What Is the SECRET Dragon Pokemon On Runerigus - Pokemon Sword And Shield Theory

[@damyenhockman5440]

Galarian Yamask is still the spirit of a dead human, but the clay tablet is possessing that spirit. Yamask gets fully devoured when it evolves, which is why it needs to be weakened. It's possible the dragon is another alternate form of Eternatus, or a Pokemon that has yet to be revealed.

[@dannythemysterious8221]

Yeah probably has yet to be revealed

[@phantomkrel2374]

Its claimed Dreepy was some kind of prehistoric pokemon that died and was reborn as its current self so it could very well be a undiscovered fossil pokemon really a lot going on with it.

[@dragonmaster1006]

I believe in the Pokedex it says that even forgot that it was human.

[@damyenhockman5440]

dragonmaster 100 That was for Cofagrigus that forgot. Yamask remembers. *Insert Pepperidge Farms joke here*

[@dragonmaster1006]

@@damyenhockman5440 thank you I forgot. But I have a feeling is the same for rune.

[@cylasbreakdown6140]

The Unown “hieroglyphs” say “Galar is my home region”.

[@Syiepherze]

Galar is my city

[@ElysetheEevee]

Wait, what?

[@animationfromkaitlyn3296]

this scares me...🤣

[@snom5866]

Oh no

[@makotoyuki7482]

OMG YOU'RE SO CUTE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

[@blackmark2899]

You're gonna have to reread those dex entries Toby. It clearly says that the Yamask is being possessed by the clay tablet. It gets fully consumed when it is weakened (evolves). It's still a person's spirit but their life as a Pokemon is even worse as they are now possessed by whatever dark spirit is within the rune tablet.

[@knightofcarrion7358]

yeah he is really reaching here. Yamask was humans that lost soul. But due to the tablets in galar, i guess the lose souls instead get entangled with the tablets instead. Yamask is a galarian form, not a new pokemon. Meaning, it is because of how it adapted.

[@kytarazeall1929]

in the german entry of Runerigus it says: "An ancient painting with a powerful curse took the soul of a Makabaja and came to life." ins sword and the entry of yamask is "A clay tablet on which a curse has been carved has taken possession of this Makabaja. It is said that it draws its strength from the resentment of others." so it's a curse. But why?

[@gamingbady5305]

Sword and Shield have different dex entries it may be that you’ve read one different to him

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

Yes, Sword entry for Yamask and Runerigus are all about it being possessed by this mysterious tablet, while Shield calls Galarian Yamask a "vengeful spirit". Both describes that rune painting as somewhat cursed though. "Cursed engravings" (Sword) that have "horrific memories" (Shield) behind it.

[@GeneralNickles]

The stone arch that you have to walk under to evolve it is clearly meant to be stone henge. In the real world, stone henge is believed to have been a site use for rituals and festivals that may or may not have included human sacrifices. So it follows that galaran(I refuse to call it "galarian" because the region isn't called "galaria") yamask is the vengeful spirit of one of those sacrifices bound to the engraved tablet they was killed on(and the red "paint" could even be there blood.) The "wandering spirit" angle could even explain why galaran yamask is found so far from where it evolves. It wandered towards the ancient ruins of village it once lived in, but never made it home. This also explains the crazy evolution method. It becomes weakened from having lost so much HP and is overwhelmed by the rage it feels when it's returned to the site where it was sacrificed. This allows the curse from the tablet to overtake it.

[@seokkchan993]

Tomb Raiders/Archaeologists: hippity hoppity, _you're_ _corpse_ _is_ _now_ _my_ _property_

[@galleryg998]

seokkchan XD

[@exiel2740]

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[@grant9637]

Nobody liked this.

[@lazyliongames5858]

@@grant9637 everyone liked this

[@jainimaijainitai]

*your

[@maxximumrockatansky7186]

Dragapult: YEETUS THE FETUS

[@Calpsotoma]

Pokemon have eggs. They never are fetuses.

[@maxximumrockatansky7186]

@@Calpsotoma you must be so fun at parties

[@evilmandrake]

The tablet is clearly a representation of Eternatus. It caused the Darkest Day, but was sealed away by the heroes, likely using the clay tablets as a some kind of Runic magic.

[@alexkuhn5188]

Dillon Mosher the carving on Runerigus looks similar to Eternamax Eternatus, both are long serpentine figures and the only thing that doesn’t match is the head, though that might just be because of a different viewing angle, possibly they couldn’t see the hand shaped head.

[@timwoods2852]

It's clearly Slyfer the Sky Dragon.

[@amaterasu1107]

slifer

[@timwoods2852]

@@amaterasu1107 Sorry, spelling is not my strongest suit, especially for made up/mythical creatures/deities.

[@DrTimes99]

The Executive Producer!

[@Hotdogs77]

Who's that?

[@cristiangonzales2907]

Yo I call facts 😂

[@dragonlorddracodenblaze]

Rayquaza probably: Both have a serpentine like body-style

[@someoneawesome8717]

I have a crazy theory that Eternatus is a super mutated Rayquaza but it's a bit of a long chatter

[@joeytabora1052]

I usually quite like your theories, and even when I disagree with them I just accept that they're a matter of opinion and up for debate, but i feel like this one just doesn't work. The pokedex implies that yamask is still a human spirit, but it's being taken over by the dark spirit contained within the runes on the tablet, and when it evolves the spirit fully takes over. Also as a side note, to me it seems like the dreepy line is intentionally supposed to be dead anorith/armaldo from the past, but that one is definitely up for interpretation and is more iffy. Still an entertaining video though! Btw, Runerigus is likely pronounced roo-ne-ri-gus (when you popped up the corrected pronunciation on screen you accidentally added an extra g sound before the "ri")

[@emc246]

The Dreepy theory doesn't make much sense because Dreepy is a reptile/amphibian and Armaldo is a bug. It would be more likely that Dreepy is the ghost of an ancient Swampert/Quagsire ancestor.

[@theepichydras6096]

EM11212 diplocaulus.

[@MsTerkup]

Dreepy is based on the Diplocaulus, an extinct salamander with a boomerang-shaped head, combined with a stealth bomber. Thus missile babies. It carrying the babies in holes might also be a reference to the non-extinct star-fingered toad which raises it's young in holes on its back.

[@joeytabora1052]

@@MsTerkup ah I see, thanks!

[@EZNathan_]

I feel like the dragon is Eternatus, as it is an alien-like dragon.

[@EZNathan_]

@Brian the Trainer I highly doubt it, since there's 18 typings already. But I like the idea, although I don't see how it would work.

[@LycanDreams9159]

Idk eternatus has too much pointy spiky bits to be depicted as in the rune. Especially the floatingribcage

[@alemon2367]

And it's a pink noodle

[@le.banana]

@Brian the Trainer so... Un(ited) (States) OV(/f) A(merica)

[@tonaholcomb8602]

Also the Eternamax Eternatus is very serpent like and spirals up as well.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

So, we've all learned that Toby doesn't read the Dex.

[@hip2besquare632]

Well it’s meant represent the Norse symbol of change or tricky (Loki) Or Jourmungandr the world serpent he eats his tail and is under the ocean everywere he was Thor’s enemy they killed each other in ragnorok (end of the world) Edit: new idea it’s enemy is perserker or the Viking Pokémon and Thor was there preferred god to follow

[@garythemoth8049]

Nice that you know all this from heart. I knew this mostly but I wouldn't have been able to explain that easily. WAIT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN CHEATING BY USING WIKIPEDIA FOR THIS RIGHT!? no that would be fine man.

[@shatteredgod69]

^

[@teratioducatnonfortuna222]

Jörmungandr, or the Pokémon equivalent, Zygarde.

[@howardjones1388]

Wow, someone who put more effort into an actual theory than toby did.

[@teratioducatnonfortuna222]

@@10tailedbijuu Meant more so in the sense that Zygarde is most likely partially inspired by Jörmungandr, with how 10% could be Fenrir & 100% could be Hel, 2 of its siblings. It's also themed around order, which kind of ties in to Jörmungandr holding the world together, & Xerneas & Yveltal most likely being based on Norse mythology too.

[@Rockitfilm94]

The runi design on runegrigus ressembles the gaelic serpent on some rune depictions ( as seen in the image at 2:02 ).

[@im.the_susdragon]

5 years late but oh well Generation 10 has been teased to be based in Greece and when the hit game "Assassin's Creed" made their game based on Greece, the next area they based their game on was Norway. Maybe Pokémon tries to pull the same thing. Especially since Galar has some Norwegian Pokémon most likely inspired by the fact that the Norse tried to colonize England. In this possible Generation 11 region maybe we find more Galarian Yammask and Meowth and if this is the case then that's what Runerigus could be teasing.

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

Who else remembers Ka and Ba being mentioned in Yu-Gi-Oh!?

[@angusward7632]

When I first saw it, I thought it was a Rayquaza, idk why

[@dragonlorddracodenblaze]

Same

[@DemonOfShadows66]

Honestly I thought it was a Serperior, it just looks like a large serpent rather than a serpentine dragon

[@matthewgibson630]

"That's just a theory, a ..." Lol

[@medichampion328]

Also worth noting that Galarian Yamask's idle animation in battle shows it literally trying to pull off the clay slab.

[@ajanis95]

Dreepy: Father, I crave Violence!!! Dragapault: THEN I SHALL YEET YOU MY CHILD!!!

[@drifindoril1818]

You've convinced me but this is probably the saddest Pokémon theory I've seen in ages, I literally teared up at the thought of dreepy getting separated from it's mum and dying!

[@BirdKeeperToby]

Awww :’) I’m so sorry

[@orm11videos26]

The egyptions beleved in five parts of the soul, the ba and ka, whitch you talked about, the ren witch is described as a persons secret name and is thier memorys, the heart, whose egyption name escapes me right now but was a the sum of a persons deedes, wether they were bad or good, and the shut or shadow, whitch was a back up coppy of the entire soul

[@MahsaKaerra]

"This video contains content."

[@shein360]

That’s just a theory joke. Spot on sir. I tip my hat to you

[@FoxyPercival714]

You know, I watched your theories before and here's one. Zacian and Zamazenta are based on the two sons of Rome raised by a wolf. Romulus and Remus. Huh?

[@Nicholas_Paul]

I also have a theory about Zacian and Zamazenta. In sun and moon we were introduced to Lycanroc. Two forms that focused on offense and defense. When you look at their shiny forms.. they’re the exact same shades of Zacian and Zamazenta.. the blue of midday and dark blue of midnight. I believe they’re inspired by Skoll and Hati.. the wolves who devoured the sun/moon. What were to happen if we have our first shiny evolution method on our hands? Another interesting theory is we have poipole and naganadel that heavily look like Eternatus. Even their typings match up and plus they’re all from space. What were to happen in ancient times that Eternatus came down and the two lycanrocs evolved into Zacian/Zamazenta and in theory “ became “ legendary in that moment.

[@dorian2726]

Nicholas Paul Reihl i’ve thought of the poipole one myself actually! they definitely have a large resemblance and them both not being of the pokémon world gives them even more connection!

[@ShadowEclipex]

@@Nicholas_Paul It wouldn't be the first time normal Pokemon were turned into legendaries.

[@mythologicalnomad6520]

Nicholas Paul Reihl not Skoll and Hati but Freki and Geri. Odins wolves that sit with him in Valhalla. One sits by his spear (or sword in Pokémon) and the other sits by his shield

[@ShadowEclipex]

@@mythologicalnomad6520 Could be both. There already is Roman references in SWSH, and Pokemon can have multiple design inspirations.

[@stormbiskit7271]

Okay, so after a bit of thought I have my own theory on this Pokémon line AND there is somewhat of a connection with the Galarian Corsola you mentioned. According to Dreepy’s Pokédex entry in Sword, it states: “After being reborn as a ghost Pokémon, Dreepy wanders the areas it used to inhabit back when it was alive in prehistoric seas.” This leads me to the belief that, much like Galarian Corsola, it “was alive” back when Galar was a more oceanic region. I’m even thinking that the Dusty Bowl, itself, or even the entire Wild Area, may have once been a lake or ocean long ago, and if this is so, maybe those ruins that cause it to evolve - maybe that image that “possesses” Dreepy, is in fact an image of the oceanic Pokemon it once was, much like Galarian Corsola was once Johtoan Corsola. Anyway that’s just what came to mind off the Pokédex entry and I thought it worth exploring a little bit. P.S. Don’t worry about Dragapult launching Dreepy from its horns. According to its Shield entry, the little buggers love it.

[@matthewstarnes2469]

Unown: There is a strange building in Unova where people go to sleep

[@blauesserpiroyal2887]

But in the evolution yamask becomes posessed by a evil spirit, according to pokedex

[@johnli9372]

Toby. This doesn't make any sense. Yamask is still a dead human but is being possessed by the spirit. It's only when it evolves the spirit fully controls the Pokémon. The only thing is where the stone slab even came from. Some could say yamask (from gen5) lost the head it was carrying and looked for something else as replacement and saw the tablet so decided to use that. But little did it know the tablet was being possessed by an evil spirit. But the thing is what could've died to become the tablet in the first place. That is a mystery.

[@FluttershyMew]

I see what you did! You put the awesome Slumbering Weald music on the outro so people wouldn't skip it! 👀

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

*Picture of guy holding spoonful of cereal talking to TV screen*: It's eternatus.

[@mariavazquez6561]

The dragon on the Runerigus is based on the "CURSED" stone tablets in the United Kingdom which people tell the travelers to not touch. And the real stones actually have a symbol of a dragon. Hey its the U.K. (that rhymed).

[@Scwoowy]

There is a movie titled "The Secret of Kells" that has a similar looking serpent.

[@LesserLordKusanali_]

Crom Cruach!

[@Anthintendo]

Galarian Yamask’s Sword PokéDex entry says that the Pokémon is being possessed by the rune it’s carrying. So, it is a normal Yamask, but it’s being compelled by this magical item to carry it instead of its own mask.

[@jeremykops]

2:28 when you talk to the friendly bom-oms in super Mario 64

[@NaChO25599]

Hey Toby I just wanted to thank u about you videos, in Spain we can't left the house because the Corona and your videos are really helping me to gen through this

[@UnderTheRadarYT]

Thank you for crediting my video. I’ve been a fan of yours for years so to see you use a video of mine was awesome. Keep up the great work :]

[@michaelm9211]

Yamask is a dead human that's spirit is being trapped and cursed by a rune.

[@SirFailsalot91]

"Roon-err-ree-gus" That's at least how I pronounce it, but Runerigus is one of my favourites out of Galar.

[@ouroborosjormungandr5615]

Some food for thought, in old Norse culture, it is said that when you die and are buried, you become a serpent that burrows into the earth, in order to enter the transitory sections of Hel (Hel being the afterlife and all associated realms including Valhalla).

[@WeirdWolfGaming]

“Not fully dead but not really alive”. SAME

[@OrbitZombie]

Yamask are still human ghosts, the pokedex says they're possessed by the runes and the rune eventually completely takes over.

[@lordofuzkulak8308]

As others have said here, the dex entry for Galarian Yamask specifically says that it's still a regular Yamask, just one that picked up a Cursed tablet and got possessed by it. I think it's likely that the serpentine creature depicted on the assembled tablet is supposed to be Eternatus. Now while it doesn't look entirely like Eternatus, it's worth baring in mind that it's shown in game that the facts from the original Darkest Day have become distorted over time so it's entirely plausible that the artists who made the original tablets didn't have first hand experience of Eternatus itself so based the description on third hand accounts and/or made them some considerable time later which would account for the descepancies. Also, it's probably worth keeping in mind that many real life mythological creatures are likely based on mangaled/distorted accounts of actual creatures (e.g. unicorns are likely people who lived far away from African being told about rhinos and interpreting it to mean rhinos look like horses with a single horn), so it's likely the same would happen in the world of Pokemon. The malevolence of tablets taking over Yamasks would also work well with the concept of Eternatus being sealed away if it was because the tablets were used in the original sealing it away and thus each contained a fragment of its power (and maybe the convoluted evolution method is Eternatus gathering the bits of tablets together to reforge the tablets so it can use them to break the seal).

[@Sagewinds]

I am hoping that it is related to a yet unreleased Legendary that will be featured in the next version of this gen. I see so many hints in-game to possible story avenues to the .5 games of this gen. Like how the Dynamax Toxtricity is yet to be released and how if you were to have it stand on its hind legs it looks strikingly similar to the Giant carved as a glyph in the hillside.

[@garythemoth8049]

I think you need to call runerigus: Ruu-ne-rii-chus

[@TheEmeraldTyrant]

Roon-ree-gus

[@emc246]

Rue-ner-EE-gus

[@musicsheep9816]

@@emc246 The name comes from Egregious, just like Cofagrigus

[@GeneralNickles]

You're all wrong. It's pronounced rune-air-i-gus

[@garythemoth8049]

@@GeneralNickles thats also possible

[@imalltheragex2000]

I think the serpent might be Eturnitus, hope I spelled that right. Galarian Yamask could be a human warrior that died during the darkest day, the stones depicting Eternatus drawing it in, a reminder of what slew it. The Yamask then gets forcibly attached to this rune, which eventually fully enveloping it, turning it into Runeregious, it's anger towards Eternatus consuming it Edit: short and sweet; a human dies during the darkest day, becomes a stoneless Yamask (maybe has a maskat first), still hates Eternatus for killing it, get drawn to a runic stone depicting Eternatus, gets forcibly attached to the stone ( maybe loses it's mask and eventually it's sense of who they were), it's anger eventually consumes it when it's at it's weakest (near fainting at the possible place where they died), the rune merges permanently with it's body leaving only the Yamask's anger, becoming Runeregious.

[@anilmehta4714]

My initial thought was that the runes depicted a now extinct Galarian Dragonair

[@ScottaHemi440]

3:55 "Return the slab, or suffer my curse"\ KING RAMSESE!!!! the man in gauze the man in gauze.

[@woodruffhardenwick9601]

@Birdkeepertoby Your reaction to launching Pokekids at foes full speed made me smile😃.. Thats some tough love ! Team SCREAM loves the music played very Mysteries.. Oh and T6 has asked: Have you seen the Videos on what if (Insert Country name) was a pokemon Region.. there long but really good

[@livale8337]

I think it's still possible that the picture depicts a Dragapult, the Pokedex entry states it's more of a Parasect situation. The painting itself is sentient, cursed in ages past and gaining autonomy upon absorbing the spirit of a Yamask. However given the fact it is a curse painting, that should further inform what we think it is. Eternetus is an ancient dragon that almost brought ruin to Galar so it could be that, that seems curse worthy. I don't think it's unrealistic that one would create a cursed painting of Giratina either. I'm tired so I can't really think of more but I think the important part is that it's head is segmented with a horn or horns at the back of the head.

[@thebliboshow4279]

O my gosh toby you are amazing and thats no film theory

[@commanderdark824]

The dragon serpent depicted on an (animated) ancient Galarian stone slab seems most likely to reference Eternatus, an large serpent related to the lore of the land

[@dariuslynard158]

I love that the Dragapult line are ghosts that use its children as explosive weapons. It reminds me of Gotenks' Super Kamikaze Ghost Attack 😁

[@Syiepherze]

I feel like it's just a serpentine version of Yamask. If not it could be a Pokemon from a Scandinavian region

[@alli-gator-forest]

British Pokémon players: OMG I have a reaction based off of my country! I’m so lucky! Americans, the French and Hawaiians: Get in line, bud.

[@garycurrier1037]

Dead mask and sarcophagi are a thing everywhere in ancient times including in north and south America, not just Egypt. Just FYI

[@darynnehrkorn3149]

Since Runegrius is most likely based on Norman runestones scattered around Great Britain, the serpent depicted is probably Jörmungandr, the world serpent that Thor kills in Ragnarok (the myth not the movie).

[@mysteriousdeoxys9009]

Field of asphodil is ancient Greece version of purgatory

[@fist-of-doom487]

Glarian Yamask is a regular Yamask that started getting absorbed by a rune. So still a person but poor thing was in the wrong place at the wrong time

[@marinedragon]

Maybe the stone that is attached to Yamask is similar to the keystone that is locked on Spiritomb and keeps it tethered to the material world. The only difference is that Yamask has taken this tether and made use of it.

[@Mothball_]

Personally, I thought the nose of the serpent like drawing on Runerigas looked similar to that of Sandaconda’s nose from side view. And that the circle around Sandaconda’s neck could be a more “recent” feature it had obtained, and in ancient times possibly looked like the back of the serpents head, like it was just starting to wrap around. Also that would kinda make sense based on its typing as Ghost bc of obvious reasons and Ground bc that’s what Sandaconda was when it was alive. I mean why else would it be Ground/Ghost instead of it being actually what it’s made of which is Rock/Ghost. I mean it’s obviously a “rock” that has possessed (or consumed or whatever) a “ghost”. Why is it Ground type instead of Rock type since it, itself is in fact a slab of rock? That’s the real question we need to be asking.

[@elin111]

Dragapult is the worst parent in history. Don't use your kids as projectiles.

[@איתןשי]

When you look at the whole evolution line it makes more sense - Dragapult is basically training it's Dreepys and making them stronger, and the Dex entries clearly say that the Dreepys enjoy it

[@elin111]

They'd still be arrested for child abuse.

[@איתןשי]

@@elin111 most animals would be arrested for child abuse... For example, meerkats many times EAT THEIR CHILDREN!

[@dayalasingh5853]

There's actually 5 parts of the soul in Egyptian mythology.

[@FrostyLich]

Yamask is trapped to their rune stone. They don’t want to be attached to the rune. In their battle animation, they try to squeeze away from their rune. Yamask is unwillingly fused to the stone

[@CodMer44]

Here is a theory I wanted to suggest. What if Red traveled to Jhoto instead of stopping at mnt silver, what would his team be, how would his battle against Gold go etc.

[@angeloireland576]

It also might be part of mythical pokemon that have not been released yet or added to the game with an update for dlc ect.

[@lowkeysaltygaming798]

Bird Keeper Toby, great video as always! I Don't think it looks like any pokemon we know but I can see some similaritys to Sandaconda. Furthermore Sandaconda appears in the Dusty Bowl, right where galarian Yamask evolves to Runerigus. Thaughts?

[@Nicholas_Paul]

Next video you should dive into the conspiracy theory that Poipole/Naganadel are related to Eternatus.. when you start to look at the color resemblance, shapes, and typing it makes sense. Also lore wise because poipole are in the ultra world “space”

[@crusixangel9513]

You think maybe they get exp share when they are fired as missiles? This would explain (for them atleast) evolution in the wild, and why they are used as missiles I the first place. It's to help them grow up.

[@Sniperhunter2002]

Well runes are basically are to commerate great battles or warriors that has fallen in battle, and the serpent is joimangandor is depected on a lot of these runes, so I think they are fallen vikings who possessed the runes but the joimangandor of pokemon somewhat takes control after yamask evolves making it connected to other runegegus to some extent

[@lucasbrewer8370]

I think the runes on runerigus are depicting eturnitus, and are part of somthing depicting the darkest day

[@ShadowEclipex]

I'm pretty sure Galarian Yamask is still the spirit of a Dead human, just instead of a Death Mask it is using another ancient societies' death ritual/relic item as it's connection.

[@dinoboyruss2288]

Runergus probably has a extinct ancient Pokémon at galar that loves sand and became extinct before galar was discovered

[@GeneralNickles]

The stone arch that you have to walk under to evolve it is clearly meant to be stone henge. In the real world, stone henge is believed to have been a site use for rituals and festivals that may or may not have included human sacrifices. So it follows that galaran(I refuse to call it "galarian" because the region isn't called "galaria") yamask is the vengeful spirit of one of those sacrifices bound to the engraved tablet they were killed on(and the red "paint" could even be there blood.) The "wandering spirit" angle could even explain why galaran yamask is found so far from where it evolves. It wandered towards the ancient ruins of village it once lived in, but never made it home. This also explains the crazy evolution method. It becomes weakened from having lost so much HP and is overwhelmed by the rage it feels when it's returned to the site where it was sacrificed. This allows the curse from the tablet to overtake it.

[@o2bibo]

That rock pillar might be similar to dragapult’s cannon, idk the correct term, but that hole in its head where the little dreepy hides.

[@chrisjohnsen8448]

You REALLY need to look again at the dex entry for Galarian Yamask. It's still a human soul, it's just being possessed by the curse of the clay slab.

[@thewastelandwanderer]

What if yamask is actually the spirit of the red gyrados from the lake of outrage. The lake could have been much larger once but due to historic events such as meteor strikes and extreme weather conditions may have significant split the land, and the red gyrados was cut off from its home. The serpent on the evolution is red and at least looks like gyrados.

[@wheelsndealz]

You're forgetting something I think is pretty important and affects your hypothesis. Yanmask aren't found in the dusty bowl though. I forget which route but it's a fairly early one. I think near the Dr Cara Less. So maybe it has something to do with the process she uses to make/fuse the pokemon fossils. Maybe the corruption of the fossils, creating those abominations causes left over spirit to come together. Maybe the pieces of the runes are also part of the archeology findings that she or a colleague took from the dusty bowl. So after taking some damage and experiencing battle and taking it back to where the rune fragment is from awakens something else inside yanmask and it evolves. grabbing more of the fragments to get stronger and take it's revenge on the careless dr that brought it into the world. but idk, just writing what's popping into my head with no research.

[@fasdfdsdfs]

That Pikachu plush with the hat in the background is cute.

[@Gravelark]

Great video!! This is pretty convincing.

[@AidanRatnage]

I still want to know what that statue in every Pokémon Gym is depicting.

[@g2akashi]

While the Dreepy theory makes sense. I assumed because of the parasitic relation the rune has with Galarian Yamask, that's it's something else, like a nearly extinct parasitic rock bug Pokemon or something else.

[@trainerjericho2903]

I think that the dragon on Runerigus is the worm in applin, just grown without the apple.

[@samuelrivett1417]

DUNSPARCE EVOLUTION. They made new Pokemon for Usum so who knows

[@astroboi2621]

To me dreepy is nothing but the connection between the Dino back fossile and the dead ghost of an ancient pokemon, dreepy itself. Dreepy colours change drastically trough evolution but its back remains gostly, as it lost its legs, evolving in a diffrent pokemon, while in ancient times, dreepy was a monoform, which had strong legs, a big head, a green-red colour palet, and really small arms, as a t-rex actually. Could it be a hidden reference to an old (litteraly) hall dead pokemon?

[@TrickstyrStudio]

This is a very far-fetched idea, but I considered the serpent on Runegrigus being a galarian Lugia that is more serpent than bird. Maybe instead of a psychic/flying lugia, it's a ghost/flying. It's because of the face of the rune is similar to the scale thing lugia has around his eyes. And with the galarian trio coming out, I feel it could be fitting that their leader could have been hinted at previously through the runes on Runegrigus.

[@andreasbagger2744]

Last time i was this early it was actually possible to catch them all

[@irishgeiger9295]

What are the dimensions of your Tree of Life posters?

[@wearenumber7870]

I think the drawings on the rune stones is the depiction of a spirt of a adult yamask or it could be the the reincarnation of the human turned into demon

[@mr.renemoreno2647]

Cool to see now@04-02-2021 now! Be well now!

[@ginargent5077]

Sorry but this theory is nonsense. Runerigius’s Dex entry SAYS it is a cursed painting. Meaning the dragon painting existed before it was possessed. Essentially, the clay slab and the Yamask are separate entities, and the relationship between the two is not the same as that between Unovan Yamask and it’s mask.

[@jmhguy]

If anything, it's more like paras and the mushroom

[@Fernandanatac]

...GAME theory!” Sorry, I needed to finish the sentence 😅 lol

[@MagusAgrippa8]

This theory seems really interesting, but it doesn't exactly match the Pokedex entries? From Sword, we have, "A clay slab with cursed engravings took possession of a Yamask. The slab is said to be absorbing the Yamask's dark power." This implies that a Yamask, or something very similar to it, latched onto a slab. Or perhaps the slab latched on to Yamask. Runrigus is thus the slab using Yamask's power, which is why the Yamask has to be weakened and brought to an area where the slab is at its strongest.

[@BirdKeeperToby]

yeah fair play on that. Might need to rethink

[@MagusAgrippa8]

@@BirdKeeperToby Considering wishing stars are made out of Eternatus, like a few people here suggested the ruins where you evolve Yamask could have some ties to him. Or perhaps some other dark legendary that would be malevolent enough to absorb a wandering vengeful spirit.

[@ssr8555]

It still scares me that you can catch human souls in Poké balls and force them to fight for you.

[@Ryodraco]

I don't think we can really call Ghost type pokemon some kind of inbetween stage where they are just waiting to fully die. Rather they are treated as a different kind of life that pokemon (and even human) spirits can be reborn into under certain unknown conditions. And once in said life they can in fact die again (as seen in the anime with a dead Mimikyu, and implied in the games with how Alistair is noted to be said to be able to see "deceased" Ghost type pokemon, as opposed to the living Ghost types that everyone can see) and become conventional ghosts (as opposed to Ghost types). Dreepy and Galarian Corsola have thus been reborn as Ghost types and live in the places they lived in their previous lives, but they themselves are not ghosts as they are currently alive again (hence why they eat, sleep and so on like every other living pokemon).

[@abbiravindhran8424]

its the sea sepent Jogurmundar from Norse mythology and thus began Ragnarok.

[@iimsoxo]

Love the theorie but the dreepy can be found in many other places besides the place you mentioned

[@GeneralNickles]

My first thought when. I saw the serpent on runerigus was that it was Dragonair.

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

So, those runes are linked to a pretty traumatic events. What if this terrible event (The Darkest Night?) caused the extinction of the Dreepy line, and this is a picture of what they used to be before?

[@nessie3682]

Ruin-ri-gus is how is how I say it, Yamask and it's two evos are so interesting and some of my fave pokemon!

[@tomcurl8034]

Maybe it’s a scary Viking dragon from whatever Viking region galarian meoth is from