Green confirmed to have been mourning his Pokemon's death in the Lavendar Tower

[Papasmurf]

実録　ポケモンホラースポット｜本当は怖い？ポケモン｜ポケモンだいすきクラブ

ポケモンだいすきクラブは、ポケモンがだいすきなみんなといっしょにもっともっとポケモンを楽しめるウェブサイト。『本当は怖い？ポケモン』はこちら。

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According to the official Japanese Pokemon website, Green (Blue) was mourning the loss of his Pokemon, to the point that he didn't even notice what was happening in the floor above. So it seems that rumor about his Raticate perishing was correct, and @Yoshi 's fanfic was actually right on the money when it came to the Raticate's death

 

[Six Trails]

Wasn't part of the theory that you (the trainer) killed his Raticate when you battled on the SS Anne?

 

[Papasmurf]

That part wasn't confirmed, just that Green was completely absorbed in mourning at the time of the Lavendar Tower battles.

 

[Classic Adamas]

I thought this was well known

 

[Papasmurf]

It wasn't officially confirmed before this. For decades it was equally valid an assumption that he merely boxed Raticate and was just waiting at the Lavendar Tower like in every location he showed up in before.

 

[Symbiote]

You’re all guilty of murder

 

[Ultimate Cell]

So the creepypasta is canon now

 

[Six Trails]

Does anyone else remember the creepypasta about the Lavender Town music making people kill themselves

 

[Papasmurf]

Does anyone else remember the creepypasta about the Lavender Town music making people kill themselves

There's an almost equally creepy OST from Pokemon Ruby

 

[Yoshi]

I still wonder if Green was actually looking for a Cubone, however.

 

[Warmmedown]

Just using Deepl translator, it just says that maybe he's mourning his pokemon. It's a dedicated horror column of the website, so it makes sense to say things to be creepy. You see jokey answers in manga interviews all the time, like in Oda's SBSes.