Summary
A keen-eyedPokemon Scarlet and Violetplayer may have spotted the most recent appearance of one of the series' biggest urban legends: the ghost girl. AlthoughPokemon Scarlet and Violetwas released in late 2022, players still seem to be making some odd discoveries in this pair of games.
While there have beenscary Ghost-type Pokemonsince the series' beginning, the ghost girl (or girls, assuming they’re not all the same person) also has a long history in thePokemonseries. Probably their most prominent and widely discussed appearance came from the sixth-generation gamesPokemon X and Y, where a girl appeared behind the player after they stepped out of an elevator in Lumiose City, remarked “No, you’re not the one,” and floated off the screen. But the ghost girl legend actually traces its roots all the way back to the fourth generation of games, where in an upper room in the Abandoned Chateau, there is a painting of someone with red eyes that seem to follow the player wherever they go.
This new discovery seems to be much more in line with the fourth-generation games, as it too centers around a painting of a girl and her off-putting eyes. A gameplay video posted on Reddit by user Ckmarv shows a painting of a girl in the Dark Theme version of theBlueberry Academy League Club Room inThe Indigo DiskDLC. The girl in the painting is holding a Banette, a Ghost-type Pokemon, and when the player zooms the camera in on her face, she clearly blinks her eyes twice. This could be a nod to the ghost girl, or it could be a completely unrelated Easter egg, but it’s creepy nevertheless.
There Have Been More Ghost Girl Sightings In Pokemon
The examples listed above don’t make up all the appearances of the ghost girl across the years. In addition to those appearances, she has also popped up inPokemon Black and White, where she sometimes appears next to a man near the Marvelous Bridge but fades from view as the player approaches, and again inPokemon Black and White 2in the Strange House near the same bridge. The girl appears again inPokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphirejust as the player is about to battle Phoebe of the Hoenn Elite Four. Finally,Pokemon Sword and Shieldincludes a ghost girlnamed Paula, who appears to be alive and asks the player to deliver a love letter to a boy,but the recipient turns out to be an old man who remarks that Paula was a childhood friend who got sick.
Many of these incidents are never explained or expanded upon in their respective games, just adding morecreepy discoveries to thePokemonfranchise. As for this most recent find,Pokemonfans responding to the post seem pretty convinced that this is indeed another ghost girl sighting, with only one commenter skeptical that the painting’s blinking may have been a texture error.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
WHERE TO PLAY
The school that you’ve enrolled in as you playPokémon ScarletandPokémon Violethosts a special independent study project. The theme of this assignment is “A Treasure Hunt.” Explore the world and seek out your very own treasure!Three stories will be woven into your adventure while traversing the sprawling Paldea region. Along Victory Road, you will go to Gyms in different locations to to achieve Champion Rank. On the Path of Legends, you can join Arven in search of rare ingredients. And in ★ Starfall Street ★, you’ll challenge Team Star, a group of delinquents causing trouble for the school.These stories are set in an open world, so where you go is all up to you. A world teeming with Pokémon and people to meet is waiting for you—traverse the Paldea region wherever you heart desires.
