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Things You May Not Know About Tamamitsune(Info comes from MHX, MHX's Site, Famitsu, and 4gamer)

Note: The Flagship Monsters are going to be the first monsters I'll post, excluding Dinovaldo potentially, in order of generation.


 * Tamamitsune is a new Leviathan species recently confirmed to live in the Misty Peaks.
 * It gets the title, Bubble Fox Wyvern, from its great beautiful appearance.
 * Tamamitsune resembles a sacred beast found in some of Yukumo's legends. This sacred beast had petals on it that resembled a flower, which was a symbol to the people.
 * Tamamitsune had a special, unique evolution compared to other Leviathan species. It is very agile, flexible, and quick on land.
 * Tamamitsune's most unique trait is its ability to produce bubbles. It is able to produce the bubbles by using special fluid secretions, produced from its own body, and rubbing its hairs in the secretions. These hairs are used for sliding on the fluids it produces, spreading the fluids, and even using the fluids to produce more bubbles.
 * On Tamamitsune's chest, tail, legs, and sides are these purple hairs.
 * It is also able to breath these bubbles from its mouth.
 * These bubbles are used to make it harder for prey to run and evade it, causing them to slip around like a crazy dance.
 * It is known to use the bubbles it produces both offensively and defensively in battle. It uses the bubbles to help it move faster and to make it more flexible in battle.
 * Tamamitsune's quick movements, while facing off against predator or prey, gives it another title, The Bewitching Dance.
 * Despite Tamamitsune's strange appearance, the fins it has actually act as receptors for detecting the presence of predators and prey coming while it is seating in the bubbles.
 * Tamamitsune prefer feeding on fish and other small creatures since it prefers swallowing its prey whole. Though it prefers feeding on smaller prey, Tamamitsune can swallow larger prey whole.
 * Its jaws are even said to be designed similar to a snake to some extent.
 * Tamamitsune's teeth are recurved to prevent it from releasing prey easily.
 * Tamamitsune's design motif comes from the goldfish, fox, orchids, and snake.
 * Tamamitsune is the female of the Elite Four.
 * Most Tamamitsune hunters hunt are actually suggested to be male, according to the Hunter's Guild.
 * Male Tamamitsune have large fins and flesh red to show their emotions towards females.