Pokémon has had a very mysterious history since its inception, since the origins of these creatures have been diverse over the years. Some are now known to have been humans in the past.

Pokémon: What creatures were ever human in history? (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
Pokémon is one of the franchises that has evolved the most over time, starting as a simple RPG video game in 1996 to become one of the most famous and largest that includes different titles, animation series, comics and many other entertainment products. throughout the world.
In turn, the Pokémon world has also expanded with each new game that Game Freak and The Pokemon Company launched on the market, adding to date eight generations of these creatures with a total of approximately 809 Pokémon of which only some share a terrible last.
How did these Pokémon originate? Although at the beginning of the franchise this question had no answer, as time passed its creators gave answers from the entire Pokémon ecosystem that exists in video games, putting the Pokémon God Arceus as the creator of everything.
However, other Pokémon were also evolving from their primitive forms, but what surprised everyone the most was when it was discovered that some of them were humans who, by a horrible twist of fate, ended up becoming Pokémon.
That’s right, some Pokémon trainers might not know it, but certain creatures they send to fight others were once human beings. Some have very macabre stories, while others lack a background as such.
In this article we will introduce you to some Pokémon that have been confirmed as ancient humans by canon history. It should be noted that on some occasions it is not specified if only some or all of the Pokémon of this type were created that way, in addition to the fact that these urban legends could only be part of the mythology that surrounds the Pokémon world.
SPIRITOMB

Spiritomb (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
This mysterious Pokémon was discovered on a mystical keystone in the Mauville Sea. It is not known exactly how or why it was created, but it is said to contain 108 human souls which gives it such a terrifying appearance.
SANDYGAST

Sandygast (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
As the Pokedex itself explains, this Pokémon arose when an abandoned person died on the street. Out of his resentment, his soul possessed a mound of sand that was being piled up by a child. To evolve into Palossand, this Pokémon manipulates people and transforms into a sand castle with human bones at its center.
DRIFLOON

Drifloon (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
Although its design seems harmless, the truth is that this Pokémon was created by lonely souls that roamed in search of company. As if this were not enough, it is said that they add the souls of small children that they kidnap to join the group within them. If his body explodes, the souls are released in a terrible lament.
DRIFBLIM

Drifblim (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
Drifloon’s evolution has the same characteristics as the original Pokémon and seems to have collected enough souls to evolve. Also, when it starts to deflate, it can now also absorb human souls to stay at its ideal size.
GASTLY

Gastly (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
The origin of Gastly was debated for many years, but it was in Pokémon Ultra Sun that the true past of this creature was told. It seems that it is made of souls that possessed the gases that came out of the cemetery. It is not specified if these are evil spirits or if they were made Pokémon by a very strong feeling that dragged them to “life”.
FROSLASS

Froslass (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
This ice Pokémon also has a tragic story as it begins with a woman who died on an icy mountain. Her spirit possessed an icicle and this creature turned out. It is not known why the woman was in that place, but the Pokémon seeks the souls of handsome men to freeze them and use them as decoration in her cave.
PHANTUMP

Phantump (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
Phantump is the graphic representation that everything can be worse. They are created from the spirits of children who get lost in the forest and possess pieces of wood. Phantumps mimic the voices of the children they were before they died to turn other humans into Pokémon.
GENGAR

Gengar (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
Despite his teasing and joking nature, Gengar is a spirit who kills other humans in hopes that they will turn into Pokémon. He takes people’s lives for fun.
KADABRA

Kadabra (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
Kadabra has a somewhat complicated history, since in the Pokémon FireRed Pokedex it is explained that Kadabra was once a child with psychic abilities who woke up one day transformed into a Pokémon without being able to speak or explain who he really was.
YAMASK

Yamask (Photo: The Pokemon Company)
Possibly the most disturbing on the list. Yamask are human spirits who carry a mask. It is said that they represent the faces of humans that at some point were before being transformed into Pokémon.
According to the canon of history, they are the only Pokémon that remember their past as humans and suffer from enormous depression as a result. Other creatures on this list forgot their past or overcame their trainers, but not Yamask. He always remembers what happened before his transformation.