🐭🐭 The Pokemon Maushold: Picture Perfect Pokemon Parents! - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Love their evolution concept: instead of being huge, powerful monsters, it's their relationship/marital status that evolves; from being a couple to being an entire family unit.

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

@Doctor Wiggler 1231 That's cool. I like the idea. Also, no worries! I love puns lmao

[@lunactiathemoth]

@Doctor Wiggler 1231 epico i might draw soon

[@beckhampang191]

@Doctor Wiggler 1231 maussacre is my favourite name if they have an evo

[@mateuszsosnowski5876]

@Doctor Wiggler 1231 I made a slightly diffrent concept being Mausphere, just a big ball of mice also inspired by rat kings

[@dragonboyjgh]

"We are made of lo-o-o-o-o-ove And it's stronger than you ~"

[@michaelserwetnyk1607]

Love the attention to detail in how they’re animated. The parents put the babies in between them when they sleep in the idle animation. Also when the babies hold the parents’ tails to make sure they don’t get lost. How precious!

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

Also, when they eat, the kids eat first

[@bob8988]

I am not sure if that was also animated but my Maushold interacted with koraidon. Where the parents became shield for the children who where hiding behind their parents. Also 1 time my maushold hugged my characters shoes. Still not sure if it was truly animation but maushold became a favorite

[@Wizardofslimes]

@@TheLuckOfTheClawsI noticed during that animation that its actually the adults who took the first bite to see if it’s good enough for the children before letting them eat which is somehow even sweeter.

[@KingKuron_]

The fact that this family has one of the smallest Egg Cycles means it is just as easy and infuriatingly hard to hatch a Shiny Tandemaus.

[@nicklas425]

Why would it make it harder?

[@someguy9052]

@@nicklas425 The Family of Three form is only a 1/100 chance, so a shiny of that form is 100 times harder to get

[@PHiLLy2c]

Probably a ref to how fast they reproduce irl

[@pemanilnoob]

Who would even want that

[@timgorg1919]

How does it breed?

[@Grckle]

My first maushold was a family of three. I figured the family of four must have been rarer after seeing it everywhere, and that people must have been flexing them. Imagine my surprise when I'm trading pokemon with my mom to help fill in our dexes and she tells me how wrong I was

[@d4-v1d22]

My first Maushold is also a family of 3. I got it during a raid.

[@parasectkazuyabandicoot5360]

Cool Mom 😎

[@Delightfulshallot]

I am a mom who is 35, and my daughter is 15. I have introduced her to pokemon since she was a baby, and now plays the games with me.

[@cybergreen6226]

I like to imagine there is or will be a family of 5 form, and it's just so rare people won't find out until like a month

[@milk_choc7889]

@@d4-v1d22 The Maushold in raids have different odds than the evolved ones.

[@tanandalynch9441]

The tooth fairy thing is more closely tied to Dedene, as the French tooth fairy is a mouse, hence why it has the fairy type on top of the electric type.

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

I like the tooth fairy from hellboy more. I wouldnt mind having an entire swarm as pets. I'll feed them an cow each day, and individually walk each of them out and pet them, scratch behind their ears and teach them how to read and open doors and play with fire so they can cook their food :)

[@tanandalynch9441]

@@youtubestudiosucks978 they feed on calcium so bones would suffice. Preferably teeth

[@berkell]

In my country we use two different creatures for tooth fairy, we have the regular one "El Hada de los Dientes" that looks like a pixie and "Raton Pérez" that is a mouse.

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@tanandalynch9441 if you love somebody then it's natural that you want to spoil them. They would keep my house free of any pest like mosquitos and flies and burglars would get eaten to where only their clothes are left. I'd have the ultimate home protection system

[@tanandalynch9441]

@@youtubestudiosucks978 I'm saying you wouldn't need the whole cow just the skeletons

[@castform7]

Maushold is a really great example of a screen shot not always giving a Pokemon justice. Sure it's simple but it has a lot of charm. Like their bouncing or the jump punch they do for physical attacks or the fact they just have a child at some point.

[@TheFluBugZ]

I showed someone I know a couple of screen shots of Tandemaus and Maushold. She considered them creepy and unnerving.

[@CeaselessEntertainment8468]

I wish the shinies were black colored with red where the grey cloth patterns are, that way we can have the house of mouse

[@cintronproductions9430]

Disney would probably sue the hell out of Gamefreak (and Nintendo by proxy).

[@CeaselessEntertainment8468]

@@cintronproductions9430 *COUGH COUGH* quaxly *COUGH COUGH*

[@cintronproductions9430]

@@CeaselessEntertainment8468 Oh, right....... 😅

[@An_Entire_Lime]

@@CeaselessEntertainment8468 I don't think "Is a Cartoon duck" is enough basis for copyright infringement, even if you're disney

[@musicalsystem927]

Don't you mean "Haus of Maus"?

[@wobblewokgaming655]

I kinda wish Maushold had something akin to Wishiwashi's Schooling Ability. Like, just an absolute tidal wave of mice and rats that take the shape of a larger rat. It could even reference those Rat Swarms you mentioned earlier on in the video.

[@yuvx8516]

Not good enough. It would be better if they become the house instead

[@wobblewokgaming655]

@@yuvx8516 Why not both?

[@OtonashiIo]

@@wobblewokgaming655 house monster!

[@alejandropetit6573]

If mega evolution ever comes back this could be a thing

[@wobblewokgaming655]

@@OtonashiIo Rat house monster. It's beautiful.

[@ThePlasmicAlchemist]

I'm surprised Lockstin didn't entertain the idea that Maushold could be based on Mitosis. They're never seen alone, they rapidly multiply when you aren't looking, they look identical to each other, they all attack in unison.

[@michaelelischer1565]

most animals look identical to each other from our perspective, they just have ways of telling each other apart. I don't think the mitosis theory has much going for it at all.

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@michaelelischer1565 How their eggs form could be similar to how chicken eggs can sometimes have two yolks: the mama mouse has hyperactive ovaries and thus ovulate two ova from the same ovary before the shells form.

[@bunnyben87]

Mousetosis

[@samkelly5045]

@@michaelelischer1565 But mitosis would explain why a family of three is rarer than a family of four, mitosis is when one cell divides into two cells, so Tandemaus being two mice multiplying into four makes sense, however if something prevented one of them from multiplying you’d get three instead of the normal four, this could be caused by a rare genetic mutation

[@themysticarcher3313]

“Population bomb” makes me think of Dragapult’s dex entry. “Apparently the Dreepy inside Dragapult’s horns eagerly look forward to being launched out at Mach speeds.”

[@tetravega567]

Mice Mice Baby

[@danielahenrich9390]

For everyone who asks what is written on the tombstone at 7:11 where'' Here lies the rat king'' is written on, it translates to '' What is your favorite pocket monster''.

[@TJandToby]

Litten

[@rottingcodium450]

noivern

[@danielahenrich9390]

I think mine is Espeon or maybe Centiskorch but I like a lot of pokemon

[@elfilin-to6dh]

Garchomp

[@redlikeroses3705]

@@TJandToby my favorite is incineroar :o

[@toast1boy]

The Rabbid screams made me laugh. It works too well for them.

[@rougnashi]

@Shane The Smol Boi my exact words were "oh God why is its mouth its whole face?"

[@shylight9731]

Imagine if Tandemaus had a Gigantimax form, just a giant mouse made of thousands of smaler mice..

[@ttmfndng201]

wishiwashi

[@bobertjohnson4459]

G-Max Overpopulation: Max Strike animation but instead of a beam it’s just an eruption of endless mice

[@Zertolurian]

Additional fun fact about Population Bomb: In Japanese, it's ネズミざん (nezumizan) which comes from ねずみ算 whose literal translation is something like "mouse math problem", but has taken on an idiomatic meaning of "proliferation" because mouse math problems are usually tied to exponential growth. Additionally, "nezumizan" could also be read from ねずみ斬 which means something like "mouse cut", which is why its animation looks like a cut and why it's apparently boosted by the Sharpness ability.

[@darcieclements4880]

Yes, layers. I knew people in the comments would fill in layers. Thanks

[@BBWahoo]

@@darcieclements4880 ONIONS HAVE LAYERE

[@TheMoonHut]

I've seen a couple of people bring up in fanart the idea of Tandemaus being so compelled to make their little families that they adopt wandering baby Tandemaus or other mouselike pokemon like Rattata, or that they'll take in Pokemon like Zorua that disguise themselves as other mice. I know it was meant to just be a silly concept but I think the idea of an adoptive/mixed-species mouse family is an adorable one

[@morgancrabtree6248]

Late reply but that's super cute and wholesome. This is now my head cannon.

[@IthinkIneedAhug]

That is the most precious thing!

[@DaiyaDoggo]

Parasitic Zorua

[@KingKuron_]

The Maushold line is absolutely hilarious, I love it.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Hilarious, adorable and suprisingly OP. Not bad for something with rather low stats besides Speed. If anything, these rather low stats are necessary cuz otherwise Maushold would be unstoppable....

[@resyrum5301]

I like to believe that the little ones actually do just appear out of the Aether when you aren't looking, but everyone just confidently believes that it's breeding

[@JamesDavy2009]

It's my head-canon. They boink to celebrate hitting level 25 with coitus, gestation and weaning happening over mere seconds.

[@FishBola1991]

I always read it the same way that the daycare workers KNOW where the egg came from, they’re just not going to tell a 10 year old. The pokédex isn’t going to just say “SEX”.

[@mateuszsosnowski5876]

One of their dex entries confirms that no one knows where the small ones come from, and it is possible that they aren't even children

[@JonnySpec]

Similar to how eggs just appear in the basket while you're having a picnic if two of your Pokémon are compatible.

[@SombreroPharoah]

The fact now though, that picnic babies can happen after your two Mons go and sleep on/next to eachother. They've sorta broken that immersion a little bit...

[@CoffeeFlavoredMilk]

Honestly as simple as their designs may be I actually quite like this line a lot. I liked Falinks more as a 'modern' take on the Dugtrio concept, but still. Also its not surprising to see Pokemon based on Japanese pop culture. Kaijuu based Pokemon have been a thing since day 1. And more 'toy' based Pokemon have also been a thing for a while. Diglett's line has whack-a-mole influence, for instance.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Even the episode _Dig Those Diglett_ referenced Whack-A-Mole.

[@grantsmotherman8450]

HOW DID I NEVER MAKE THAT DIGLETT CONNECTION BEFORE?!

[@rougnashi]

As a Calico Critter/Sylvanian Families collector I saw the connection to them right away. They're most popular in Japan, the UK and France, then the US (out of the markets I know). I was so excited when I saw them the first time. Then they opened their maws... 😱

[@H0r53f7y]

The open mouths are the one thing I dislike about these cuties. It almost makes them look like something sinister posing as cute and harmless

[@rougnashi]

@@H0r53f7y the secret ghost/dark type 👻

[@DarkKisame77]

Then they opened their MAUS. Lol

[@darcieclements4880]

For what it's worth I have a very old red Christmas mouse from Spain made from the same material and I kind of suspect this kind of toy has deeper history than the 80s toys, though I also had those toys as a kid too

[@ZirconiaGacha]

I have this comic drawn up somewhere called "Population Bomb" (don't go looking, I haven't posted it anywhere yet). The origin of it was this guy who got perfect stats on a Maushold and named it "NUKE", because the perfect stats + some held item made Population Bomb a move where it'll faint basically any Pokémon. So, Population Bomb can hit up to 10 times. Maushold can have up to 4 members. And supposedly the move works because all the "household members" attack the opponent. So, where do the other 6 go? And here we go. "Morgan, where's little Timmy?" "I don't know, Francine." *Earlier that day...* Morgan throws little Timmy at a Quaxly, dealing fatal damage at the cost of little Timmy

[@blazechaos212]

The item is Wide Lens, which bumps the accuracy of Population Bomb from 90% to 99%.

[@JamesDavy2009]

"Mice are monsters!" -Mickey Mouse

[@ZirconiaGacha]

@@blazechaos212 Okay, thanks! I couldn't remember right.

[@ShadowZabre]

See, I nicknamed my Tandemaus to Mausparty. I was so confused when it was evolved. I was like "Wait, there's four now?" And when I saw another trainer use them un-nicknamed, I was like "WAIT THAT WAS AN EVOLUTION?" I thought it was just an Alt form like Origine forms for legendaries or Sunny day form for Cherrim.

[@jimbolimbodimbo]

Castform is also a great example of a pokemon with forms.

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@jimbolimbodimbo Kecleon type changed before i was cool

[@jackt.jester6206]

@@youtubestudiosucks978 is Ditto chopped liver?

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@jackt.jester6206 ditto is a glorified breeding cow

[@nullpoint3346]

@@jackt.jester6206 ditto doesn't count because those aren't its alternate forms.

[@Ryodraco]

That they do have an evolution screen and also reproduce via eggs just makes this whole line all the more confusing/interesting, leaving open the possibility that the "family" is more like some kind of mitosis rather than normal reproduction. I do wonder too what in-universe justification there can be for pokemon scientists not knowing if the pokemon are a family or not, since we know other pokemon have had genetic testing done on them (heck its a story point in Scarlet/Violet). It's about as confusing as how they can claim no one knows what the rest of a Diglet's body looks like, as if no one has ever studied a unconscious or dead one in history.

[@MunkyDrag0n]

Maybe because they are not organic in the traditional sense. They may just be stuffed dolls with no DNA to test. Another possibility is the entire Pokemon is a hive mind rather than 3-4 independent life forms. Their DNA may indicate relationship, but if all entities think and act as one, then they are not family.

[@Pseudomonis]

To be fair, this is no more confusing than kangaskhan hatching from an egg with a baby in it's pouch

[@Ryodraco]

@@Pseudomonis that I always took to be a example of early installment weirdness that they never bothered to fix, like a number of other generation 1 things.

[@sinteleon]

Yes, but genetic testing doesn't help if ALL of them are clones aka would have the same DNA. Which does fall more in line with mitosis too. (there are some lizards which lays virgin hatchable eggs that are effectively clones because no secondary partner, which also potentially complicates things).

[@FamiliarlyFrigid]

This is why my Maushold is named Mitosis Mice

[@ellis.c8821]

I'm so happy someone talked about Calico Critters with Maushold. My favorite childhood toy line mixed in with Pokemon. No wonder Maushold became a favorite so fast😅

[@soltandvinegar]

It would be cool if it had a pre-evo, that you can only get from breeding. Then two of the pre-evo in the same party can combine into a tandemaus.

[@albrtw]

It would be better than hatching them from one egg.💀

[@nmi682]

Call Em Bachelorat

[@AceSpadeThePikachu]

So Tandemous and Moushold are basically Tribbles but even cuter. Gamefreak is going to make a fortune selling plushies of these things...which I'll probably contribute to. :P

[@eeveetheeverything6652]

The first thing I thought of when I saw their name was the visual novel “Maus” which is about a son and his relationship with his father whom was subjected to the horrors of the holocaust and their sessions in which the father told him stories about his ordeals (it’s a good book you should read it, it’s incredibly nuanced with the relationship between father and son because it’s actually a real story or at least most of it probably is as the father is a bit of an unreliable narrator). Obviously that visual novel has nothing to do with the Pokémon but the Germanic maus really stood out to me

[@thecardboardboxl3922]

Is that the one where the Nazis are cats? I remember seeing a bit of that book at my schools’ libraries, but never got around to reading it.

[@eeveetheeverything6652]

@@thecardboardboxl3922 yeah the very one

[@Xenozfan2]

Such a good story.

[@tacosunbirth]

Wasn't Maus a book before it became a visual novel?

[@eeveetheeverything6652]

@@tacosunbirth I got curious and did some very light research but from what I can tell no it’s always been a graphic novel. Which isn’t to surprising tbh since the artist has always been a comic/graphic book author

[@Aflay1]

I'm glad you mentioned Calico Critters. It's funny how these dollhouse inspired mice made it into a game that centers around collecting endless duplicates of the same creature. People get mad that Tandemouse and Maushold are such a simple design, but their popularity speaks for itself. So many fan animations.

[@MordredStarfall]

When two mice love each other very much, they beat other Pokemon bloody until they feel like getting freaky outside of a picnic and achieve "evolution"

[@JamesDavy2009]

They even do it inside the Poké Ball if they hit level 25 from Exp. Share or XP candies.

[@tacosunbirth]

It's more like; the two mice learn to be a power couple from overcoming issues they couldn't face alone. There is a reason couples love to watch horror movies together, they feel safe with each other

[@susannahmitchell5558]

“That’s not an evolution! They just had seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-“ 0:15

[@BloverCraneIsBadAtBTD6]

"-ctions of themselves rubbed against each other until there were more mice....."

[@gabriellavedier9650]

France, too. That's why in the movie "Ernest and Celestine" the mice are shown having a society based around stealing the teeth of the bears.

[@kyliejoseph4203]

Anyone else noticed that during the tombstone scene beside the tombstone of the Rat King there was a tombstone for Blue’s Raticate😂

[@thecardboardboxl3922]

And a hotdog

[@kumonoameai]

I am so glad you decided to cover this pokemon's origins. I found myself very frustrated by its design when I first saw it, but now I have a greater appreciation for tandemaus and maushold. Great video! ^.^

[@MusicComet]

To be fair, design execution and design origin are two different things. I still believe the design execution is terrible but ideas for many pokemon are still great.

[@MuttonTheDragon]

Since you asked… my favorite version of the Pied Piper fairy tale is the one where all the children die, except for two that couldn’t follow the Piper. A cripple boy who tried his best to hobble after him and a blind girl who held onto the hem of the boy’s shirt. It’s this version you can see told in the Hamelin clock tower

[@the_godbodor7026]

Maushold is such a stupidly funny Pokémon I can’t help but love it

[@idkdy5972]

I was waiting for the gen 9 series. Love these pokemon lore deep dives

[@JesseNightingale]

1:25 you can get a evolution screen if you have them out in battle at level them up.

[@MaisyM]

I'm just over 550 eggs into my hunt for a shiny Tandemaus. This video really helped give me the motivation I need to keep going. Thank you, Lockstin!

[@Rumcake256]

I like the "hey check out this other video" bit at the end, there. I think it's a good idea, and now I'm curious about carnivine!

[@pabillidge02]

side note and fun fact, in the walking animation of Maushold for the picnic the little ones follow the big ones while grabbing their tails.

[@rjs4176]

I think Tandemaus and Maushold were actually designed by James Turner. Heck, he literally released some art of them after Scarlet and Violet came out. Even if it's not direct confirmation it sure does feel like a telltale sign.

[@ArceusDX]

So far the only thing James confirmed as his is the Professors Turo and Sada

[@rjs4176]

@@ArceusDX Wait, really?! I didn't know that! So, we know he DID at least create something for S&V before he left GF. Who knows what else he could have made.

[@Wolfbane382]

When I noticed more than one without seeing the evolution animation I was like "Hold up a second here." XD

[@niccnoon7697]

I think my favorite part of Maushold is when the babies hold on to the parents' tails during their walk animation kinda like a child leash.

[@enoraltheoutcast]

On the topic of MTG, there was also Rat Colony, which is kinda like Relentless Rats. Except this one only buffs attack (i think).. But still, they also don't have that four card limit, and are also rats.

[@christopherbennett5858]

This was pretty good. Honestly, Maushold is one of my favourite Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet. My mind automatically went to Sylvanian families when I saw them. And they can be a beast when it comes to technician and population bomb. Honestly, maybe because of Meowscarada giving Persona vibes, I visualised Population bomb like an All out attack from 5. And, when I do the academy tournament, it is funny to rock up with Maus Wintour.

[@mega-gewaldro8398]

As a German, I love it how you tried to say Rattenkönig.

[@acquaelettricasuper8090]

9:46 Tandemaus and Maushold are in the Egg Groups: Field and Fairy! So we can relate them to the tooth fairy! So we can relate them to the toothfairy! Yeah!

[@ashtonoak4370]

I just love how they just.....evolve after 25. You just hop in ya party like oh.....there are more of you lol

[@risel56]

When I first found out about Population Bomb, I assumed that Maushold gradually gained more mice until eventually culminating in a Family of Ten.

[@Luffy453]

Throwing the babies at the Rhyhorn cracked me up so hard...I´m still recovering from that 🤣🤣🤣

[@myheartismadeofstars]

I love Calico Critters! I'm so glad you agree that Tandemaus reminds you of them! I was literally talking about how much I love Tandemaus earlier!

[@timwoods2852]

The 3 member form may also be rare due to the rare instance that a rodent doesn't feel that it can take care of all its babies. They then eat their young until they are about the same number as the mother has nipples.

[@JamesDavy2009]

"My mother ate my brothers and sisters. Mice are monsters!" -Mickey Mouse

[@madnessarcade7447]

In my head I took the bomb part literally and pictured maushold dropping a nuke

[@brandonprater4613]

Fun Fact: The word "nezumi" can also be translated as the phrase "one who dwells in dark/low places".

[@darcieclements4880]

If we are doing fun facts ... Did you know white mice have largely been replaced with black mice lines in science for a variety of reasons not limited to the fact that albinos have developmental differences in some tissues. You will actually find a variety of lab mice lines, each created for specific uses and many not white though for specific tissue visualizations whites are still very popular.

[@thecrunchh6]

more specifically about their evolution: They evolve after you level them at 25 and above at the back of your party using the exp share. I'm pretty sure there's a way to get it's evolution screen though, but I'm not sure how.

[@greteb1951]

I got my to evolve on screen by leveling them up from a battle, I was hoping for it to be off screen but after I killed a skitto and they reached level 25, the evolution animation happen ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@QwixLF]

They must be at the front of your party in order to show the evo screen.

[@NiraSader]

As someone who recently worked in a toy store, I too was reminded of those Silvanian doll mice when I saw this pokemon. Bet Maushold makes for the perfect plushie set.

[@jiro3po817]

This is really adorable, and never even noticed the smaller ones hold their parent's tails to not drift away Also I like to think that Hypno was possibly inspired by The Pied Piper, and most likely the second ending to it could be what caused/inspired the greatly known Hypno Creepypasta

[@jumpingspiderjesusfreak6219]

If you are interested in the Rat King folklore, definitely check out the movie “The Amazing Maurice” which comes out next year, or the book that it’s based on. Especially the book. Please, read it now. It’s short and appeals to all ages despite being one of Terry Pratchett’s novels accessible for kids.

[@misterzygarde6431]

If Tandemaus and Maushold were in Pokemon Clover, there would be a another evolution called Alabamaus. Other than that I could see a Tandemaus pre-evolution that’s just a Tandemaus that’s single. Let’s call it Mausingle and have it be either a male and a female and evolve them by leveling up with another Mausingle of the opposite gender.

[@gamergirlblu5278]

I never even thought about “they mated”, I was watching vinesauce play it and just thought some orphaned children found a new family and the mice were like “sure, kiddo”

[@TheloyalArcanine]

6:21 "Rattenkönig" literally translates to Rat King

[@SomeRandomDutchGuy1]

About the tooth fairy connection. In looking up the German "maus" in Tandemaus and Maushold, you overlooked the "tande" in Tandemaus. Tande is also German, for tooth

[@caramelvictim193]

I've never heard of Tande meaning tooth in German, could you provide some source for that? I think the name might be a combination of Tandem + Maus, Tandem as in tandem bike, the kind meant to be ridden by more than one person.

[@SomeRandomDutchGuy1]

@@caramelvictim193 After looking it up again, you're right. I, as a Dutchman, know "tand" is Dutch for tooth and, as Dutch and German share many root words, I thought it was the same in German. Still there is a connection. They might not be the exact same language, but they are close enough to be constantly confused for each other.

[@thedeathcrepeer]

7:09 My favorite Pocket Monster is Gardevoir, closely followed by Metagross. Take it or leave it, I just translated the tombstone.

[@iggysmice3087]

As somebody who has kept pet mice for much of my life and whose favorite animal is absolutely mice by a long shot, I'm always excited to see more mouse pokemon!! And this one is up to four mice!

[@twinkleplasm]

I love Calico Critters/Sylvanian Families! Sometimes I like to set mine up with my Pokémon figures so it's like they're having little Pokémon battles.

[@SassyGirl822006]

My mind says that if you have two maushold in your party and an open space, you should get a random tandimaus show up.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Similar to how a Nincada splits into two Pokémon when they evolve.

[@darcieclements4880]

You shouldn't even need 2 to be fair. They should just randomly spawn if open space at all, lol

[@SassyGirl822006]

@@darcieclements4880 I just figured that with 2 it would be like one mouse in the tandimaus would come from each maushold. With one, they would both seem to come from the same parents, and a bit incestuous....

[@jonatanmonsalve11]

10:15 Ruin them you say? No sir, you just gave me the biggest laugh I have had this week, so thank you for the new meme!

[@nathanlongo4054]

Love it! Also just found out that the Nutcracker was originally a German story, and I didn't know that the rat king in it was an actual "rat king", as in I always remembered it portrayed as a single giant rat. God I love learning about culture, and not trig. I hate pre cal and I hate exams. Anyway, can't wait to see which pokemon you're going to cover next!

[@Sassi7997]

8:04 I prefer the version the city guides tell you when you visit Hamelin. Seriously, if you're ever in Hanover and have a free day to visit another town in the area it's absolutely worth visiting Hamelin. They have a lovely old town.

[@JaguarRawr]

Hey Lockstin, I think Maushold may be partially based on the old theory of spontaneous generation. For most of human history, there has been the belief that mice and other creatures could spontaneously pop into existence directly from wheat. No “relations” necessary. Much like that Pokédex entry!

[@kavinaderrow3269]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of the Rabbids upon seeing their attack animation. Also, Tandemaus and Maushold are the only genderless Pokemon in the Field egg group.

[@harutakami1313]

Something you might want to note in the video: "The Rat Queen" Magic card is a custom card, not a real one. (just had a minor panic attack that it actually existed and I'd just forgotten about it.)

[@SuperTurboPOP]

“I can ruin them for you” “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHH!!!!!” i love them more now. you absolute fool.

[@Trevor_NewJerusalem]

I'm convinced that the Pokedex is written by in-universe children.

[@intrepidhero]

Tandemaus and Moushold had a very paper like look to me. Made me think of the ears make me think of dollies and the fact that there are multiple made me think of paper doll chains. I cant but wonder if there is more to it but I am to lazy to do any kind of in depth research into it.

[@cimtenyato]

The Mouse tooth fairy makes an appearance as Dedenne in Kalos since in France we also have the « Petite souris » which just means little mouse and it’s basically the tooth fairy

[@Djuuugarn]

Rattenkönig does in fact translate to ”king of rats”. And another word for that would be rat king.

[@Mr.Clintastik]

Love your content! Your topics are always unique, well-researched, and well-developed! Thank you!

[@Tony_AM009]

When I first saw Tandemaus open their mouths, I thought that they resembled Rabbids, so I enjoyed the screaming Rabbids sound effect around the end of the video.

[@Lunar994]

That makes sense and all, but I like to imagine them being some form of hive mind, with each individual being more like a disembodied limb of the whole entity that is Tandemaus/Maushold, which would mean the tiny ones aren't really their children per say.

[@adhiprajna4127]

Wha- Why do you ruin the wholesome part Maybe not but it still (idk, weird?) To think of them as a hive mind

[@JamesDavy2009]

My head-canon: they think like how twins can mentally bounce off each other.

[@danii9483]

Here in Ireland they were still called Sylvian dolls. The dolls and their house and furniture lines were huge in the 90's when I was growing up. Every girl I knew myself included had grown huge collections over the years. New respect for Maushold. Thank you for the the nostalgia trip.

[@timtenthousand]

That Carnivine thing was simultaneously the weirdest, most forced, and hilarious plug ever

[@deadmemes719]

They’re adorable, and I love how they “evolve.” I was just playing the game, then boom it’s a mousehold now

[@midorinblue3639]

I thought maushold / tandamaus was related to mitosis since they are mice that make copies of themselves but I do like the doll house angle of them as well

[@TornaitSuperBird]

They could be related to mitosis, especially when you look at how their ears are designed.

[@dhampir_days]

I genuinely can't wait for a Treasures Of Ruin video, I badly want to see the thought that went into their designs be picked apart and analysed :)

[@stormRed]

I love how the moral of The Pied Piper is "pay artists"

[@SuperVoodude]

Thank you sub-text for explaining how they evolve without you seeing it. I've evolved mine in battle so I've been so confused why everyone else says the additional mice appear from nowhere.

[@katherinegarlock2249]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks of Rabbids when I see these things. That was seriously my first thought when I first encountered them.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

*Therapist:* "All-Leader Falinks isn't real. It can't hurt you." *All-Leader Falinks:* 0:47

[@justaninkling]

I kinda wish the shiny form gave them red eyes, that way they would look like actual albino mice. It'd give quite an unnoticed shiny just a little bit of flair

[@Fossilized_Tea51]

for some reason, my favorite mechanic in pokemon is breeding. hold one was one of those pictures from Hilda.when he made it yell it made me love it more.

[@dkznikolaj7013]

If not for flamigo, whom I still don't accept as being real, this was the weirdest pokemon for me

[@xxmension04xx47]

2:41 I recognize that one on the right, its Tyrannosaur

[@hackr5277]

Maushold even look like dolls and I thought I was the only one who thought so.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Yeah, their ears look like they have stitches so they kinda look like living plushes.

[@tehbp3500]

since you asked, I liked what Garth Nix did with the piper and the children he absconded with in his Keys to the Kingdom book series.

[@bobertjohnson4459]

9:37 “this wouldn’t be the first time a popular Japanese toy influenced a Pokémon.” *pauses video* He’s gonna talk about Orbeetle again isn’t he

[@NyoomMonster]

This explains why my Tandemaus evolved during the cutscene for one of the Titan Pokemon. I thought any of my Pokemon could evolve during cutscenes and was scared of missing more evolutions.

[@agnesteodocio746]

4:56 i cant stop laughing after seeing that 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@PKR0CKIN]

Okay, this is a weird head canon for me: Population Bomb (or Proliferation) is a hilarious move that I always imagined working like the Trampolines from Mario and Luigi Partners in Time

[@Wandergirl108]

I was pretty far into the game when I saw a little white thing roaming around; I ran up to it, and discovered that this new mon had appeared quite randomly. I don't know why Tandemaus stuck out to me as the biggest surprise mon in the game, I guess that by the time I found it I thought I knew everything that was in Paldea…? Like, I didn't watch ANY trailers before playing the game, most of what I knew was from a friend who did and couldn't help telling me some things, and also some stuff from PokéTubers here and there, so a lot of the new mon weren't known to me beforehand, but for some reason Tandemaus shocked me like none of the others just by existing. I dunno. But hey, it's special to me, so a video on it makes me smile.

[@WaffleAfterHours]

So, if Maushold is based off of a nostalgic toyline, does that mean we can expect four turtle Pokemon trained in Bushido next game?