GROANING, The Living Dead Pokégirl

Type: (As Body Type)
Element: Ghost/(As Body Type)
Frequency: Very Rare
Diet: As body type, Can also take in living energy
Role: Shock & Fear Tactics, Troop replenishment, Around the clock function
Libido: Average
Strong Vs: Psychic, Fighting, Flying (Plus host body's strengths)
Weak Vs: Magic, Dark, Fire (Plus host body's weaknesses)
Attacks: Possess, Invis, Lick, Energy Drain, Ghost Blade, Ecto Ball, Shadow, Night Shade, (Other attacks based on host body)
Enhancements: (As Body Type), Aura of Fear
Weaknesses: Body type or hosts physical weaknesses, Relies on other bodies to become corporal.
Evolves: None
Evolves From: Haunting (Normal)

    After gaining enough experience, Hauntings naturally evolve into Groanings. This evolution usually takes place within their original host body, but is accompanied by light emitting out of the inside of the body. The ghost Pokégirl researchers, Stantz and Spangler, determined early on that this phenomenon is due to the ghost Pokégirl no longer being linked directly to her host body. This final stage in the Ghostly's natural evolution is a powerful ghost Pokégirl, able to weaken her target and take possession of their bodies.
    When not held within a body, a Groaning looks much like her original host body she had as a Haunting, this 'physical imprint' is caused directly by the Pokégirl’s sense of self, as those Pokégirls who have remembered their former lives often look as either a mixture of their new host body and their former self or simply as their former self. Even through Groaning are able to be found outside of a body, they can now be Pokéballed thanks to their ectoplasm now being stable enough to mimic DNA. When inside a host body, Groaning look exactly like a typical specimen of that breed's type. The only difference is in personality and mannerisms, which may be considered 'off' for the breed (or the individual Pokégirl, should the Groaning be in possession of another Pokégirl’s body).
    Groaning very greatly in terms of personality as each individual developed her personality from what memories, if any, that she had from her previous life as well as from her experiences as a Haunting. For those Groaning that retain memories, these images of the past color their experience as a Ghostly and then a Haunting. This sometimes causes the Groaning to wish for a body similar to the one she left behind, and thus she attempts to take possession of a body of her old breed. Those who have no memory of their former life are often most influenced by her worldly experience as a Haunting and many of these individual Groanings are of the personality type to become obsessed with the one who gave their life to allow her to return to life. These Groaning are reluctant at best to leave their host bodies, and have usually done their level best as Hauntings to discover all they could about their host's former life. Those Groanings who already have a personality set usually have no compunctions about leaving their old host body in exchange for a new one. Once left, the body becomes a vegetable, the lower brain functions keeping the body breathing and the heart beating. The out of body Groaning still has an incorporeal form, though the breed cannot become corporal, they must possess a body in order to be tamed or interact with anything other than other incorporeal ghost Pokégirls.
    Rarely will tamed Groaning attempt to possess a host without their permission, as strong wills can often force the Groaning back out of their bodies. Those with weak wills find it hard to boot a Groaning, and are often greatly distressed or annoyed about their body partner. Often those who are possessed unwillingly head to the nearest celestial Pokégirl to seek their aid in ousting their unwanted guest. However, unless the Pokégirl is near death to begin with, Groaning cannot oust their possession victims out of their bodies, as normally an individual's will to live is far stronger than the Groanings abilities to oust their spirit. There have been sporadic reports of a few Groanings who have killed throughout history, though none of these claims have been proven.
    Because Groaning are in host bodies, either shared with a host or their original body they claimed as a Haunting, it is recommended that tamers scan the Pokégirls they see in the wild, as many tamers have become injured or killed from underestimating a feral Groaning. Feral Groaning have no reservations about possessing random individuals, and more often than not do so when their victim is asleep and cannot fight back. More often than not, this is how many feral Groaning become captured, as the rush of sensations often lead to taming the ghost Pokégirl within her burgled body. However, every time the owner of the body takes control, they have a chance to battle the Groaning to oust her.
    Most Groanings and their hosts are friendly, seeing the other as beneficial as they can operate 24 hours a day, the first inducing alpha waves as they "sleep", while the other operates the body. However, sometimes, the original doesn't like their new body-buddy, and seeks to get rid of the Groaning. The two must then battle on the mental plane to decide who will be contained (or booted in the Groanings case) and who will remain active. If the Groaning wins, the only two ways to drive her from her new permanent home is to defeat her new body and then use Exorcism or have another ghost Pokégirl try to possess the same body.
    As with most ghost Pokégirls, thresholding directly into a Groaning is impossible, as Pokégirls have to die to begin as a Ghostly. One notable Pokégirl that became a Ghostly and eventually evolved to a Groaning was one Rukia of Tamer Kuro Strawberry's harem. This threshold Amazon was killed by a feral before she became a Ghostly. Fortunately, she retained all of her memories, and happened upon a dying Redeemer to evolve into a Haunting. Kuro happened to capture her soon after, and Rukia made a name for herself in the Redeemer's honor, hunting down dangerous Pokégirls and specializing in fighting ghost types alongside her harem sisters. Her single handed take down of a rampaging Spectra earned her recognition nearly world wide after the battle was posted on the internet. Eventually, Kuro retired with his short statured Pokégirl.