It's impossible to understand what they're thinking because their expression is always the same. When stared at, it makes one feel unsettled.

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After the rain, they can be seen rubbing their wet bodies with leaves, polishing themselves. They seem to be satisfied when they are shining black.

Evolution: Evolves into Claydol

My Notes: This was apparently inspired by a roly-poly toy, which rights itself if you push it down. While I do feel as though Baltoy matches up with Claydol a lot better, it's a shame this little guy wasn't re-used as a seperate pokemon.

Name: Toroiika [トロイーカ]

My Notes: Previous beta squid pokemon include a couple from Red/Green, and a drill-armed Squid from Gold/Silver. At least we finally got Inkay!

Name: Ubausagi [ウバウサギ]

Type: Normal

Category: Foster

Height/Weight: 2'7'', 27.6lbs

Pokedex Entries:

If it has no offspring, it will seek out a small living thing and place it onto its back.

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A Pokémon that wraps its tail around to make a cradle while raising its child on its back. Sometimes it bonds with a different creature.

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It can run 50 meters in 7 seconds flat. Sometimes, it may accidentally drop its child. It brushes its teeth by gnawing on hard objects.

Additional Gamefreak Notes: Its stats are average strength, high speed.

Signature Move Ideas:

'Milk Time' - Withdraws from the battle forcefully to feed milk to the child on its back.

'Tantrum' - The kids on its back throw a fit, screaming loudly, which lowers the opponent's attack power.

My Notes: Literally the best scrapped gen 3 pokemon, fight me

Name: Biskyal [ビスキャル]

Type: Grass

Category: Everlasting Summer

Height/Weight: 2'4'', 17.6lbs

Pokedex Entries:

Lives in warm regions, often acts in groups, becomes very noisy when three or more are gathered.

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It is said that giving one of its head petals to a loved one will make love come true. It gets furious if someone tries to take its petals.

Additional Gamefreak Notes: Born in tropical regions. It is weak to the cold. As long as the temperature is high, it can survive in even the most polluted environments, showing remarkable toughness and resilience. Its personality is selfish and self-centered. Only females exist.

Evolution: Evolves into Rillidiy

My Notes: HRP notes that this pokemon may have been cut due to the controversy surrounding Jynx (which would have been fresh in the minds at Gamefreak, at the time).

Name: Ryllidy [リリディ]

Type(s): Bug/Psychic (previously Grass)

Category: Red Spider Lily

Pokedex Entries:

It has long antennae that are highly sensitive, capable of sensing subtle air currents to understand the thoughts of its enemies.

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It mesmerizes opponents with its dance-like movements and deep gaze, putting them into a hypnotic state. Only females of this species have been confirmed.

Additional Gamefreak Notes: The part that looks like a skirt is actually part of its body, and its legs are properly hidden inside. It excels at sensing the emotions of others, using its antennae to feel the opponent's aura. It can manipulate others at will. It is often seen standing still, gazing at the sunset sky.

Evolution: Evolves from Biskyal

Signature Move Ideas:

'Hypnotic Gaze' - Puts the opponent to sleep and manipulates them at will, allowing the user to command the opponent's moves. The opponent must be in a sleep state for this move to work.

Other Moves: Sleep Powder, Stun Spore

Name: Kanbok [カンボック]

Types: Grass/Water (previously pure Grass)

Category: Shrub

Height/Weight: 4'7'', 154.3lbs

Pokedex Entries:

Stores a large amount of water inside its body, which it can expel in a shower-like fashion while spinning. It's particularly useful during hot summer days.

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Drinks more than 100 liters of water per day, and its leaves on its hands wilt if the water stored in its body runs low.

Additional Gamefreak Notes: By spinning, it creates wind with the leaves on its head and hands. It usually hops around to move. High defense. Can learn water type moves.

Evolution: Was going to evolve into an undecided pokemon which then would have evolved into Tropius

Signature Move Ideas:

'Sprinkler' - a regular physical attack where the body spins rapidly and shoots out water.

Name: Komari [コマリ]

Types: Ghost (previously Psychic)

Category: Spirit

Height/Weight: 8'', 3.3lbs

Pokedex Entries:

Is known to guide those who are lost in deep forests with the sound of its horns. Seeing this Pokémon is said to bring happiness.

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Shakes its head side to side, producing a clear, bell-like sound similar to a xylophone, using the tones to communicate with others.

Additional Gamefreak Notes: It inhabits deep forests, and its ecology remains unknown. Its horns have a bell-like structure, and when it shakes its head, it makes a 'kaka' sound. When humans or Pokémon approach, it rings its horn to signal its companions. It communicates with its companions through the sound of its horns. It does not have a mouth. When angered, it emits ultrasonic waves from its horns, overwhelming its opponent. Extremely high special defense.

Signature Move Ideas:

'Exit Path' - Forces the opponent’s Pokémon out of battle and makes them switch to another Pokémon.

'Echo' - Reflects the opponent's move back at them.

My Notes: Because its name is a combination of 'Kima' ('the space between trees') and 'Fairy,' if this pokemon were ever made a reality in modern times I think it would be Fairy typing.

Name: Monorabi [モノラビ]

My Notes: Some of these pokemon have critique notes included with them; for our little one-eared rabbit friend here, the note was 'Looks deformed.' That note seemed especially mean and uncalled for, I really like this bun.

Name: Stanbu [スタンブ]

My Notes: The critique for this one was 'too much like Sudowoodo'

Name: Rikugin [リクギン]

Name: Aarei [アーレイ]

Name: Otoma [オトマ]

Type: Water

Category: Scale

Height/Weight: 1'4'', 5.5lbs

Pokedex Entries:

It produces sound by spinning the disc on its head. Each individual produces different musical scales. The sound varies based on the size of its body.

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When eight of them gather, they start a performance. It inhabits ponds.

Additional Gamefreak Notes:

Uses its tail to flick the disc on its head, creating musical notes. The scale of the notes changes with the size of its body. Lives in small ponds rich in water plants. When its peers gather, they start playing lively music by the water's edge.

Evolutions: Evolves into Keromeelo

My Notes: While we do eventually get the sound-themed Tympole line in gen 5, that family line looks so very cursed to me and I think I prefer the DJ tadpole here.

Name: Keromeelo [ケロメーロ]

Evolutions: Evolves from Otoma

My Notes: It was critiqued for being too similar to Politoed. HRP spreadsheet notes something disturbing, that the orange strand that makes up the shape of a clef note may indeed be this frog's intestines (similar to the swirl in the Poliwag line being its intestines)

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[nasuversekinkmeme]

When Guda forces Kazuradrop to tell him the secret component inside her. She refuses until Guda used their command spell to make her reveals her last component. She revealed it was Ashiarai Yashiki and then... She now has tanuki ears and tail.

Oh ho ho!

[lightheaded-dullahan]

Lmao Kazura's 3rd component is Ashiarai yashiki (a giant foot). The hint was from her Bond CE.

Honestly ; sure. Whatever. What was the point of specifying Goddesses if we aren’t gonna use them.

If it’s Ashiarai Yashiki then sure; whatever; let’s just have two fairies and a foot. I mean it’s not like we’ve got anything better going here.

I guess Passionlip is the only Sakura 5 to even fit the original criteria. These guys don’t even fit the divine criteri- whatever!

[luckythereviewer]

I heard there was a theory from JP where the Ashiarai Yashiki's true form is a Tanuki (well, Green Tanuki because of Kazura and there was a Tanuki on Kazura's event banner), which is opposite to the foxes (Red Not!Fox = Sukuza Gozen and Blue Fox = Tamano no Mae).

Another interesting thing, Kazura's main Id_Es (Repulsion to One's Kin) make her kinda jealous of Osakabehime, who is a higher rank monster than her.

Wait, I though Repulsion to One’s Kin only worked with the Sakura Five? Hearing it work with Osakabehime is weird. Regardless of which iteration they are going with (Tanuki or Hairy Foot), it is kind of disappointing how Kazura’s components are very minor and small beings (almost as though they had to make her tie into Muryan make sense despite Muryan suppose to have been a cut component for her). Because it just means everything special about her comes from her Id_Es skills and just makes BB look really foolish for giving them to her and not realizing how it could backfire. 

[littleeyesofpallas]

Ashiarai-yashiki no Juunin-tachi.[足洗邸の住人たち。]: The Residents of The Ashiarai-Residence

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The 8 Most Annoying Yokai From Japanese Folklore, You (likely) Haven't Heard of... by StoryDive

01:01 Yanari - House Creakers 

02:27 Tenjoname - The Ceiling Licker 

03:57 Himamushi nyūdō -  The Fire Bug Monk 

05:12 Ushirogami - The Spirit Behind You 

06:48 Kamikiri - The Hair Cutter 

08:33 Ashiarai Yashiki - The Giant Dirty Foot 

10:01 Kurote - The Toilet Hand 

11:30 Mikari Baba & Hitotsume-kozō -  The Basket Hag & One Eyed Boy who team up as informers

[lpbestiary]

The ashiarai yashiki is a bizarre yōkai from Japanese mythology. It appears as a huge, unwashed foot, and is said to have haunted a samurai's manor during the Edo period.

The noble samurai Aji no Kyūnosuke was harassed by a booming voice that cried, "Wash my foot!" Then, the ceiling tore open, and an enormous and filthy foot crashed down. The samurai's terrified servants obliged the bizarre request, and the foot disappeared. However, every night, the foot would reappear, until Kyūnosuke could take it no more. He demanded that the foot not be washed, and it wreaked havoc on his house. However, when Kyūnosuke's friend moved into the manor, the foot disappeared, never to be seen again.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

[yokaizin]

Ashiarai yashiki

足洗邸 あしあらいやしき

TRANSLATION: foot washing manor

APPEARANCE: The ashiarai yashiki was a bizarre phenomenon which took place during the Edo Period in the neighborhood of Edo known as Honjo (present day Sumida Ward, Tōkyō). It is known as one of the “Seven Wonders of Honjo.”

LEGENDS: Long ago lived a hatamoto (a high-ranking samurai) named Aji no Kyūnosuke. One night at his manor in Honjo, a loud, booming voice was heard heard. It echoed like thunder:

“WAAASH MYYY FOOOOOOT!”

Just then there was a splintering crack, and the ceiling tore open. An enormous foot descended into the mansion. The foot was covered in thick, bristly hair, and it was filthy. The terrified servants scrambled to gather buckets, water, and rags. They washed the foot until it was thoroughly clean. Afterwards, the giant foot ascended up through the roof and disappeared.

The following night, and every night thereafter, the same thing occurred. A booming voice would demand its foot be washed. A giant foot would crash through the roof. And the dutiful servants would wash it clean.

A few nights of this was all that Aji no Kyūnosuke could take. He ordered his servants not to wash the foot anymore. That night, the foot crashed through the ceiling and demanded to be washed as usual. When it was ignored, it thrashed around violently, destroying vast swaths of the mansion’s roof in the process.

Kyūnosuke complained to his friends about the nightly visitor and the destruction it was causing. They were very interested. One of them wanted to witness the event so badly that he offered to swap mansions with Kyūnosuke, and Kyūnosuke quickly agreed. However, after his friend moved in, the giant foot never appeared again.

There’s no definite conclusion as to what caused this strange occurrence. It’s often blamed on a mischievous tanuki, for they have magical powers and they love playing tricks on people. On the other hand, “washing your feet” is also a Japanese idiom for rehabilitating a criminal. A culprit whose “feet have been washed” can be said to have paid his debt to society. One interpretation of this story might be that Aji no Kyūnosuke was doing something illegal, and this yōkai appeared to punish him.

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#Yokaitober - 8 - Ashiarai Yashiki The Foot on the Ceiling. It goes through and it destroys.

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Inktober #30: Rahovart! Wikipedia describes Rahovart as “the main hero in the award-winning paranormal romance The Demon Side series.” Meanwhile, the returns on an image search are almost exclusively Minecraft-related. Anyway, enjoy the crudely drawn little folk in his basket there. 

Inktober #31: Ashiarai Yashiki! My reluctance to draw full-body shots has largely precluded the inclusion of any feet in these, so here it is, the biggest foot of all. The guy in the corner there was supposed to look shocked, but instead he just seems psyched. Rahovart is actually the last of these, but I switched the order so that folks wouldn’t be hit with a fucking huge foot right away on their dash. 

Sorry these are so incredibly late! Will have the compilation post out this evening.

[journeytothewestresearch]

The Influence of Journey to the West on Japanese Folklore

Here I compare "The Foot Washing Manor" (Ashiarai yashiki, 足洗邸), an Edo-period Japanese folktale, and an event in chapter 97 of Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西遊記, 1592). Both stories involve a giant, disembodied foot threatening high-ranking government officials with destruction if their demands are not met. The large, hairy foot yokai from this tale was likely influenced by Sun Wukong's titanic foot (while in his cosmic form). In addition, the monster's demand for washing is surprisingly related to Monkey's quest to have his master released from jail.

https://journeytothewestresearch.com/2021/10/17/watch-your-step-the-influence-of-journey-to-the-west-on-the-ashiarai-yashiki-yokai-story-of-edo-period-japan/

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Ashiarai yashiki

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Ashiarai Yashiki

Ashiarai Yashiki, because who doesn't love a good crusty foot story??

Ashiarai Yashiki has to be one of my favorite Japanese yokai stories.

An Ashiarai Yashiki (あしあらいやしき) is popularly thought to be either a tanuki (raccoon-dog) or kitsune(fox) that takes the form of a giant, filthy foot.  This foot is usually covered in mud or blood and it crashes through the roof of your home and loudly demands that you clean it.  Should you ignore the giant foot suddenly in your…

[luckythereviewer]

I bet her 3rd one is someone like Amanozako.

Well this is a bit late but we found out what her 3rd component was: Ashiarai Yashiki. Which ultimately means that Kazuradrop’s two id skills were given to her by BB. “ BB, gave Kazuradrop Repulsion of One’s Kin and Insect Eater (which is now called Sakura Eater in FGO), and somehow expected things to not go back for her.

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二ツ岩魔魅さん