>>37538899>others like pallosandBut Pallosand evolves from Sandygast, which is born from the spirits of the dead. Sun says it "embodies" their grudges and Ultra Moon says it's "possessed" by them.
In fact, I went through the dex entries for different Ghost Pokemon and the only ones that fit the tsukumogami motif are Shedinja, the Shuppet line, the Litwick line, and arguably Dhelmise, which is born from "the soul of seaweed."
Japanese spirits being like daemons is exactly why they don't really have that much to do with the Ghost type. Look at Ninetales.
I'd say Grimer and Trubbish are more like tsukumogami than Sandygast, just with the supernatural explanation swapped for a scientific one in keeping with Pokemon's general reverence for science. Voltorb, too.
>>37539471>Pokemon was originally conceived with more similarity to a typical RPGThe premise was always monster collecting.
>pokemon like grimer and voltorb are leftovers from that original concept.Grimer is toxic waste that came to life. It fits into the series' broader environmentalist themes just like Trubbish. Its similarity to the Slime from Dragon Quest may be a coincidence, and is definitely minor compared to its role in the world.
