Family of Four Maushold made their debut in [[HZ038]]. They joined the group of Pokémon living on the [[Brave Olivine]].
{{form|Maushold|Family of Four}} Maushold made their main series debut in [[HZ038]], where they joined the group of Pokémon living on the [[Brave Olivine]].
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===Discover Pokémon Together===
===Discover Pokémon Together===
A Maushold appears in ''{{DL|Discover Pokémon Together|The Mysterious Mismagius}}''. It is saved from a rampaging {{p|Scovillain}} by a {{p|Mismagius}}.
A Maushold appears in ''{{DL|Discover Pokémon Together|The Mysterious Mismagius}}''. It is saved from a rampaging {{p|Scovillain}} by a {{p|Mismagius}}.
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===Pokémon: Paldean Wings===
Family of Four Maushold debuted in [[PPW04]], under the ownership of a {{pkmn|Trainer}}.
It evolves from Tandemaus starting at level 25 only when leveled up in a battle. It will still evolve but skip the evolution animation if leveled up in a battle it was not sent out in.
Maushold has two separate forms: Family of Four and Family of Three. When Tandemaus evolves, it has a 1/100 chance of evolving into Family of Three Maushold.
Maushold is a group of three or four separate mouse-like rodentPokémon which work together as one, similar to Exeggcute, Falinks, or its pre-evolution Tandemaus. Each individual is small, white, and bipedal, and has a spherical head with large ears and stubby limbs that have large paws. Each one also has two black beady eyes, a tiny black nose with short whiskers, and a long tail which curls up and ends with a bulbous tip. When they open their mouths, which take up over half of their faces when fully open, a single upper incisor can be seen on the insides of each one.
Two of the individuals are larger, and their appearance is virtually unchanged from Tandemaus, where one has a light-gray patch of fur surrounding its chest which resembles a shirt, while the other has a light-gray patch of fur surrounding its legs, which resembles a pair of pants. The pair are accompanied by one or two smaller ones, which lack the light-gray patch of fur and have shorter tails and stubbier limbs. The smaller ones tend to hide behind the larger pair, and hold onto the tips of their tails when walking.
No one knows where the smaller individuals that form Maushold come from. The larger and smaller individuals live together and act as a family; however, their actual relationship is unclear. The larger individuals protect the smaller ones in battle, although they will all work together when faced with strong opponents. Maushold create and live in huge nests comprising many rooms with different purposes, such as eating and sleeping.
Maushold has two non-interchangeable forms: Family of Four and Family of Three. Aside from a weight difference, the difference between the two forms is purely aesthetic (though they also have different cries). The form Tandemausevolves into is determined based on its encryption constant, with a 99% chance of it evolving into the Family of Four form and a 1% chance of it evolving into the Family of Three form. This is not the case for wild Maushold encountered in Tera Raid Battles, as these will have a predetermined form (Family of Three in 4★ raids or Family of Four in 6★ raids) regardless of their encryption constant value.
Although Family of Three Maushold is rarer and does not have official key artwork, it is the primary form of Maushold as listed in the code for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Maushold was unable to learn Baton Pass via TM, while its pre-evolution could.
Origin
Maushold seems to be based on a family of mice. Specifically, based on its white coloration and its Pokédex entries describing how it lives in large nests with dedicated rooms, it may be based on laboratory mice and how they are studied in simulacrums of human behavior. Its forms may be based on the concept of a nuclear family, and its doll-like appearance may reference dollhouse figurines such as the Japanese doll line Sylvanian Families.
Name origin
Maushold may be a combination of Maus (German for mouse) and household. It may also be a pun on mouse hole.
Ikkanezumi may be a combination of 一家 ikka (family) and 鼠 nezumi (mouse).
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