Pokémon’s Most Obscure & Confusing Lore Explained

Pokémon is filled with hidden lore and stories throughout its eight generations, with some contradicting others, leading to confusion and uncertainty.

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Pokémon has a fantastic world full of mystery and lore, allowing players to embark on some of the most memorable adventures in gaming. However, not all of Pokémon’s stories are coherent or sensical. Some of the game’s lore can be far more confusing than the average urban myth or legend, leading some fans to wonder where the truth of these tales lies. The information between the anime, video games, card games, and movies rarely match, but each offers a unique view of the Pokémon world.

Many details surrounding the Pokémon world don’t make sense, and often players are left with more questions than answers while venturing through its many regions. There are no set rules for Pokémon lore and history, and these inconsistencies have led the community to a startling number of confusing and obscure entries. Thankfully, as the games have progressed different historical entries and mysteries have unraveled and become more sensible in their explanations.

One of the most confusing pieces of lore in any game, book, or movie is the various myths and legends that surround the creation of a world or universe. In Pokémon, Arceus is said to have created everything (including Pokémon themselves), but Mew is stated to be the ancestor of all Pokémon. Occasionally, the encyclopedic knowledge of the Pokédex can sometimes be misleading, with the explanations behind these two directly contradicting one other. Thankfully answers can be found for those willing to search for them. The exact wording of Mew’s Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Pokédex entry states that “because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon.” This claim is the accepted version of many in-game scientists’ research, but it does not definitively confirm Mew’s status as the ancestor to all Pokémon.

Pokémon Has Some Disturbingly Dark Lore

There are many disturbing entries in the National Pokédex that hint at darker revelations and truths in the Pokémon world, especially when it comes to Ghost-type Pokémon and their origins. Several Pokémon like Phantump and Yamask appear to suggest that they are the spirits of humans that have transformed into Pokémon after their deaths. This confirms that people have the potential to become Pokémon in the mainline video games, though the exact process is unknown. Phantump is supposedly created from the spirits of children who got lost and perished in the woods, meaning that a specific manner of death is a creepy requirement to become this Pokémon. On the other hand, Yamask is only described as being a human from an ancient civilization and is often found wandering in ancient ruins. There is no such information about Yamask’s exact cause of death, but these two creatures can confirm the existence of human spirits and their potential to turn into actual Pokémon.

The story of Cubone and its mother is a piece of lore that is known far and wide throughout the Pokémon community, but a question that not many have dared to ask is what happens with Cubone whose mothers don’t die? Players who have bred a Cubone will know that their skull is present upon their head directly after hatching from an egg. However, the Pokédex states that the skull is taken from their dead mother and worn as a helmet so that she may continue protecting them. If their mother is still alive in the Daycare, and a Cubone hatches wearing their bone helmets already, the Pokédex can once again be proven wrong. While the logic of Pokémon maturation and Pokédex entries can be suspect, the story of Cubone and its mother’s demise is clearly not the fate for every Cubone and Marowak in Pokémon.

While there are many mysteries about the Pokémon world that will likely never be answered, many entries of lore throughout the National Pokédex hint at in-game myths and scientific theories. The upcoming releases of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl remakes, as well as Pokémon Legends: Arceus, are sure to add more pieces of interesting lore and perhaps answer some of the franchise’s bigger Pokémon inconsistencies.

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