Every once in a while, a Pokémon emerges that makes you reconsider the notion of catching them all. After all, not every one of them is as cuddly as Pikachu, and some of them are just plain disturbing.
Consider the Banette, a grudge-holding doll-like Pokémon possessed by "pure hatred." That's troubling enough, but now consider the Banette as drawn by Junji Ito, the wonderfully twisted mind behind such horror manga Tomie, Uzumaki and Gyo.
For Halloween, the Pokémon Company is teaming with the horror master for "Kowapoke," or "Scarypoke," a seasonal promotion on the company's website trumpeted with Ito's Banette illustration, which can be downloaded as a free wallpaper or purchased as a T-shirt. More content is on the way.
