10 Pokémon Inspired By Real-World Mythological Creatures
8. Mawile Is Based On The Futakuchi-onna
Mawile is easily one of the more disturbing Poké monsters. This dual-type Pokémon has a yellow body with black hands and feet. Oh, and it has a second jaw on the back of its head. Naturally, the Gen III monster uses its extra set of teeth to gain an advantage, as it can control them at will.
The only thing scarier than Mawile is its evolved form: Mega Mawile. The pre-evolved creature grows another hidden-hair jaw. This distubing Fairy/Steel-type Pokémon is the obvious personification of Futakuchi-onna, a woman whose the host to a second, ravenous mouth in the back of her head, hidden by her hair.
Legend is, a poor farmer's wife suddenly stopped eating. Stoked because he assumed that meant he could sell more grain, the farmer was quite perplexed when his stockpiles started disappearing at an alarming rate. Then one night, the farmer caught his wife in the act—of eating. He awoke to see his wife had grown a mouth on the back of her head that was devouring his grain.