Mochi Mayhem
Mochi Mayhem (Japanese:キビキビパニックKibi-Kibi Panic) is the epilogue ofThe Hidden Treasure of Area Zero inPokémon Scarlet and Violet. It was present in the game since the release ofThe Indigo Disk, but was initially inaccessible. It was officially announced on December 20, 2023,[1] and was made available on January 11, 2024, via an indefiniteevent distribution. It is only accessible after the player has participated in theAcademy Ace Tournament at least once and completed the plot of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero by catchingTerapagos, though theMystery Gift may be claimed at any time.
It begins when the player interacts with the decoration on the desk ofPeachy's inMossui Town inKitakami with theMythical Pecha Berry in theirBag.
Plot
After interacting with a decoration atPeachy's, theplayer receives a phone call fromArven, asking if he can visit the player attheir house atCabo Poco. During the conversation, the decoration disappears from behind the player's back. Upon returning home, the player meets Arven, along withNemona andPenny, who had overheard his phone call and insisted on coming along. The player'sMom gives the player a letter fromKieran, informing them that he's taking a break fromBlueberry Academy and is currently residing at his home inMossui Town. The letter also includes tickets for the player and their friends, who are all feeling happy about the idea of getting to visitKitakami, so they depart there immediately.
In Mossui Town, Nemona, having learned that Kieran used to be theChampion of Blueberry Academy, is quick to challenge him to abattle, and defeats him soundly before the player even has a chance to come see their match. Just then,Carmine shows up, performing a weird dance and repeating the word "mochi" over and over. Kieran explains that she's been acting like this ever since he sent his letter to the player. He suspects that his sister's odd behavior might have something to do with a curse that's rumored to be going around, but the group encourages him to stay positive. The group retreats to the Community Center for the night, but while they search for a hidden TV remote, Nemona suddenly disappears. When the player and Kieran go look for her, they find more villagers acting in the same strange way as Carmine. Spotting Nemona, they follow her toReveler's Road, where they witness Kieran's grandfatherYukito falling victim to the strange behavior as well after eating some suspicious mochi offered by his already-possessed wife,Hideko.
After defeating Yukito and Hideko, the player receives a phone call from Arven and Penny, who have been holding out at Peachy's. When the player and Kieran return to Mossui Town, they spot a strange Pokémon, who also possesses Arven and Penny by firing pieces of mochi directly into their mouths. The player avoids the mochi while Kieran is hit on the head by a piece of mochi and face their possessed friends in aMulti Battle. Afterwards, they pursue the mysterious Pokémon toLoyalty Plaza, where they also find Nemona, who has also been possessed. With a horde of possessed villagers approaching them, Kieran holds them off while the player battles Nemona. Once she has been defeated, the player challenges the mysterious Pokémon, identified as theMythical PokémonPecharunt, defeating andcatching it. This releases everyone from Pecharunt's control, with only vague memories of what they did while possessed. After spending some more peaceful time in Kitakami, the player and their friends return toPaldea, while Kieran and Carmine return to Blueberry Academy.
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Features
Characters
Returning characters
Carmine,Kieran, and their grandparents,Yukito and Hideko, whose names are revealed, return in the DLC, along withNemona,Arven, andPenny.
Pokémon
New Pokémon
TheMythical PokémonPecharunt makes its debut in Mochi Mayhem.
Moves
Malignant Chain, thesignature move ofPecharunt, is introduced in Mochi Mayhem.
Abilities
Pecharunt also debuts itssignature Ability,Poison Puppeteer.
Items
TheKey ItemMythical Pecha Berry debuts in Mochi Mayhem as the item required to start the epilogue.
League Club Room
Clearing the story unlocksCarmine andKieran appearing in the League Club Room sometimes. The players also unlock the ability to inviteNemona,Arven, andPenny to the League Club Room.
Trainers
Multi Battles withKieran
Kieran works as the player'sMulti Battle partner on three separate occasions.
Shige and Aya
After leaving the Community Center to look for Nemona, the player and Kieran will engage with two villagers in aMulti Battle.
Yukito and Hideko
After following Nemona as she heads towardsKitakami Hall, the player and Kieran are stopped by Kieran and Carmine's grandparentsYukito and Hideko. Hideko offers Binding Mochi to Yukito, who eats it and becomes possessed, and the two of them engage the player and Kieran in aMulti Battle.
Arven andPenny
Arven and Penny engage the player and Kieran in aMulti Battle afterPecharunt launches Binding Mochi into their mouths, causing them to fall under its influence.
Nemona
After chasingPecharunt to Loyalty Plaza, the player must engage in a battle with Nemona, who has fallen under its influence.
Nemona willTerastallize herfirst partner Pokémon at the first opportunity.
If theplayer choseSprigatito:
Special encounters
The player is required to battlePecharunt after defeating Nemona whilst she is under its influence. Pecharunt has twice the standard amount of health in this battle, with a large health bar at the top of the screen similar toTitan Pokémon andStarmobiles. It must be caught upon its defeat, with all types of Poké Balls having guaranteed success rates, and is coded tonever be Shiny. It has set TimidNature when caught.
The player is sent back to thePokémon Center if theyblack out during this battle, and they can challenge Pecharunt again.
Music
| Games | Location | Song name (Japanese) | Song name (English Translation) | Composition | Arrangement |
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| S V | When activating the Mochi Mayhem Epilogue | ゼロの秘宝番外編 | The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: Epilogue | Minako Adachi | Hiromitsu Maeba |
| When talking with and battling against characters under the effect of Pecharunt | キビキビパニック！ | Mochi Mayhem | Minako Adachi Go Ichinose | Minako Adachi | |
| When the group discussesCarmine under Pecharunt's control | 村の呪い……？ | A Village Curse...? | Go Ichinose | Go Ichinose | |
| During the cutscene where Pecharunt throws its binding mochi towards the player, Kieran, Arven and Penny | ドローン？ポケモン？くさりもち！ | A Drone? A Pokémon? It's a Binding Mochi! | Minako Adachi | Minako Adachi | |
| When battling Pecharunt | 戦闘！モモワロウ | Battle! (Pecharunt) | Minako Adachi | Hiromitsu Maeba |
Trivia
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- Mochi Mayhem is the only occasion inPokémon Scarlet and Violet in which the player has aMulti Battle against two separate opponents.
- Although it is never shown to the player in-game, all of the Pokémon owned by Aya, Shige, Yukito, and Hideko are programmed to havePoison as theirTera Type, likely as a reference to the effects of Pecharunt's Binding Mochi.
- In the Japanese version, the possessed shout out "Kibi kibi!" rather than "mochi", referring tokibi dango (millet dumpling) from the folktale ofMomotarō.
- If the player usesOgerpon in the battle against Pecharunt, Ogerpon will react with anger, yelling out "GRAH! Pon PON!!!" at it, likely for what it did toOgerpon and its companion in the past.
- If the player uses a member of theLoyal Three (Okidogi,Munkidori, orFezandipiti) in the battle against Pecharunt, Pecharunt will react with shock and anger, yelling out "Pechaaa! Chraaahhh!" at it, likely for its betrayal as Pecharunt's retainer.
- Pecharunt will repeat this reaction every time a member of the Loyal Three is sent out for the first time by the player.
- The day that Mochi Mayhem was made publicly accessible is the same day as the annual Japanese tradition ofmochitsuki (Japanese:餅つき).
- Mochi Mayhem shares a number of similarities to thedancing plague of 1518. They both:
- Involve a mass outbreak of spontaneous, uncontrollable dancing.
- Were started by a single woman, who was afflicted much earlier than anyone else.
- Were caused by food poisoning (Binding Mochi in the case of Mochi Mayhem, and theorized to beergot in the case of the dancing plague).
- During the events of the DLC, the Pokémon Center attendant outside the Community Center remains unpossessed and has dialogue regarding the "curse".
- Pecharunt's shadow can be seen moving in the background when the title card is shown.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | キビキビパニックKibi-Kibi Panic | From 黍団子kibi-dango (millet dumpling), a Japanese dumpling that made its appearance in the folkore ofMomotarō |
| English | Mochi Mayhem | Frommochi andmayhem |
| German | Mo-Mo-Manie | FromMochi andManie (mania) |
| European Spanish | Mochisteria | Frommochi andhisteria (hysteria) |
| French | La Nuit des Kibi | Literally "The Night of the Kibi", possibly a reference to American zombie horror filmNight of the Living Dead |
| Italian | Panico a Verdegiada | Literally "Panic inMossui Town" |
| Korean | 수슈수슈 패닉Susyu-Susyu Panic | From 수수susu (sorghum) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 麻吉麻吉團團亂Májí-Májí Tuántuánluàn /Màhgāt-Màhgāt Tyùhntyùhnlyuhn | From 麻糬muâ-tsî (Hokkien for "mochi") respelled with similar-sounding 麻吉májí (Taiwanese Mandarin for "match") |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 咭呗咭呗团团乱Jībei-Jībei Tuántuánluàn | From a homophone of 吉备团子Jíbèi-tuánzǐ (Kibi dango) |
References
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