#anyways pumpkaboo my beloved. it is soooooo shaped for hugging.

[thatcryptidinthewoods]

I haven't read the XY arc yet because I can't find an english translation free online (TvT) but oh lordy lord do I have So Many Thoughts about Green (m)'s Pumpkaboo.

Like, this is the guy who at 11 years old was possessed by a Ghastly for two weeks straight and then literally almost died to a Gengar's Dream Eater because an insane old woman wanted to murder him. And then two years later that same Gengar temporarily blinded him while the aforementioned insane old woman attempted to murder him again. I find it hard to believe that he would actively seek out and catch a Ghost-type Pokémon after going through all of that.

So my headcanon is that the Pumpkaboo is a therapy Pokémon that was gifted to him by someone close to him (in my mind Red and Blue) during/after he returned from his initial training in Kalos.

Because Pumpkaboo, when I think about it, would make for a really good therapy Pokémon for Green.

• Several of Pumpkaboo's Pokédex entries state that it helps lost spirits to move on to the afterlife, so it's a Pokémon that likes to help/aid people by nature.

• Pumpkaboo is a dual type of Ghost and Grass, meaning that it has a physical weight/tether that can be touched (its pumpkin) - opposed to Ghastly/Haunter/Gengar which is made 100% of gas and can't be touched.

• Pumpkaboo's pumpkin also produces light, which would help when in the dark, or waking up in the dark after a nightmare.

• Being a Ghost-type, it has a type advantage over other Ghost-types, and can also negate nightmares & bad dreams.

Imagine for me: Green waking up after a particularly bad nightmare to the room filled with soft glowing lights, Pumpkaboo hovering by his side chirping at him to make sure he's okay and give him something to focus on. Then when Green's calmed down from the initial spike of fear and adrenaline, Pumpkaboo floats into his lap and sits there like a big warm weighted blanket and Green cuddles it close for comfort and eventually manages to fall back asleep......

I just. Green and his Pokémon. Yeah....