Phantump is a ghostlyPokémon possessing a tree stump. Its black body is wispy with nubby arms. Covering its head is a small, brown tree stump with a wavy branch on each side. Its red eyes are visible through two holes in the stump and its mouth appears on the stump itself. There are two small, green leaves near the tip of each branch. Brewing these leaves can create a curative liquid.
Phantump is created when a spirit possesses a tree stump; it is said that the spirit is that of a child who became lost in the forest and died. This Pokémon's cries sound like the voice of a child or eerie screams. People have become lost following the voice, but Phantump is attempting to make friends.
Multiple Phantump, including aShiny one, made their animated series debut inMaking Friends and Influencing Villains!.Ash andhis friends spent the episode helping the Shiny Phantump reach its home on a mountaintop and make friends in the process.
No other Pokémon have the sameEgg Group combination as Phantump and itsEvolution.
Of all the Pokémon thatevolve via trading (including with held items), Phantump is the only one whose evolved form can also be directly caught in the wild in the same generation in which it was introduced.
Phantump andPumpkaboo can be seen as counterparts. Both are dual-typeGrass/Ghost-type Pokémon that are the first stage of a two-stage evolutionary line introduced inGeneration VI that evolve via trade. Both also have a signature move that adds a type to the target.
Origin
Phantump is probably based on the stump of akodama, the spirits of trees that sometimes inhabit old-aged trees. It is also similar to other types oftree andnature spirits and deities, such asdryads. ItsShiny coloration may be based on anaspen orbirch tree, known for its white bark, with its leaves representing a tree in the autumn.
Name origin
Phantump may be a combination ofphantom andstump.
Bokurei may be derived from theon readings of the kanji in 木霊kodama, resulting in a combination of 木boku (wood, tree) and 霊rei (spirit, ghost).
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