Dusknoir 071/185 Vivid Voltage Trick or Trade Holo
Dusknoir are strongly associated with death in popular culture. They are thought to be able to travel freely between this world and the spirit world, taking anything or anyone within the mouth-like openings on their stomachs with them. They are believed to only take souls with them to the spirit world, discharging physical bodies from their orifices. The antennae on their heads are said to pick up electrical signals from the world of the dead; these signals are instructions for them to carry out in the physical world. Dusknoir guide lost spirits into the spirit world by placing them into the orifices on their stomachs and ferrying them out of this realm. They alway seem to have agendas to carry out, only leading certain spirits and certain times while leaving others alone. If their antennae are damaged, they will begin to wander about aimlessly in the physical world until they heal. Some say that these Pokémon have no wills of their own, instead only carrying out the orders they receive from afar. Many legends tell of Dusknoir taking living spirits to the world of the dead for various reasons: to reunite with lost loved ones, to punish dark souls, or even to show them glimpses of their inevitable futures. Some say that Dusknoir only ferry pure spirits, while the Pokémon Lampent burn evil ones.