What possessed the Channelers in the Pokémon Tower?

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In the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town, there are a number of Channelers who are eager for a Pokémon battle. When they approach you, they usually make an insane gibberish sound. After defeating them, they apologize and tell you that they were possessed.

But what actually possessed them? Was it their Pokémon? Or something else? Not sure if I missed a line of dialog in the game or if this is just a mystery.






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Who is the ghost in Pokémon Tower?

When the player has received the Silph Scope, the ghosts are revealed to be a Gastly, Haunter, or Cubone in most encounters. At the top of the tower, there is a staircase leading to where Mr. Fuji is being held captive by Team Rocket, however, the restless ghost of a dead mother Marowak attacks the player.

How do you get rid of the ghost in Pokémon Tower?

Aside from graves, the tower is home to wild Cubone as well as many Ghost-type Pok\xe9mon. In Generations I, III, and VII, Team Rocket tried to steal the Cubone to sell their valuable skulls. In the process, a mother Marowak that was protecting her Cubone child was killed.

What is in the Pokémon Tower?

Since this is your first encounter with ghosts, here's an important tip: don't use Normal or Fighting type attacks. They won't work. Instead, use whatever Psychic attacks you've got. All Ghosts are also dual Poison types, so Ground, Psychic and Bug attacks work especially well.



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