Pokémon is back in the newly released section this month with Pokémon Sun and Moon. The pair introduce a new region to explore, additional creatures to capture, and more importantly, a delightful mess of terrible nightmares to disrupt your sleep.
Despite being a franchise beloved by children and adults alike, each new Pokémon has always featured a handful of horrific backstories. Occasionally they’re about specific locations in the game, like Pokémon Tower in the first generation’s Lavender Town; other times they pertain to the history or nature of pokémon themselves.
On Twitter, players have been sharing shots of their latest pokémon journeys. The moments that have caught my attention are bundles of text that continue this wonderful tradition:
Jfc. pic.twitter.com/oaBdk8PUop
— Charles PM (@CharlesPulliam) November 20, 2016
Unwilling to wait to catch each pokémon for its precious backstory, I spent some time digging around Bulbapedia, which already has the pokédex entries for the latest generation of monsters. I’ve returned with a collection of my favorite hell-children.