Grafaiai officially revealed for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Another new Pokémon has been officially revealed for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, this time being a new Poison/Normal-type Pokémon, Grafaiai. 

This Pokémon is best known for using its unique, elongated finger to paint designs on various surfaces, mostly trees and other natural examples, which is why The Pokémon Company used cryptic photographs from the wild as early hints. 

The reveal trailer showcases the photographer who originally took those pictures venturing into the forest to set up cameras in hopes of catching evidence of Grafaiai at work—it almost sounds like a documentary in and of itself. He provides details, such as the Grafaiai’s paint colors matching the colors of the Berries it eats, such as blue for the Oran Berry it is shown eating in the footage. 

Now that we have a better look at Grafaiai, it is clearly based on an aye-aye in full. The endangered long-fingered lemur found only in Madagascar are typically nocturnal primates that use their unique hand structure to dig insects out of the wood or pulp out of fruit—or in this case, paint. 

In the second trailer, Grafaiai is shown painting some trees in the overworld of Scarlet and Violet, though no details about this potential feature were shared.

According to the new Pokémon listing, Grafaiai is a moody Pokémon with a fastidious disposition that prefers a solitary lifestyle roaming around the Paldea region, though it is very territorial. Grafaiai specializes in using its poisonous saliva to attack foes by spitting at or slashing them after coating its claws with the saliva.

The Toxic Monkey Pokémon can have the abilities Poison Touch or Unburden.

It is unclear if the new Pokémon will be a single stage or have another evolution that has yet to be revealed, whether that be something before or beyond it. More information should be given soon, but for now, fans will be left wondering if the Grafaiai in the video also ate that Scatterbug along with its Berries.