Thread: Are ghost pokemon dead pokemon?

Please forgive me if there's a thread like this, I couldn't find one though.

I've always wondered if they were, what do you guys think? To me they just seem like energy of some sort

No i don't think so anyway & if they were which pokemon would they have been before they died? What about if a ghost pokemon died.. would they be another ghost?

Originally Posted by EonMaster

No i don't think so anyway & if they were which pokemon would they have been before they died? What about if a ghost pokemon died.. would they be another ghost?

idk, it's just always seemed strange to me.

I really don't know and I really don't care. It doesn't make a difference to me, they're still awesome Pokemon.

I've thought about it sometimes but i mainly just forget it

I do not agree.

The dead Marowak in the Pokemon Tower, appears as a Ghost when you face it without Silph Scope, but if you have the Silph Scope, it appears as a Marowak, not a Gastly or Haunter. So, it's a No.

I wouldn't agree, because Ghost Pokémon are just Pokémon that most resemble ghosts, not necessarily dead.

Yeah, pretty much what ♫Green♫ said.

Originally Posted by ♫Green♫

I wouldn't agree, because Ghost Pokémon are just Pokémon that most resemble ghosts, not necessarily dead.

Indeed, it is as you say.

I mean, we can see this same misunderstanding with Dark type Pokemon, can't we? In Japan, I think they call their type "evil," but are Dark Pokemon evil? No, but they're quite underhanded, which as far as the "honorable" Japanese care, it's quite "evil."

Likewise applies to Ghost types. They look like ghosts. They physically behave like ghosts. So whoever thought their type's name decided that they were ghosts.

Well, Shedinja is a dead Pokémon, I think it's a dead Nincada or Ninjask or something..... but all of the other ones are just...ghosts. Not dead Pokémon, just ghost Pokémon.

If you're referring to Ghost-type Pokemon, then they're not "dead" Pokemon. They're just Pokemon with ghost-like qualities.

Originally Posted by ~Ash&SilverFangirl~

Well, Shedinja is a dead Pokémon, I think it's a dead Nincada or Ninjask or something..... but all of the other ones are just...ghosts. Not dead Pokémon, just ghost Pokémon.

I thought it was more like its shed skin? Like, Nincada/Ninjask is too awesome that even its shed skin absorbs some of its power, maybe?

I don't think they're dead Pokemon, but I would love to know how they're able to breed.

No, because then why would there be fewer species of Ghost Pokemon than there are of non-Ghost Pokemon? There'd have to be just one type of Ghost, or a ghost for each species.

Ghost pokemon arent necessarily dead with the exception of the Marowak in the ghost tower in Lavender Town (R/B/FR/LG).