Tengu

Tengu is a Pokemon character that appears in Pokemon: Beginnings. He is an old rival of Zamenza, who fought with him in the past at a Pokken Arts Tournament at the time. Although his mentioning was of in Chapter 14, his actual appearance was in Chapter 15, where he and Zamenza fought against each other once again, only with Zamenza going under the alias "The Great Foodini". His number in the Pokken Arts Tournament was Number 24.

Physical Appearance
Tengu appears as an older Shiftry with red skin wearing a purple monk's robes, a mustache and extra yellow leaves on his branch-like spokes.

Development
Tengu, like his name suggests, is based on the Japanese mythological creature itself, similar to Shiftry's origin.

Powers

 * Dark Pulse - Emits a dark aura from the user's body before unleashing a dark ring that expands. Also fired from his leaf-like spokes.
 * Leaf Tornado - Spins mid-way in the air to stir up wind and grass.
 * Air Slash - Uses his glowing blue leaves to slash with and creates a wave-like slash similar to a crescent moon.
 * Leaf Blade - Uses his glowing green leaves to slice like a sword.
 * Heat Wave - Flaps his arms like a bird in the air to generate heat. Steam forms from his leaves as a sign of him creating heat.
 * Hurricane - His most powerful attack. Stirs up strong winds by spinning. He also combined this attack with the heat from his Heat Wave to make a powerful force.

Abilities
Tengu, unlike a regular Shiftry, has the ability "Gale Force", which powers up "wind-like" attacks. This is demonstrated by just how powerful his wind attacks were when he fought against Zamenza.

Trivia

 * His Pokken Arts Number is a reference to Shiftry's Hoenn Pokedex Number, which is #24.