Black Shuck

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Black Shuck
 
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Black Shuck is a shadowy creature appears randomly throughout New Wirral as a static encounter. It appears in the form of a shadow version of the player. When the player encounter Black Shuck, it typically disappears, but has a 1% chance of chasing the player to begin a battle with them.

Battle

Battle with Black Shuck

In battle, Black Shuck will use a copy of the player's team, but with each monster as an Astral bootleg and having an infinite Ghostly status.[1]

Upon defeat, Black Shuck will drop Black Shuck's Tape.[1] Black Shuck will still continue to appear throughout New Wirral after defeating it. Repeated fights will still drop Black Shuck's Tape.

Trivia

Origin

The name and concept of Black Shuck are likely inspired by the Black Shuck, a mysterious black dog from English folklore.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Excalibur Z (June 10th, 2023). "The Shadowy "Black Shuck" of Cassette Beasts". YouTube. https://youtu.be/gI99QsjaSPk. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  2. Dolly Stolze (June 3rd, 2014). "The Skeletal Remains of a Hellhound in the Folklore of Devil Dogs". Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archaeology-folklore-and-the-skeletal-remains-of-a-hellhound. Retrieved June 12, 2023.


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