Tag: Ghost

Me, my Chandelure, and my Volcarona all recently moved to Alola from Unova and since Alola’s more… tropical, Chandelure seems to have a bit of trouble adjusted to the weather, although my Volcarona seems just fine. I’m not sure what to do or if I can even do anything, as it seems to be weather-related?

Hm. Without knowing the exact symptoms, it’s difficult to say. It is worth it to note that, given chandelure’s typing, it would be rather odd for it to feel the heat, so to speak. Perhaps it’s struggling with the humidity, at which point I’m afraid there’s not much you can do besides provide your chandelure with as dry a place as possible to rest. (Space heaters are especially effective with removing moisture from the air, so those may be a worthwhile investment.)

More likely, your chandelure is struggling to cope with the particularly bright and sunny daytime climate of the region. Many ghost-types like chandelure struggle with the brightness of the archipelago—doubly so for trained ghost-types, as their trainers frequently forget that most ghosts detest sunlight. If this is the case, be sure to allow your chandelure to sleep in a dark room during the day and train it only at night. This may wreak havoc on your own sleep cycle, but it will ensure the mental and physical health of your chandelure.

The Snorunt Line

Snorunt
The Snow Hat Pokémon
Type: Ice
Official Registration #: 361
Entry: Despite the fact that this childlike pokémon is much more comfortable in regions with heavy snow, it was curiously first discovered in the Hoenn region, specifically in the lower chambers of Shoal Cave. Given the general warmth of the seawater in that region, the presence of snorunt—and, in fact, the frigid environment of the cavern it lives in—has baffled researchers since its initial discovery. However, the author would also like to remind the research community that this is the same region whose legendary pantheon includes a giant sentient block of never-melt ice, so honestly, the fact that there is a chamber that has been iced over and sealed off from the outside world for centuries should come as a surprise to absolutely no one.

Glalie
The Face Pokémon
Type: Ice
Official Registration #: 362
Entry: The evolved form of snorunt, by battle experience. Through the process of evolution, a snorunt gains a shell of rock, which in turn collects a thick hide of ice thanks to the instantaneous freezing of the moisture in the air immediately surrounding it. The resulting pokémon is a creature that not only has the ability to instantly freeze anything surrounding it but also appears to be a giant, floating, disembodied head. Yet despite its intimidating powers and appearance, it’s actually quite gentle, largely because it retains the shyness of its pre-evolved form. Despite this, it is still not recommended to come into physical contact with a glalie, largely because—thanks to its ability to instantaneously freeze anything within immediate vicinity of it—skin-to-shell contact has the same effect as licking a metal pole in the dead of winter (not that the author has done either).

Froslass
The Snow Land Pokémon
Type: Ice/Ghost
Official Registration #: 478
Entry: The evolved form of female snorunt, by exposure to dawn stone. Sinnohan legends warn about froslass. According to regional folklore, travelers lost on snowy mountains may encounter what appears to be a beautiful woman beckoning to them. If one goes to this woman, they will quickly find a wild froslass instead, who will immediately freeze them and drag them to her lair. Whether or not this is true is still a matter of debate, but it is known that tamed froslass do have a habit of staring at their trainers oddly and growing unsettlingly quiet whenever it snows. The author reassures his readers, however, that there have been no cases of a tamed froslass kidnapping their trainers and stealing them away to frozen wastelands … that he knows of, anyway.

Stop scaring the readers. You know that only happened six times in recorded history. —LH

Solgaleo and Lunala

Solgaleo
The Sunne Pokémon
Type: Psychic/Steel
Official Registration #: 791
Entry: The evolved form of cosmoem, by battle experience. According to Alolan legend, this legendary beast came from another world and devoured the sun, then shone the sun’s light from its body before … departing to another world, apparently. Which would take the sun with it, yet not only does the sun still exist, but also, Alola is well-known as being an incredibly sunny region. Also, this pokémon, despite the fact that it radiates light and heat, is not a fire-type at all, and this world is often a fantastic, wonderful place where some things defy any sort of explanation whatsoever.

Lunala
The Moone Pokémon
Type: Psychic/Ghost
Official Registration #: 792
Entry: The evolved form of cosmoem, by battle experience. According to Alolan legend, this legendary beast came from another world and devoured the light of the moon. Which, if one thinks about it for any length of time, makes a little less sense than devouring the light of the sun, but honestly, the author has given up trying to make sense of legendary pokémon at this point.

Sandygast and Palossand

Sandygast
The Sand Heap Pokémon
Type: Ghost/Ground
Official Registration #: 769
Entry: The angry souls of the departed have taken control of a sand heap built by children, resulting in this pokémon. While its control over sand is formidable in and of itself, it’s more known for its ability to possess living humans who stick their hands in its mouth. In other words, if you think about it, nothing about this pokémon makes sense, from why the souls of the departed chose a half-formed sandcastle for a vessel to why anyone would put their hands in the mouth of a clearly sentient and angry living thing. The author would also like to take the time to clarify to the editor that he did it once and only once for science and that almost every other human in existence has no excuse.

Palossand
The Sand Castle Pokémon
Type: Ghost/Ground
Official Registration #: 770
Entry: The evolved form of sandygast, by battle experience. This giant sandcastle pokémon uses its legions of possessed humans to build its sand mound further. For this reason, the average palossand has the potential to grow to enormous sizes, sometimes even taking up an entire beach. Because of its power and size, many native people that share palossand’s tropical habitats have come to fear it, sometimes even worshipping it as a sort of sand guardian, guardian of the sand. The word is still out as to whether or not Poseidon quivers before it, however.

Dhelmise

Dhelmise
The Sea Creeper Pokémon
Type: Ghost/Grass
Official Registration #: 781
Entry: Contrary to popular belief, this pokémon is not anchor-like but rather seaweed-like. It is essentially a seaweed spirit that wraps around a large, heavy object (usually an anchor), which it uses as part of its battling technique. Once it latches onto its chosen anchor, it can swing this object with such force it can take out even a wailord in one hit. Because of this and its tendency to lash out viciously at anything that so much floats within its field of vision, dhelmise is considered to be one of the most destructive forces in the ocean. On a separate note, due to the shape of both its real body and the object it uses, it is a popular tattoo design among Unovans, particularly when paired with the words “I will not sink.” Because Unovans apparently have perfect understanding of how anchors and aggressively violent seaweed ghosts work.

Oricorio

Oricorio
The Dancing Pokémon
Type: Electric/Flying or Fire/Flying or Psychic/Flying or Ghost/Flying
Official Registration #: 741
Entry: A honeycreeper-like pokémon native to the tropical region of Alola. Four different varieties exist, each native to a separate island of the Alolan archipelago. From what scientists can gather, these form differences are caused by the presence of four distinct species of flowers, which are found separately on each island. When an oricorio sips the nectar of a differently colored flower, it undergoes a form change into the type of oricorio native to the flower’s home island, thus gaining differently colored feathers and a different elemental affinity. In addition to the physical change, each oricorio learns a different dance, which it instantly incorporates into its fighting techniques. These dances are shockingly similar to human dance styles, leading many to speculate on how oricorio could have learned modern cheerleading, the flamenco dancing of a region nowhere near Alola, sacred Alolan folk dances, or the first half of the Gin no Mai, which even the author wasn’t able to learn from his own mother.

Pikachu? (Part II)

Togedemaru
The Roly-Poly Pokémon
Type: Electric/Steel
Official Registration #: 777
Entry: Contrary to popular belief, not a round, pointy pikachu. However, this pokémon’s pointy hairs are as just as sensitive to electricity as its mouse-like counterpart. Each hair is an individual lightning rod capable of collecting electricity from the atmosphere and of releasing this stored electricity upon contact. Likewise, when agitated, togedemaru can raise and stiffen these hairs, creating an additional, needle-like line of defense. It is, in other words, just slightly ill-advised to pick this pokémon up.

Mimikyu
The Disguise Pokémon
Type: Ghost/Fairy
Official Registration #: 778
Entry: Contrary to its own belief, not a cuter, more likable pikachu. In fact, as adorable as this pokémon’s pikachu costume is, the actual form of this creature is most definitely not a pikachu. DO NOT ENGAGE.

The Rowlet Line

Rowlet
The Grass Quill Pokémon
Type: Grass/Flying
Official Registration #: 722
Entry: One of three pokémon traditionally offered to new trainers at the beginning of their journeys in Alola. Generally a nocturnal pokémon, rowlet spends much of the day sleeping and photosynthesizing and is most active at night. This sleeping pattern of course makes it an ideal beginning pokémon for eleven-year-old children for whom the vitamin D obtainable via exposure to sunlight is essential in the development of mental and physical health.

Dartrix
The Blade Quill Pokémon
Type: Grass/Flying
Official Registration #: 723
Entry: The evolved form of rowlet, by battle experience. According to the Alolan pokédex, dartrix is “a bit of a dandy” who is “obsessed with preening its feathers and keeping them clean, sometimes to the point at which it may refuse to battle.” Incidentally, dartrix is also armed with an entire coat of razor-sharp feathers called “blade quills,” and it’s such an excellent marksman that it rarely misses anyone who calls it “a bit of a dandy” when it’s within earshot. (It also rarely misses anyone holding a pokédex that happens to call it the same.)

Decidueye
The Arrow Quill Pokémon
Type: Grass/Ghost
Official Registration #: 724
Entry: The evolved form of dartrix, by battle experience. Generally speaking, decidueye is known for its cool and collected demeanor. However, it’s also easily startled, and should it hear a sudden loud noise (for example, a twig snapping under the foot of a researcher studying it at a distance), it can easily fly into a panic. Incidentally, decidueye retains the impeccable aim and sharp quills its preevolved form is known for, and it has a tendency to only register what it’s shooting at after it shoots.

on my journey i came upon a home i thought was owned by a normal elderly couple; my goodra had no problems with them, so we decided to spend the night. The moment i walked the threshold my happinny burst from her pokeball and started crying and screaming, trying to push goodra and i back out. the elderly couple turned out to be haunters, luring us in. my houndoom took care of them but how do i make sure to never fall for the ruses of ghost pokemon? what would they have done to us if we stayed?

Ghost pokémon are unfortunately notorious for being tricksters, anonymous, and many of them have the ability to either turn invisible or mimic the appearance of something else. Even those that have tangible bodies or are tied to tangible objects (such as sableye and spiritomb, respectively) have some techniques in their arsenals that allow them to trick a passing human.

The best strategy to avoid such encounters is to be heavily aware of your surroundings. Never enter buildings in the middle of nowhere unless you know who lives there, and never enter abandoned structures, either. Be very careful when you enter graveyards and memorial towers, and do so in a group if at all possible. Most importantly, always keep a pokémon on hand that can sense danger if you happen across any of these structures. Your happiny, for example, is a baby pokémon, which means it has a heightened sensitivity towards all things supernatural—a quality that allows her to notice by instinct if something is wrong. However, a better choice for future reference would be any pokémon with Foresight, a psychic, or even a fellow ghost-type.

As for what the haunter might have done, oh, any of a number of things, anonymous. Some haunter merely like to play with humans by tricking them and scaring them. Others lure humans in to feed on their life forces. Either way, it’s safe to assume it wouldn’t have been pleasant for you.