8 Crazy Pokemon Fan Theories That Are DEFINITELY True

Pokémon has been one of gaming's most beloved franchises for years now. For many children, it was their first foray into gaming, and is easily one of the most popular and successful handheld games of all time.

Because it lives so fondly in many peoples’ hearts, it's one of those games that lasts in your memory long after you save the game and switch it off. This means that across the seven base games and hundreds of TV episodes, fans have concocted many theories about the backstory and lore of the universe.

While some are absolutely bonkers (like Ash being a clone accidentally created by Giovanni during his Mew research), others are so believable they simply have to be true.

Fitting so well you have to think they were on the creators' minds during the design phase, many are coincidences that provide you with an interesting new head canon. Things like Gyarados originally being Dragonair's evolution or Venomoth and Butterfree's sprites being switched aren't included, as they're theories about the production side, rather than the lore of the world itself.

With all that in mind, let's get started...

Voltorb is one of the angriest Pokémon; is this because they’re possessed? Famously little is known about Pokéball technology, and while that might be a quick get-out for writers to explain the magic, it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

Household objects as Pokémon is not unique to Voltorb. Exeggcute, Vanilluxe and Rotom show us that. Plus Garbodor, but let’s try and forget that one exists, shall we?

However, making a Pokéball a Pokémon seems strange. In the Power Plant, you can even mistake items for Voltorbs and be attacked. This theory suggests that Voltorbs were once normal Pokéballs that caught a Haunter. As it tried to escape, it fused with the Pokéball, possessing it. That would explain why the creature is so angry, and so ready to self-destruct.

Being the only Ghost line in Generation I, Haunter possessing another ‘mon does make sense. Electrode being Genger fits too. Though the eyes don’t match quite as well as Haunter and Voltorb’s eyes, Electrode switches personality to positive, mimicking Gengar’s mischievous nature.

There’s no ghastly alternative simply because it’s too weak to break out of the ball, and therefore does not become a Pokéball poltergeist.