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Also Bronzong x Spiritomb is best pair of lore or counterparts, both are linked to a common lore and integrate perfectly in the Sinnoh story, dex and myths.
>At midnight on December 31, Buddhist temples all over Japan ring their bells a total of 108 times (除夜の鐘 joyanokane) to symbolize the 108 human sins in Buddhist belief, and to get rid of the 108 worldly desires regarding sense and feeling in every Japanese citizen. A major attraction is The Watched Night bell, in Tokyo. Japanese believe that the ringing of bells can rid their sins during the previous year. The bell is rung 107 times on 31st and once past midnight. It is also very common to eat buckwheat noodles called toshikoshi soba on the New Year's Eve.
>Spiritomb: A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an Odd Keystone. / It was formed by uniting 108 spirits. It has been bound to the Odd Keystone to keep it from doing any mischief.