Random Reasons the Pokemon Universe Is Actually Really Disturbing (13 items)

(#7) The Living Pollution

Pokemon like Grimer, Muk, and Trubbish are living creatures formed from humanity’s refuse. Really let that wash over you: every time you throw away a piece of trash, there's a chance it could get up and walk right off to live a life of its own as a pocket monster. Here's hoping you didn’t throw out anything incriminating.
(#1) The Huge Murder Bees

You know how bees and wasps are terrible, despite their small size? Meet Beedrill, a 60 lb hornet! According to the Pokédex they travel in swarms. Imagine, if you will, a cloud of dog-sized bees. What a world to live in.
(#5) The Sea Monsters

A lot of the creepiness of the Pokeverse comes from the fact that the setting is full of carnivorous hellbeasts the size of school buses, lurking around every corner and below the surface of every body of water. The ocean in our own world is already dangerous, but if surfing is to be believed in the Pokemon games, it’s impossible to make it a few meters in the water before being attacked by a giant jellyfish.
(#2) The Ghosts

Ghosts are real in the Pokéverse and they are out to get wandering trainers. Whether it's Misdreavous (who wants to eat a trainer's emotions) or Gourgeist (who wants to eat a trainer's flesh), it's imperative to keep an eye on the shadows in the wild world of Pokemon because the moment you don’t, that’s when they get you.
(#4) The Mad Scientists

Pokemon is full of enough awful experiments to give any ethical scientist a heart attack. Whether it’s cloning sentient, hyper-intelligent Pokemon like Mewtwo or creating life in computers like Porygon, the Pokeverse is full of scientists who are too busy asking if they can, without even considering whether or not they should.
(#8) The Homeless Kids with Superpowered Pets

Imagine you are a kid, just out in the world. You have no father and your mother has abandoned you. You also have a pet that can kill things with its mind. Would you use these powers responsibly? Or would the world would only be made worse by letting people have pets of mass destruction?