8 Crazy Pokemon Fan Theories That Are DEFINITELY True

8. Voltorb Is A Haunted Pokeball

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.