Spritzee is a pink, avian Pokémon. It has a rounded body and a pale blue-gray face. Most of its facial area is taken up by its curved beak, which somewhat resembles a plague doctor's mask. It has large red-orange eyes with long black lashes. On top of its head is a curly tuft of feathers or fur. It has small wings and purple feet with no visible digits.
Spritzee emits a scent that varies based on its diet and enraptures those around it using a scent pouch. In the past, royal ladies carried Spritzee with them instead of using perfume.
Spritzee can be seen as a parallel to Swirlix. Both are Generation VIFairy-type Pokémon that are version exclusives of Pokémon X and Y and Pokémon Sword and Shield, with Spritzee being exclusive to Y and Shield and Swirlix to X and Sword. Both have former signature Abilities that affect themselves as well as their allies, and both evolve when traded holding a certain item.
In Generation VIII, due to a coding error, Spritzee learns Draining Kiss twice, both at Level 9 and Level 15, while its Evolution, Aromatisse, learns the move only once at Level 15. It was meant to learn Disarming Voice at Level 9 instead.
Spritzee may be based on a sprite or pixie, types of fairy-like creatures in European folklore. Spritzee also seems to be inspired by different kinds of cosmetics: its fluffy body may be based on powder puffs or other cosmetics applicators, while its shape seems to reference different aspects and parts of a perfume bottle.
Spritzee may also be based on a few different birds. Its pink coloration, as well as its diet-sensitive characteristics, may be based on flamingos. It also seems similar to small birds, sharing some traits with hummingbirds and smaller types of owls.
Its bird-like face may also be based on plague doctor's mask, referencing the Pokémon's healing abilities, as well as the fact that plague doctors filled their masks with perfumed concoctions. Alternatively, the bird-like traits, healing abilities, and aromatic themes may reference the nest protection hypothesis, which theorizes certain bird species add aromatic plant materials to nests to ward off or kill parasites and pathogens. The association between aromas and healing may also involve aromatherapy.
Name origin
Spritzee may be a corruption of sprite or derived words. It may also be a combination of spritz (a spray of liquid) and Fee (fairy in German and Dutch).
Shushupu may be derived from プシュー pushū (onomatopoeia for spraying).
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