>>49994062ACKSHUALLY its based on a yokai.
theyre literally weasels with scythes for hands that fly around on whirlwinds on and around mount fuji
hence why sneasel is only found in mt silver in johto. they like to travel in groups of three and made a game out of seeing which one of them can slice humans who try to climb the mountain. the winner is the one who causes the largest most gruesome scars on said humans
