While it is not known toevolve into or from any other Pokémon, Slither Wing is said to be either an ancient relative ofVolcarona or a version of it from a parallel timeline. It also has a futuristic counterpart,Iron Moth.
Slither Wing is a large, moth-like Pokémon with four legs. It appears to have compound eyes that are two shades of red, and there is a red spiny horn-like structure on each side of its face. The fuzz on its body and legs is smoky white and messy. Its thorax is navy blue in the center, and its tail-like abdomen is teal with black dots. It has six leaf-like wings that are orange in color with yellow-orange tips and small green diamond-shaped marks, but they do not seem to be strong enough to allow it to fly. Even though it is mostly quadrupedal, it can stand on two legs, mostly during battles.
In an article from an August issue ofOcculture magazine, it is stated that there have been few sightings reported of Slither Wing, whose name is taken from that of a similar creature described in theScarlet Book. It shares traits withVolcarona, and some theorize that it may have been revived from fossils of a prehistoric era. However, no Volcarona fossils of that era are known to have been found.
According toAI Sada, Slither Wing is an ancient Pokémon related to Volcarona. However, according to a version of Professor Sada that appeared at theCrystal Pool, Slither Wing is a counterpart of Volcarona from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Slither Wing was brought to the depths ofArea Zero by atime machine built by Professor Sada ten years ago. 200 years ago,Heath also encountered Slither Wing, as seen in the Scarlet Book, though it is unclear how it arrived there at the time.
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Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Slither Wing andIron Moth can be considered counterparts of one another.
Both share onetype withVolcarona, but neither share the same type with each other.
Both are the first Paradox Pokémon used by the AI Professors in their battles with the player.
Both are the only Paradox Pokémon that can be naturally found in the same area as their relative.
Slither Wing:
Is the only Pokémon whose Japanese name contains the kanaヲwo.
This is because it's only used as a grammatical particle in modern Japanese, so Paradox Pokémon having sentences of normal words as names gives the unique opportunity to use it.
Is tied withBasculegion andPoltchageist for the greatest number of unique characters in its English name, with 11 (including spaces).
Slither Wing is based onVolcarona. As such, it is also likely based on the same moths Volcarona is likely based on, such as theAtlas moth orcecropia moth. Due to its elongated abdomen, flightlessness, and wings colored differently on its tip, Slither Wing seems to be based on female specimens of thebagworm mothCebysa leucotelus. It also bears some resemblance to aStegosaurus. Slither Wing folds its wings above its body, suggesting that it ispaleopteran, that is, belonging to the ancient group of winged insects lacking the ability to fold their wings down over their abdomens. From at least as early as thePennsylvanian period, some paleopteran insects evolved the capacity to fold their wings over their abdomens, forming the modernneopteran group. The neopterans would then go on to outcompete most traditional paleopterans by occupying their ecological niches more effectively. This drove most paleopterans to extinction, with the exception ofmayflies andOdonata, the dragonflies and damselflies.
Slither Wing's body shape, quadrupedalism, and apparent flightlessness are reminiscent of Volcarona's pre-EvolutionLarvesta.
Name origin
Slither Wing is literallyslither wing.
Chiwohauhane can be taken literally as地を這う羽chi o hau hane (wings slithering on the ground).
This Pokémon article is part ofProject Pokédex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please seeSlither Wing images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
