>>35148518We've been over this. It looks nothing like a weasel, but it has the lore of one. Pokemon can be based on more than one thing. It's a combination of a black cat and a kamaitachi, an icy blade weasel yokai.
It has retractable claws, says "nya," and acts like a cat in Pokken. Hell it even learns the cat themed moves like Assist and Fake Out.