Can Ghost pokemon eat?

[IceShadow1199]

In many cartoons, you see food going through ghosts' bodies and then coming out.

In that case, would Ghost pokemon be able to eat? If not, what do they do to survive?

 

[Okami Takahashi]

Well in the games they can eat berries, poffins, Pokeblocks, rare candies, drink HP-recovering drinks, lava cookies, etc.

Seems legit.

 

[winstein]

Some ghosts are said to eat "spirit food", like the Litwick line. That itself is an eerie diet.

Thanks for reading.

 

[Silverwynde]

I'm sure some of them do, but I have to wonder about Golett and Golurk. I mean, they move because of the mysterious energy that burns inside of them and neither one of them has a mouth. So yeah, I'm kinda stumped here...

 

[Kalavinka]

I always assumed ghosts (and other strange cases like Starmie) directly absorbed the energy/life force/whatever of whatever it was they're consuming.

 

[Infinity Mk-II]

Ghosts feed on emotions and souls.

No, seriously. And on other abstract things like life essence.


Some others probably eat specific things or don't eat, given they are undead or simply spirits.

 

[Thanatos]

Like a few people said here, it depends. The general diet would be spirit like stuff.

Some ghost pokemon have specific diets, like Sableye and the Litwick line.
I could imagine rotom eating electricity.It wouldn't really "eat it" but rather absorb it. sort of like a combination of eating/breathing/drinking.

The Golurk line would probably eat metal, or metal related things. That is saying they would eat. they may not be able too due to the fact that they are robots.

 

[BanetteWobbuffet]

They can eat, (berries, poffins, etc.) but they don't "need" to eat.

 

[SirOni]

Ghost Pokemon aren't true ghosts. They're living organisms so I would assume that they do eat like other animals.

 

[CliveKoopa]

Ghost pokemon do eat and they are indeed living creatures like the Boos in the mario games.

 

[Mia Sitara]

Doesn't Drowzee or Hypno eat dreams? Can't really remember...and, there's an attack (Nightmare?) that cuts down on your sleeping foe's HP.

 

[QWERTYfry]

Ghost Pokemon aren't true ghosts. They're living organisms so I would assume that they do eat like other animals.

Yamask used to be a human, it's pokedex entry says it's mask is it's face when it used to be human.

 

[SirOni]

Ghost Pokemon aren't true ghosts. They're living organisms so I would assume that they do eat like other animals.

Yamask used to be a human, it's pokedex entry says it's mask is it's face when it used to be human.

We really can't trust Pokedex entries too often. Many entries are pure lore or generous exaggerations. This is especially true for Pokemon who have connections to past cultures or have the potential to make supernatural ties.

 

[CliveKoopa]

Ghost Pokemon aren't true ghosts. They're living organisms so I would assume that they do eat like other animals.

Yamask used to be a human, it's pokedex entry says it's mask is it's face when it used to be human.

Don't believe everything the pokedex says, it is mostly full of BS and shouldn't always be used for learning about pokemon.

 

[Infinity Mk-II]

I don't understand why you shouldn't believe the pokédex when it talks about relatively tame things on entirely supernatural pokemon.

When it starts throwing around crazy numbers talking about physical and biological phenomena, it's okay. But we are taling about ghosts. "Not always being true" shouldn't mean NEVER being true

 

[Neon Shades]

I think they can eat, because their etheriality (is this a word?), okay, their untouchability is controlled by their will, as suggested by the animé and/or is only triggered by some things , as suggested by the games. So, I'd go with, they can but don't have to / eat too often

 

[Silverwynde]

Ghosts feed on emotions and souls.

No, seriously. And on other abstract things like life essence.


Some others probably eat specific things or don't eat, given they are undead or simply spirits.

It was said in the Hoenn 'Dex that Misdreavus would startle people and use their fear as a source of nutrition, so that makes sense. But what sort of emotion would a non-threatening Ghost consume? I can't see a Golett trying to scare anyone silly to survive off a person's fear and I don't see a Golurk acting as an energy vampire, either. I don't think either one of them would subsist on negative emotions, given what little data we know about them. Perhaps it's the close bonds and the friendships that these two form with their chosen Trainers that "keeps them going", if you will.

It's a thought.

The Golurk line would probably eat metal, or metal related things. That is saying they would eat. they may not be able too due to the fact that they are robots.

Or maybe they live off energon. Hey, the 'Dex did say that energy source is unknown...! :lol:

 

[Infinity Mk-II]

It was said in the Hoenn 'Dex that Misdreavus would startle people and use their fear as a source of nutrition, so that makes sense. But what sort of emotion would a non-threatening Ghost consume? I can't see a Golett trying to scare anyone silly to survive off a person's fear and I don't see a Golurk acting as an energy vampire, either. I don't think either one of them would subsist on negative emotions, given what little data we know about them. Perhaps it's the close bonds and the friendships that these two form with their chosen Trainers that "keeps them going", if you will.

Well, Misdreavus itself is not actually threatening... It simply feeds on fear, but means no harm.
Other ghost pokémon like shuppet feed of negative emotions, for instance.

Golett and Golurk... well, they are enchanted golems. So I figure they could actually run on some sort of magical energy as source of power, rather than more spiritual and abstract things like life or emotions.

 

[Necrozma]

Doesn't Litwick feed on a human's life energy?

 

[Kaustic]

"Man, that meal went right through me!!"

Litwick feeds on life energy, yes; as does Jellicent. Frillish is described in the Pokedex as predatory, though I'd imagine it feeds on life energy rather than the physical body of it's prey. Cofagrigus feeds on gold, and Drifloon feeds on children (theoretically).