User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Kirin (5th Gen)/@comment-5020152-20180526154134/@comment-35154748-20180527014855

the line about another monster by the same name might be a refference to its subspecies in other games (so far) or to the lao shan kiren, which was said to be a regular kirin with the strength of a lao shan lung.