>>39477273Purugly's tail actually splits down the middle. You can see this in some of the images above:
>>39449473>>39451941>>39451994>>39462578Purugly is partly based on the Nekomata, or "forked cat" yokai from Japanese mythology. Basically the idea is that cats who live a long time eventually gain magical powers, grow large, and gain forked tails. More tails = more power, just like kitsune and Ninetales. Little more reading here:
http://yokai.com/nekomata/ 