Pokémon
When it comes toPokémon , most fans would think that a show aimed at children could n’t get that scary . Those fans might be surprised , however , in that many Pokémon are really far more terrific than a mere coup d’oeil would propose .
ThePokémonanime has really had quite a few spooky episodes over the geezerhood , showcasing how the more supernatural Pokémon , such as Ghost- , Dark- , and Psychic - types , can be fairly scary to deal with . These episodes often focus on a exceptional species of Pokémon , revealing how their very nature can be a problem for citizenry if they ’re not expecting it . Supernatural Pokémon can be plotting anything , from simple put-on on humans to the seduction or destruction of the world , and there ’s no way to be sure just what it is they ’re up to until it ’s too belated . Here are 10 creepy-crawly Pokémon and the episodes that leaven it .
Ten years ago , Junji Ito teamed up with The Pokémon Company to redesign two of their monsters in his style . Today , they ’re still his best crossover .
Haunter
Pokémon the Original Series, Episode #23
In the instalment “ Tower of Terror , ” Ash and friend near the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town , where they find a group made up of a Gastly , a Haunter , and A Gengar , who seemingly love to wager pranks on anyone that enters the tower . Except their pranks go a piffling too far , andAsh and Pikachu terminate up falling to their deaths … oops . Haunter extracts their souls from their body , and they have a proficient time together pranking Misty before returning to their bodies .
Everything ’s just hunky-dory by the end of the episode , and Haunter finish up joining Ash for a bit to struggle Sabrina , but that does n’t alter the fact that these Ghost Pokémon accidentally kill Ash and Pikachu while joking around , and hardly seemed to have grasp what they did . Haunter and pals may seem jovial , but they can still be quite dangerous .
Gastly
Pokémon XY, Episode #72
After getting lost in the Grant Wood , Ash ’s group is catch in a thunderstorm , forcing them to take tax shelter in a nearby mansion . However , the hall owner seems too prepared for them . As they catch one’s breath , object commence moving , and the mankind who lives there explain why his place has a reputation as “ the Scary House . ” They soon infer thatthe spooky antics are the workplace of Gastly , Haunter , and Gengar . The adult male admits that these are his Pokémon , and that they revel scaring guests . Of course , As Ash and co. explore the house , they determine the man fail over 200 years ago …
A rare appearance by the spectre of a human , he seems to have been kept on this sheet of existence by his own ghost Pokémon , suggesting that even owning a shade - type Pokémon could interfere with one ’s hereafter .
Gothitelle
Pokémon Black and White, Episode #21
While trying to reach Castelia City , Ash and friends seek to queer the Skyarrow Bridge , but chance an belligerent Gothitelle , which whisks them back in clock time to before the span was completed . Ash ’s chemical group tries to witness an alternative path to crossbreed and locates a water taxi , which is crewed by a young young lady and her Gothitelle , which count quite familiar . It becomes percipient that they ’re entrap in Gothitelle ’s memory , and that the pee taxis were put out of business by the bridge . Right as it seems thing are hopeless , a woman approaches and talks Gothitelle down , freeing Ash and friend .
The fact that a Gothitelle would have the power to trap random passersby in its store is terrorise enough on its own , but there was almost nothing Ash could ’ve done to run away . Ash ’s group simply have prosperous that the little girl who Gothitelle know returned , or they ’d have been immobilize forever .
Dusknoir
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Episode #90
At the Pokémon Summer academy , Ash and friends are sent to visit some ruins at Nox to meet spectre - type Pokémon . One of the other campers , Conway , is lured off a cliff by a unknown young woman , only to be preserve by a Dusknoir . Dusknoir also hold open Meowth , but now Dusknoir ’s repeated appearances have everyone call back it ’s the problem . Ash attacks Dusknoir when he see it , thinking it ’s a terror , but is presently uncover to be wrong when the short missy opens a portal site to the spirit world , and nearly suck Ash in .
Another episode involving a literal ghost , or at least some sort of spirit being , Dusknoir in reality was endeavor to be the hero here . It proves that in the Pokémon world , the menace of ghosts is n’t restrain to just Ghost - type Pokémon , and that their particular ability may actually come in ready to hand against a real spook .
Spiritomb
Pokémon Journeys, Episode #91
Ash and Goh attempt to board a railroad train to take them to Stow - on - Side in the Galar region , butaccidentally get on a Ghost Trainwithout realizing it . They find a strange stone , and a glowing presence seems to have Ash . Ash commence behaving in a very beggarly room towards Goh , and eventually his boldness begins to vary . A boy in a mask , Allister , reveal that Ash has been possessed by a Spiritomb , and help puke the spirit from his physical structure .
Once again , Ash is saved by the commodious presence of a nearby individual who knows what to do ; without Allister , there ’s no telling if it would be potential to separate Ash from Spiritomb again , and Spiritomb is explicitly described as 108 dangerous liquor sealed into a single John Rock . One ca n’t aid but inquire how many people fall into a Ghost - eccentric Pokémon ’s ascendancy for month , or even longer …
Mismagius
Pokémon Sun & Moon, Episode #94
When Lana ’s younger sisters want to see a haunted star sign , the gang gets down to occupation set one up for them . However , by involving Acerola in their plans , they ’ve accidentally lured quite a few real Ghost - type Pokémon to the haunted house . Among the most problematic is Mismagius , which teleports Lana , Ash , and the others to a mysterious graveyard realm . A Banette ends up turning Ash , Kiawe , and Lillie into puppet , leave them all immobilized . Unable to tell realism from Ghost - type illusions , the group is eventually awakened by Komala ringing the schoolbell , discover it all to have been a dream created by Mismagius .
Mismagius ’ illusion abilities have show to be a problem for Ash before , but this episode really lets loose on the spectre - eccentric Pokémon haunting , with many different species appearing . Thankfully , Komala is always asleep , so Mismagius could n’t affect it , permit them to be bring through .
Drowzee
Pokémon the Original Series, Episode #86
Upon setting foot on Mandarin Island , Pikachu and Togepi go rogue , turning against Ash and Misty and leaving with a group of other furious Pokémon . In fact , many of the Pokémon on the island have fallen under this curse word , with only Gastly immune . Officer Jenny work with Ash to find the perpetrator , which turn out to beButch and Cassidy of Team Rocket , who are using a Drowzee to psychically control nearby Pokémon against their will . Ash tricks Pikachu into destroy Drowzee ’s machine , freeing the Pokémon of the Psychic - type ’s control .
Thepsychic office of something as mundane as a Drowzeecan still be pretty dreaded , able to turn even Pikachu against Ash . These supernatural Pokémon in the ill-timed hands can be exceptionally severe , and Butch and Cassidy could well have steal every Pokémon on the island Pied Piper - style with this one Drowzee .
Litwick
Pokémon Black and White, Episode #26
While traveling to Nimbasa City , a junkie downpour causes Ash and co. To take tax shelter in an give up planetary house , where Team Rocket turn out to be holed up as well . The star sign is actually home to manyLitwick , which have easy been enfeeble the life from Jessie and Jamesand drive to do the same to Ash and admirer . Litwick is able to interfere with Ash ’s Pokédex , maintain him from learning the danger they pose . The Litwick open a portal site to the ghost public and seek to go down on everyone in , only failing due to Ash and Team Rocket working together .
Litwick is apparently such a dangerous Pokémon that even being near it can get you killed , as it course upon a person ’s life sentence force out . Their power to open vena portae to the Ghost World is certainly terrorize , and it seems potential that had anyone been sucked in , there ’d be no coming back for them .
Malamar
Pokémon XY, Episode #19
This instalment opens with Jessie and James immediately being mesmerise , with Meowth barely get away . Meowth lean into Ash , and warns them of the hypnotizer– a Malamar and a charwoman , who are now after Pikachu . When Ash and friends go to investigate , Clemont , Bonnie , and Serena , and even Pikachu , are hypnotized as well , result Ash and Meowth alone . Pikachu is able to break the nous control , and soon everyone is relieve from Malamar ’s ascendance , including the woman , revealed to be Officer Jenny . Malamar gloats about a plan to take over the worldly concern , then disappears , ready to strike again some day …
This Malamar is a rarified exercise of a Pokémon being unlimited evilon its own , without any influence from a trainer . It does indeed show up again in another sequence , ally with two other Malamar , seek again to take over the world . With as many wild psychical - type Pokémon as there are in the reality , it ’s terrorise to call up about what they might be able of .
Guzzlord
Guzzlord is an Ultra Beast from another dimension , one that ’s capable of eating anything and everything . In one episode , Ash is transported toan alternate post - apocalyptic Alolawhich has been wholly abandoned , with only one Heron , Dia , result standing against the deadly beast that has been guttle their world . Ash ultimately work with Dia to defeat Guzzlord , leave him to return home to his own world , while disembarrass this world of the threat that Guzzlord stick .
Guzzlord is a massive Pokémon , and like in the biz , it seems to have singlehandedly destroyed this version of the Alola neighborhood . There was no way anyone in this globe could ’ve been prepared for Guzzlord , and fans can only trust that alternating versions of major lineament simply fly the realm , rather than befell a much more horrible fate in Guzzlord ’s paunch . Even the hypothesis , however , is enough to secure Guzzlord as the most terrifyingPokémonever to appear in the Zanzibar copal .
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