Are there any tips for finding out if any ghost type pokemon have made residence in your home? I live pretty close to a graveyard and keep finding things in places I was pretty sure I didn’t leave them in (And food eaten that I’m pretty sure I didn’t eat yet…) but none of the usual signs that a critter got in…

You can typically tell whether or not you have a ghost-type on your hands if all of the following are true:

• You experience hints of poltergeist activity (objects appearing where they shouldn’t be, objects moving or floating of their own accord, objects flying at you specifically, objects breaking).
• You feel a chill in a room for no discernible reason.
• You have a constant sense of being watched.
• During the night, you sometimes wake up to see, in your half-asleep state, a shadow in your room (or you dream that you do).
• You’ve been having trouble remembering your dreams lately, and when you wake up, you feel more exhausted than usual.
• Your pokémon are constantly looking at empty space. (Some may also attack this empty space, but usually, tamed pokémon will simply stare.)
• You find random scorch marks on your walls (either narrow as if lightning struck it or circular as if an orb hit it).
• In the case of a gastly infestation, your smoke detector goes off for no apparent reason. (Note: If your carbon monoxide detector goes off, then this may also indicate gastly activity, but you should likely vacate the premises and call your gas company/landlord/other party anyway, just in case. Don’t assume you have a gastly infestation until you rule out a carbon monoxide leak!)
• You hear pokémon cries that are so soft you’re not quite sure you actually heard them.
• You set up a camera, and they in the recording. (In all seriousness, this is usually the most effective albeit probably the most expensive way to find out whether or not you have a ghost pokémon on your hands.)

If, however, the following happens (sometimes in addition to the above), then you do not have a ghost pokémon on your hands:

• The walls bleed.
• You hear human crying or human voices.
• Your pokémon appear extremely agitated or are physically picked up and thrown.
• Objects combust for no apparent reason.
• You find objects, especially dolls, standing or sitting in places you most definitely did not leave them, and their eyes are always on you.
• You find random scratch marks, usually in ominous messages, across your walls.
• During the night, you wake up to find a presence looming over you. It’s humanlike, but you can’t make out a face.
• You wake up with scratches or other injuries.
• You can remember your dreams, but they’re always of you dying.
• Your roommate seems unusually pleasant lately, although you can also hear them whisper things about Hell when you turn your back on them.
• During the night, you wake up to find your roommate looming over you.

To clarify, the above points mean you actually have the other sort of ghost on your hands, and you may wish to call a priest.

Best of luck!