This Gen 5 Pokémon Has A Horrifying Lore Reason For Being Near Hospitals

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One unexpectedly dark likes to haunt hospitals, but not for the reasons you'd expect. Almost every Ghost-type Pokémon has some kind of tragic past or backstory to it, but there are a few that are genuinely terrifying. One such Pokémon is Lampent, the middle evolution in the Chandelure line. Lampent is a Ghost/Fire-type Pokémon that first appeared in along with its cute pre-evolved form Litwick and the unexpectedly popular Chandelure. However, while this evolutionary line appears to resemble animated light fixtures, these Pokémon hold a dark secret.

Lampent doesn't seem like a sinister Pokémon based on its oil lamp-like appearance, but it's part of a line that actually consumes the souls of the deceased. Unlike other Ghost-type Pokémon who interact with human spirits in some way, Lampent hunts down the dying and doesn't help their souls move onto the afterlife, instead using the souls as fuel for its fire. What's more, Lampent's nature is well-known in the Pokémon world, to the point that the Pokédex refers to it as an emissary of death.

According to Lampent's entry in 's Pokédex, "." This is similar to Litwick, who absorbs the life force from humans it encounters to keep its flame alight, but Lampent seems to actively seek out the dying. Multiple Pokédex entries mention that Lampent hang (literally, since they are lamps) near hospitals to be close to places of death. Lampent is also naturally attracted to those close to death, as other Pokédex entries note that Lampent quietly starts to stalk those who it discovers are close to death.

To be fair, there are plenty of other Ghost-type Pokémon like Graveard that leech off of the living's life force, but Lampent actively uses the souls its absorbs as fuel for its fire. While Lampent's Pokédex entries don't mention what happens to the souls it burns, Chandelure's Pokédex entry might provide a disturbing hint. Pokémon Black 2 and 's Pokédex entry notes that "." So, it seems like Lampent and Chandelure might steal the