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[[File:Pecharunt inside its shell USP.png|thumb|350px|The Untold Story of Pecharunt]]
'''The Untold Story of Pecharunt''' (Japanese: '''知られざる「モモワロウ物語」''' ''The Unknown "Tale of {{tt|Momowarou|Pecharunt}}"'') is a 5-minute {{pkmn|animation|animated}} short acting as a prelude to [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]'s [[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero]] [[Mochi Mayhem|Epilogue — Mochi Mayhem]]. It was released on the official Pokémon [[YouTube]] channel's accounts on January 15, 2024, four days after the epilogue was made available via the [[List of other event distributions in Generation IX#Mythical Pecha Berry|distribution of the Mythical Pecha Berry]] on January 11, 2024. It was also accompanied by a short trailer featuring {{P|Pecharunt}}, titled '''Pecharunt Awakens!''' (Japanese: '''幻のポケモン「モモワロウ」''' ''{{tt|Illusory Pokémon|Mythical Pokémon}} "{{tt|Momowarou|Pecharunt}}"''), released on YouTube at the same time.

==Blurb==
<i>Signboards depicting one of Kitakami’s oldest folktales are scattered throughout the land—yet none of them make mention of Pecharunt. What could be the true tale of this Mythical Pokémon?</i>

==Plot==
An old, childless couple in a distant land are the devoted caretakers of a Pokémon named [[Pecharunt (game)|Pecharunt]]. Hoping to get more of their affection, Pecharunt produces [[Binding Mochi]] for the couple, drawing out their materialistic greed and chaining them to its will. Soon, they start to make requests for it to bring them various gifts, which Pecharunt accepts under the belief that they would love it more. It then tames the Pokémon that would soon become [[Loyal Three|Okidogi]] with its Binding Mochi to help it deliver the items.

One day, the couple asks Pecharunt to retrieve four brilliant masks, whose location is rumored to be in the land of [[Kitakami]]. It immediately takes on the task and sets off to Kitakami with Okidogi, having grown weary of their increasingly repetitive errands prior to that. Along the way, Pecharunt uses its Binding Mochi once again to recruit [[Loyal Three|Munkidori]] as its second retainer and [[Loyal Three|Fezandipiti]] as its third and final one.

After a long journey that had them cross fields, mountains, and seas, Pecharunt and its retainers arrive at Kitakami in the middle of the [[Festival of Masks]], where they eventually spot [[Ogerpon (game)|Ogerpon]] and its partner donning the masks they sought. Munkidori helps Pecharunt to track down their home in the [[Dreaded Den]] while Okidogi and Fezandipiti sneak inside the cave to steal the masks. Just then, they are ambushed by Ogerpon's companion, who is only able to protect the [[Teal Mask]] when they fight back against him.

Okidogi and Fezandipiti return to Pecharunt and Munkidori with the [[Wellspring Mask|Wellspring]], [[Hearthflame Mask|Hearthflame]], and [[Cornerstone Mask|Cornerstone]] Masks, and the four celebrate for a brief period before they are caught red-handed by Ogerpon. Pecharunt takes to hiding and commands its retainers to defend it, but their combined power is no match for the Mask Pokémon. It then finds and defeats a saddened Pecharunt, who uses its remaining strength to withdraw inside its shell. It continues to lie dormant in a forest, awaiting its awakening so it can continue to grant its caretakers' wishes.

==Characters==
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pecharunt}} ([[Pecharunt (game)|game]])
* {{p|Okidogi}} ([[Loyal Three|game]])
* {{p|Munkidori}} ([[Loyal Three|game]])
* {{p|Fezandipiti}} ([[Loyal Three|game]])
* {{p|Ogerpon}} ([[Ogerpon (game)|game]])
* {{p|Lapras}}
* {{p|Basculegion}} (×2, {{fd|Basculegion|one male and one female}})

===Humans===
* Pecharunt's caretakers
* Ogerpon's companion
* Kitakami citizens

==Video==
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==In other languages==
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|caption=The Untold Story of Pecharunt
|ja=知られざる「モモワロウ物語」
|en=The Untold Story of Pecharunt
|zh_cmn=不為人知的「桃歹郎的故事」 / 不为人知的“桃歹郎的故事”
|zh_yue=不為人知的「桃歹郎的故事」
|fr=L'histoire secrète de Pêchaminus
|de=Die unerzählte Geschichte von Infamomo
|ko=알려지지 않은 「복숭악동 이야기」
|it=Il mistero di Pecharunt
|es_eu=La historia nunca contada de Pecharunt
|es_la=La historia nunca antes contada de Pecharunt
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|extra-style=display:inline-table
|caption=Pecharunt Awakens!
|ja=幻のポケモン「モモワロウ」
|en=Pecharunt Awakens! ⛓
|zh_cmn=幻之寶可夢「桃歹郎」 / 幻之宝可梦“桃歹郎”
|zh_yue=幻之寶可夢「桃歹郎」
|fr=Pêchaminus sort de sa torpeur ! ⛓
|de=Infamomo erwacht! ⛓
|ko=환상의 포켓몬 「복숭악동」
|it=Pecharunt si risveglia! ⛓
|es=¡El despertar de Pecharunt! ⛓
}}
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==External links==
* The Untold Story of Pecharunt
** English ([https://youtu.be/njA84xxxe8o International], [https://youtu.be/gkNsMhVhvo0 UK], [https://youtu.be/zCLqKNn9mrA Asia])
** [https://youtu.be/g_lY_H2fLyU Japanese]
** [https://youtu.be/bt_KhBV-0qM Simplified Chinese (subtitles only)]
** [https://youtu.be/zfCOW-9hOFs Traditional Chinese (subtitles only)]
** [https://youtu.be/tJjf7X9nPVs Dutch (subtitles only)]
** [https://youtu.be/a77fHHszc_4 French]
** [https://youtu.be/_WOgvEIjskc German]
** [https://youtu.be/b5DU16LfkNU Korean]
** [https://youtu.be/3FNwy0-krVg Italian]
** [https://youtu.be/BOcCN8-ElaY Portuguese (subtitles only)]
** Spanish ([https://youtu.be/fcUWtWeh5Zk Europe], [https://youtu.be/OOcGkLDcgVs Latin America])
* Pecharunt Awakens!
** English ([https://youtu.be/dKgXfoC7EOE International], [https://youtu.be/kVcnrRtUeMA UK], [https://youtu.be/-pGdKx1JOfs Asia])
** [https://youtu.be/j5JMlvOhBrw Japanese]
** [https://youtu.be/4ag1gBpzfU0 Simplified Chinese]
** [https://youtu.be/NNsIURBCfHs Traditional Chinese]
** [https://youtu.be/2U7etBX6AkQ Dutch]
** [https://youtu.be/R4-uvQrRb6I French]
** [https://youtu.be/A7SP6T18UwA German]
** [https://youtu.be/NJDLdNuHRDI Korean]
** [https://youtu.be/LF5dY3mfUpI Italian]
** [https://youtu.be/QdDcex-bPuM Portuguese]
** Spanish ([https://youtu.be/dewM0we7Q-A Europe], [https://youtu.be/kfQO3NseGIw Latin America])

==Related articles==
* [[Pecharunt (game)]] 
* [[Mythical Pecha Berry]]
* [[Mochi Mayhem]]

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