Ghosts in the Pokemon Series

[Swampasaur]

As you guys may have noticed, there are a lot of ghosts in the main Pokemon games. We have the girl ghost in the Old Chateau, the ghost girl on the Marvelous bridge, and Cubone's mother. These ghosts often do nothing important. The only one of any real importance was Cubone's mother whom you battled. So basically...

Do the ghosts make the series too dark? Should they be removed?

Or do they enhance the experience? Should we have more?

 

[AwesomeReshiram93]

They should stay. It may make it darker for younger kids (and even scary) but they are actually fun to find. They make the games a tad interesting and thus they should be more in future games.

 

[Swampasaur]

They should stay. It may make it darker for younger kids (and even scary) but they are actually fun to find. They make the games a tad interesting and thus they should be more in future games.

Honestly I agree. I like finding the ghosts. I'm just curious as to what other people think.

 

[Serebii!]

I like the ghosts, they are alright and they should have some small plot behind them or do something when you interact with them

 

[☭Secret_Shocker☭]

I kinda like them. They should stay, they add to the game's awesomeness.

 

[FusionKT]

i like them but some i would like to know the backstory to a bit more such as the ghosts in the old chateau

 

[Torosiken]

I enjoy ghosts in the games, but I am scared XD *shot*

lemme add one more ghost : from B2W2 there's a girl that suddenly appeared, and the moving furnitures.

 

[(·-·)(o_O)]

I really love those ghost guys. They're always so mysterious and I like finding out their back stories

 

[36squid]

There are many more things than these ghosts that make the story dark i.e some pokedex entries. I think the stories of the ghosts to add to the post game experience.

 

[ShinyMienshao]

Why should ghosts leave? Not every ghost is a dark and sinister Pokemon that you should be afraid of.

 

[36squid]

Why should ghosts leave? Not every ghost is a dark and sinister Pokemon that you should be afraid of.

*cough* Rotom the friendly poltergeist *cough*

 

[フェージングのエコー]

I like the ghosts, they add to the game's 'interesting level'. And there are also ghost pokemon-they can't leave, but the people-ghosts are awesome too.

 

[Jonah the Slaking]

Let me add one ghost to this list:

On Route 217 in Gen4 (but maybe just Platinum), there's a little house near the icy rock where you evolve Eevee into Glaceon. When you go into the house and talk to the woman, you get a Spell Tag. Then, when you leave and come back, she's gone.

As for keeping the ghosts in the game, I agree wholeheartedly with the above posters. Ghosts add a new side to Pokemon that doesn't have to be taken away.

 

[TheEliteEmpoleon]

The ghosts should be kept in the game. They scare you even more when they're in a happy game like Pokemon.

 

[Cometstarlight]

That ghost butler in the Chateu also *shudders* that place gave me the creeps with that portrait that had red eyes, but they would mysteriously dissappear when you got too close.

It's strange, but you can't look away when you see one in the game.

 

[Geekachu]

Admittedly, the Old Chateau freaked me out when I first went in. I suppose the music and playing at night added to the atmosphere.

But anyway, the Pokemon games have currently removed most references to death (the actual act of dying) and violence, something which somewhat made the games more interesting. I'd rather not have ghosts become another sugar-coated taboo.

 

[Primal Crusader V]

I believe that these paranormal elements in the game are interesting and GF should do another one of those side-quests dealing with ghosts like they did with the dead Marowak in Lavender town.

Ghost pokemon, human ghosts, they were all interesting to find in the games. I do hope that we'll be getting more of a plot introduced about the Old Chateu. Not that I'm expecting 4th gen remakes, but a better understanding of it would be nice.

 

["Spite" DefaultAsAwesome]

Relevant, and if you haven't played B2/W2 yet, may be new to you:
http://sprites.pokecheck.org/t/178.gif
Based on some of the sprites I've seen on sprites.pokecheck.org, NINTENDO/GAMEFREAK TRANSLATE THE GAME FASTER.

 

[Miror B...]

I like the ghosts. It gives the games a dark, scary undertone which is needed to balance the game out.

 

[Honeyichigo]

Relevant, and if you haven't played B2/W2 yet, may be new to you:
http://sprites.pokecheck.org/t/178.gif
Based on some of the sprites I've seen on sprites.pokecheck.org, NINTENDO/GAMEFREAK TRANSLATE THE GAME FASTER.

That's from one of the Pokestar movies, if I'm not mistaken.