For some reason people cite the rumors in the pokedex of people becoming Pokemon as proof the Pokedex always lies… when since the very first game we’ve had people becoming Pokemon.
Bill turns himself into a Pokemon, mystery dungeon has several methods of humans turning into Pokemon, from Ninetails cursing them, to the world just needing them to be a Pokemon, to… blasting someone traveling through time? Why does that work… and after people die they can possess objects and become Pokemon according to the Pokedex. Ghost Pokemon in particular are the easiest of these to explain.
We already know the spirits of Pokemon like Marrowak can manipulate things, so the idea that humans couldn’t is kinda dumb. So yeah, Phantumps are the spirits of children who became Pokemon. A boy likely did wake up as an Kadabra one day.
by MaleficTekX