Beyond the Ball 171 - Phantump

Listen. Who says Halloween ends on November 1st? Okay, most people probably. And they certainly would say it's over after one whole week. But Chaos has dictated that we talk about a Ghost type Pokemon so buckle up for two weeks of Beyond the Ball: Halloween Edition starting with Phantump! In this episode you'll learn all the telltale signs that you're being led to your untimely demise in a forest, Casper the Friendly Ghost's cause of death, and the precise number of times that you should watch Robert Eggers' 2015 film The Witch. Follow along with the entries below: 

X: These Pokémon are created when spirits possess rotten tree stumps. They prefer to live in abandoned forests. 

Y: According to old tales, these Pokémon are stumps possessed by the spirits of children who died while lost in the forest. 

Sun: These Pokémon are stumps possessed by the spirits of children who died in the forest. Their cries sound like eerie screams. 

Moon: According to legend, medicine to cure any illness can be made by plucking the green leaves on its head, brewing them, and boiling down the liquid. 

Ultra Sun: By imitating the voice of a child, it causes people to get hopelessly lost deep in the forest. It’s trying to make friends with them. 

Ultra Moon: An unknown spirit came to lodge in a tree stump, creating this Pokémon. A cure-all can be made from an infusion of its green leaves. 

Sword: After a lost child perished in the forest, their spirit possessed a tree stump, causing the spirit’s rebirth as this Pokémon. 

Shield: With a voice like a human child’s, it cries out to lure adults deep into the forest, getting them lost among the trees. 

BTB: This kid ghost will do its best to get you lost in the forest but it does have ultra medicine on its head so maybe worth it? 

The card art that Will mentions liking by AKIRA EGAWA 

Cover design by Kwesi Phillips 

Music by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose 

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