Pokémon has released a short backstory giving a quick peek into Pecharunt’s past. Pecharunt was recently introduced with the Mochi Mayhem indefinite event. This short story is introduced as:
“Signboards depicting one of Kitakami’s oldest folktales are scattered throughout the land—yet none of them make mention of Pecharunt. What could be the true tale of this Mythical Pokémon?”
It goes as follows:
The tale you are about to hear has never been told
in the land of Kitakami…
The tale of the Mythical Pokémon Pecharunt.
Long, long ago, in a faraway land,
there lived an old man and an old woman.
Having no children of their own,
they instead cared for a small, timid Pokémon named Pecharunt.
And they loved it dearly.
Pecharunt, seeking more of their affection,
used the poison in its body to fashion special mochi -
Binding Mochi - which it served to them.
The couple was immediately enthralled by the flavor of these delectable mochi…
Or rather, put under the thrall of Pecharunt.
These Binding Mochi seemed to draw out the greed of anyone who ate them.
Before long, the couple began hounding Pecharunt
with requests for this, that, and every other little thing.
“They’ll love me even more if I grant their wishes!” it thought.
So it used more Binding Mochi to tame a Pokémon
and had it deliver the gifts to the couple the next morning.
Thus did their love for Pecharunt grow and grow.
Then, one day,
the old couple requested something peculiar:
a brilliant set of masks,
which were rumored to exist in the land of Kitakami.
Pecharunt, who had long grown tired of the same old requests,
set off excitedly for the land of Kitakami,
eager to retrieve the masks and grant the couple’s wish.
Every adventurer needs companions.
So Pecharunt left the village with Okidogi,
the retainer it had tamed with the power of its poison.
But one companion wasn’t enough.
On the road, the two met Munkidori.
This Pokémon had the power to see into the near future.
It simply had to be made a retainer.
Yet Pecharunt still worried.
So it found a third companion, Fezandipiti,
which could expel mesmerizing pheromones.
Only then did Pecharunt feel safe.
Thus did their journey finally begin.
They crossed fields,
mountains,
and seas,
until Pecharunt and its retainers arrived in the land of Kitakami.
Amid the sound of festive drums and flutes,
standing amongst the merry revelers,
they saw two figures donning glittering masks -
Ogerpon and its human partner.
Pecharunt proceeded with caution.
First, it had Munkidori track down where the two lived.
Then, while Ogerpon and the man were away,
it had Okidogi and Fezandipiti sneak into the den
to quietly steal the masks.
Just as they were about to return to Pecharunt,
the man appeared.
He rushed at the intruders, who had no choice but to fight back.
But the man could only muster the strength to protect a single mask…
and the thieving Pokémon made off with the remaining three in hand.
At last, the glittering masks belonged to Pecharunt.
“Now they’ll love me even more!” it thought.
But its joy was fleeting…
for the enraged Ogerpon was upon them!
Panicked, Pecharunt ordered its retainers to stand in its defense.
Fezandipiti deployed its beguiling pheromones,
Munkidori used its foresight to predict Ogerpon’s attacks,
and Okidogi tried to finish the fight with its raw might.
But none of them could stop Ogerpon’s terrifying advance.
As Ogerpon drew near, Pecharunt trembled.
It knew its fate was sealed.
The masks,
its companions,
its happy life…
Pecharunt had lost them all.
As it was sent careening through the air,
it mustered the last of its strength to withdraw into its shell.
On and on it rolled
until it finally came to a rest somewhere in the forest.
Perhaps it rests there still,
waiting to be awakened
so it can finally grant the old couple’s wish.
What do you guys think of this, is it better than you hoped?
