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In addition to these entries, {{p|Vulpix}}'s Pokédex entry in {{pkmn|Sun and Moon|Pokémon Moon}} suggests that it can spew flames that seem to resemble the spirits of the deceased, which are sometimes mistaken for real ghosts. Similarly, {{p|Mimikyu}}'s Pokédex entry in {{pkmn|Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Violet}} states "Mimikyu was only recently identified as a Pokémon. Previously, people thought it was just a ghost wearing a cloth."
In addition to these entries, {{p|Vulpix}}'s Pokédex entry in {{pkmn|Sun and Moon|Pokémon Moon}} suggests that it can spew flames that seem to resemble the spirits of the deceased, which are sometimes mistaken for real ghosts. Similarly, {{p|Mimikyu}}'s Pokédex entry in {{pkmn|Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Violet}} states "Mimikyu was only recently identified as a Pokémon. Previously, people thought it was just a ghost wearing a cloth."
{| class="roundtable" style="text-align: center; background: #{{ghost color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{ghost color light}}"
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! style="background: #{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytl|10px}}" width=150px | Pokémon
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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0157Typhlosion-Hisui.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Typhlosion}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0157Typhlosion-Hisui.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Typhlosion}}
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{{rf|Hisuian}} Typhlosion is said to purify lost, forsaken souls with its flames and guide them to the afterlife.
{{rf|Hisuian}} Typhlosion is said to purify lost, forsaken souls with its flames and guide them to the afterlife.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0425Drifloon.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Drifloon}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0425Drifloon.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Drifloon}}
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Drifloon was formed by the wandering spirits of people and Pokémon.
Drifloon was formed by the wandering spirits of people and Pokémon.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0442Spiritomb.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Spiritomb}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0442Spiritomb.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Spiritomb}}
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Spiritomb was formed by a mysterious spell that punished 108 souls and bound it to a stone. Apparently there are some ill-natured spirits in the mix.
Spiritomb was formed by a mysterious spell that punished 108 souls and bound it to a stone. Apparently there are some ill-natured spirits in the mix.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0478Froslass.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Froslass}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0478Froslass.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Froslass}}
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Legends suggest that Froslass was formed when the spirit and lingering regrets of a lost woman who died in the snowy mountains possessed an icicle.
Legends suggest that Froslass was formed when the spirit and lingering regrets of a lost woman who died in the snowy mountains possessed an icicle.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0562Yamask.png|50px]][[File:562Yamask-Galar.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Yamask}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0562Yamask.png|50px]][[File:562Yamask-Galar.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Yamask}}
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Yamask arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. It carries a mask that used to be its face when it was a human.
Yamask arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. It carries a mask that used to be its face when it was a human.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0570Zorua-Hisui.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Zorua}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0570Zorua-Hisui.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Zorua}}
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Hisuian Zorua is a once-departed soul returned to life.
Hisuian Zorua is a once-departed soul returned to life.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0608Lampent.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Lampent}}
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Lampent lurks and wanders through cities, pretending to be a lamp, searching for spirits of the fallen. Once it finds someone whose death is near, it will trail quietly after them, appearing the moment before they die to steal their spirit from their body. The spirits it absorbs fuel its baleful fire.
Lampent lurks and wanders through cities, pretending to be a lamp, searching for spirits of the fallen. Once it finds someone whose death is near, it will trail quietly after them, appearing the moment before they die to steal their spirit from their body. The spirits it absorbs fuel its baleful fire.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0708Phantump.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Phantump}}
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Phantump was formed when the spirit of a child that perished in a forest possessed a rotten tree stump.
Phantump was formed when the spirit of a child that perished in a forest possessed a rotten tree stump.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0710Pumpkaboo.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Pumpkaboo}}
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Pumpkaboo's body is inhabited by a spirit trapped in this world. It is said to carry wandering spirits in its body to the place where they belong so they can move on to the afterlife.  
Pumpkaboo's body is inhabited by a spirit trapped in this world. It is said to carry wandering spirits in its body to the place where they belong so they can move on to the afterlife.  


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0741Oricorio-Sensu.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Oricorio}}<br>Sensu Style
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Sensu Style Oricorio uses ethereal dance steps to call forth the spirits of the dead.  
Sensu Style Oricorio uses ethereal dance steps to call forth the spirits of the dead.  


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0781Dhelmise.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Dhelmise}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0781Dhelmise.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Dhelmise}}
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The soul of seaweed adrift in the waves became reborn as Dhelmise.
The soul of seaweed adrift in the waves became reborn as Dhelmise.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0854Sinistea.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Sinistea}}
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Sinistea was born when the spirit of someone who died alone possessed a cold, leftover cup of tea.
Sinistea was born when the spirit of someone who died alone possessed a cold, leftover cup of tea.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0902Basculegion.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Basculegion}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0902Basculegion.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Basculegion}}
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Basculegion got possessed by the souls of other {{p|Basculin}} from its school that could not withstand the harsh journey upstream.
Basculegion got possessed by the souls of other {{p|Basculin}} from its school that could not withstand the harsh journey upstream.


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! style="background: #fff; style="text-align: left" | [[File:0946Bramblin.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Bramblin}}
! style="background: #fff" | [[File:0946Bramblin.png|50px]]<br>{{p|Bramblin}}
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A soul unable to move on to the afterlife was blown around by the wind until it got tangled up with dried grass and became Bramblin.
A soul unable to move on to the afterlife was blown around by the wind until it got tangled up with dried grass and became Bramblin.


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