10 Pokémon That Were Once Human, Ranked Worst To Best

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According to official lore, there are several Pokémon that were once human in the franchise. This extends from older Generation 1 creatures all the way to more recent additions to the series. Players who read the games’ texts thoroughly already know that there are several terrifying Pokédex entries in , as well as some very odd ones. By reading these small descriptions of certain species throughout the franchise’s many years, it is possible to discover that, for instance, the beautiful Gorebyss is actually a cruel creature that drains the body fluids from its prey’s body until nothing but a husk is left.

Alternatively, Greavard has one of the saddest Pokédex entries in , mentioning that this is the reborn spirit of a wild dog that never interacted with a human. There is much to learn about the world of by reading Pokédex entries, and some of these bits of information actually reveal that there are species that were once human and somehow became twisted into creatures. A few of these are less impressive than others, but some are absolutely sinister – so much so that their entire existence lies in the fact that they were once human.

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One of the first Pokémon to actually have been human is Gastly. While this Gen 1 Pokémon is decades old, the first mention of it having souls as a component of its body happened in Gen 7. In the Pokédex entry registered by , it is said that the gas emanating from a graveyard was possessed by grievances of the deceased, thus becoming Gastly.

To further back that information, the Pokédex entry states that, while 95% of its body is made of poisonous gas, the remaining 5% are souls of those who deceased from it. It seems like, while Gastly is