How Lavender Town "Syndrome" Tricked Thousands Of Pokemon Fans

The Pokemon Lavender Town Syndrome has been a creepy story going around the internet for years. But was the Lavender Town Syndrome even real? What was the Pokemon Lavender Town Syndrome based on and where did it come from? Was there some truth to the Lavender Town conspiracy?
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[@Albino_Basilisk]

I remember back in 3rd grade my friend would listen to the lavender town theme, trying to do his own investigation

[@someguythatplaysgd5482]

emo kid

[@arrb23b]

@@someguythatplaysgd5482 where u see emo kid

[@reni_edits8220]

@@someguythatplaysgd5482 y’all mf’s don’t even know the definition of emo

[@SourCrayonberry]

One look at your account screams that you’re talking about yourself 😂​@@someguythatplaysgd5482

[@nilsisberg5445]

Some music theory info from a musician: The Lavender town theme is definitely not atonal, it has a tonal center of E minor which becomes quite clear when the bassline enters. But it has some interesting unresolved dissonances, and plays a bit with different minor modalities, creating some tonal ambiguity. One has to keep in mind that while atonality and unresolved dissonances often coexist, they are two different things and should not be confused for one another. Here are the chords that are kinda being implied: Em(b6) Em7/D Cmaj7(#11) C#dim Em Bm(b6)/D Cmaj7(#11) C The tones of the soundchip synthesizers are quite eerie and contribute to the spook. But the harmony is also quite spooky. The melody and high ostinato motif "C, G, B, F#" constantly emphasize some spicy scale degrees that help create the spooky vibe. Both the b6 (natural minor) and #6 (dorian) occur very frequently and even simultaneously (a creepy sound), so it kinda sounds like it's in dorian and natural minor at the same time with the melody and the ostinato figure clashing with one another. Another important thing is that throughout the theme, the 4th degree, namely the note A, is avoided. But the thing that sounds really unusual and kinda creepy and "Stravinsky-esque" is the ostinato motif "C, G, B, F#" consisting of scale degrees b6, b3, 5, 9 (kinda spells out a Cmaj7#11) that clashes quite dissonantly with the bassline and melody. When this motif is played on its own at the start of the tune, we don't really know the harmonic context of the notes of the motif yet, and so they sound strange and surprising until the bassline enters. But it does not lack a tonal center and is therefore not atonal!

[@mason768qy]

I have no ldea what this means but cool

[@Lilydarvishvand]

Uhm so does it actually kill children

[@nilsisberg5445]

@@Lilydarvishvand Probably not! But it's a good story if taken with a grain of salt of course! If it was true then there would have been have been news coverage of course. But one should never underestimate the power of art! Of course there has been things like "The Sorrows of Young Werther" and "The Rite of Spring" so who knows?...

[@Lilydarvishvand]

@@nilsisberg5445 oh okay I listened for a few seconds and I got a headache and then told my friends to listen too he enjoyed it :D

[@novakrabby]

Im from Bolivia Over 20 years ago a kid jumped from a second floor claiming he was a pidgeotto, he died A lot of parents in many schools were telling their kids to not watch the show, my mom thankfully didnt listen to them

[@no-el7ht]

thats crazy

[@nuggetysysys]

no PIDDEGTO

[@samoak123]

rookie aint learn Fly yet

[@lucasnelson2649]

Does the lavender town theme actually able to destroy a persons sanity.

[@g4bbe26]

@@lucasnelson2649 no, in some cases, you can have headache

[@HillarySJohknaym]

You're not a poketuber until you do the Lavender town video. Spoopy

[@zacharyrussell9618]

Lavender Town's theme and overall vibe were creepy enough on their own. Not to mention the revelation. I remember how I felt discovering and exploring the first time. The realization that pokemon died and the sorrow their trainers felt was gutting to a ten-year-old.

[@SamakshDey]

Lavender town in the manga is a very different thing than the one we see in the fire red and leaf green games or the anime , the manga literally has a cult trying to bring dead Pokemon back to life and there is a game that follows the manga very closely that has the same scene in it that being Pokemon adventures red chapter.

[@papajons_s]

>be me at 3rd grade >meet my friend at school's extended time >tells me about lavander town >be curious >come back home and listen to it >be even more curious >listen to the backstory >be so curious that i start diving in to closer creepypastas >see that one video >the title is Lavander Town (Backwards) >look at the thumbnail >spooks >after 4 hours >sleeping >gets his entire body paralyzed >sees the mf himself >tries to say something but it all fails >it ends suddenly >remember this as my only sleep paralysis

[@Ranpo_ADA]

I always turn off the audio when I’m playing Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee because I always thought the kids who died due to the Lavender town Syndrome were watching me play Pokémon I did this 1 year ago and I still do it

[@Barutogaming12]

Bro the original is dangerous but the new is good like gold one

[@hildenburg5]

Love that you guys brought your research skills from Halo into Pokémon

[@dansplam8217]

Dude, halo and pokemon is my childhood. You are quickly becoming one of my favourite youtubers!!

[@prof_grass]

Been loving your Pokemon videos

[@maisiie2778]

why did my head low-key start tingling when I heard the music-

[@hyenalime]

Yea, well high pitched music can get stuck in your head as well as you can get little headaches- But it doesn’t quite harm you.

[@perhapsmoose]

oh it's absolutely real i definitely felt a certain sensation in my head when i first listened to it when i was little and so did like two other people i convinced to listen to it, i was surprised when elijah says in the video he felt nothing because i know damn well there was weird binaural beats in that song that freaked me out when i was little

[@ally2008yt]

Nicely done explaining the origins and roots of pokemon music with classical music

[@jenrobertson-rf8zk]

The lavender town music from the original Pokémon green is CRAZY CREEPY THOUGH

[@abbexx4283]

I srsly used to believe that this song could kill you when I was like 9

[@pablovega1859]

4:41 i really needed this thank you so mucho love you videos this is my first pokemon video but im a die hard rocketsloth fan. (Halo)

[@JackGilb]

Today's the day I found out that one of my favorite Halo youtubers is also a pokemon youtuber, which is another franchise I love

[@RoseSupreme]

I never believed it myself as it just sounds pretty dang messed up. The kind of messed up that sounds unrealistic.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

Can you imagine Satoshi Tajiri suggesting _"I really think that our new game should brick kids' Game Boys, but more importantly it should also_ *_kill them,_* _but only the kids who bought the Red Version, because screw em'."_ and Shigeru Miyamoto just nodding along and approving? There's also a lot of technical reasons why a lot of the things described in the story aren't actually physically possible.

[@-jobrocodwawz-6226]

YO! I love your guys halo videos and only just realised you have a nintendo channel! I love that you guys literally cater to my 2 most played franchises too, easy sub for me :)

[@piclesmcflubber]

Love all your content definitely my kinda vide keep it up guys 👍

[@sionplays1773]

i feel like dancing while listening it

[@Jamestheman1243]

Just found out this channel. Pretty good

[@RedMeninBlueShirts]

Did y’all give up on completing the LASO’s before infinite lol?

[@ialynofy7633]

Guys I tried to listen to the original lavender town theme and my head felt dizzy after I hear it in full version

[@thepokemontrainer6094]

I dont know why but Igor gives me some 80s fantasy vibes like the stuff you see old school fantasy movies

[@amandahunter9186]

As a child I know that I heard something creepy at 10 with a pokemon red game that I found weird noise like a pokemon ghastly a ghost pokemon that is creepy

[@nickih1267]

The fact I listened to it and my ear hurt

[@Kris__Dreemurr]

The lavender town, also the true, not edited theme isn't so disturbing for me, it's kind of fun, also, the theme, idk why you would end your life cuz of it, yep, i also listened to it as a kid once

[@Lilydarvishvand]

So it didn’t cause harm?

[@Piggamer-oq7fu]

rn i have a headache thank you

[@JohnnyHikesSW]

“KiDs ArE sMaRt” Kids- unironically believe that hundreds of people self-oofed because of slightly annoying notes

[@Lilydarvishvand]

I’m scared..my ear kind of hurts

[@hailsithis1401]

Epic new upload

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen8674]

Poggers chungus moment

[@ToEzASTRO-ZILLA]

Plot twist I actually got a headache.

[@Albino_Basilisk]

Isn’t there a Pokémon creepypasta about a zombie Eevee

[@no-el7ht]

nah

[@Albino_Basilisk]

@@no-el7ht I already found it bro

[@AlienSnowflake]

That sudden loud music made my ears bleed wtf.

[@ialynofy7633]

My head felt dizzy too

[@TheAnxiousOwl]

Know what sucks..? Many people who have autism can hear this high pitched noise. So technically the jewelry stores are losing more and more customers by the year if this is still the case

[@raynersclips4223]

I just realized this is my laso guy

[@kiejoe3712]

"SELF OOOFING"

[@DieDeutschKatze]

Me and my friend to this day don’t believe that Lavender Town Theme caused deaths but I believe that multiple were sick and I also think had immense mental trauma as it happened to me before. I could not get the theme out of my head… my ears rang the theme for about 6 to 7 months in a row and suddenly stopped. I do not suggest any kids under the age of 10 to listen to the theme.. It can cause ear damage. At least the old frequency and faulty theme..

[@montersaaa1784]

What do you mean 'rang' the theme? Was it like an earworm?

[@Super_Top_Secret_Area]

@@WackyWobbler111 No, it's not.

[@WackyWobbler111]

@@Super_Top_Secret_Area ok good

[@lucasnelson2649]

That theme is powerful enough to destroy a kids sanity

[@ToEzASTRO-ZILLA]

How long will the effect last?

[@saravelasco5807]

Me as a kid: using the Gameboy to listen to Lavender Town to go to sleep. 😌💤 Me now: Nope. Still do it. It calms me down. ☺️💤

[@Chips89100]

Its like i have the sonic syndrome

[@Chips89100]

I think ive playd the game and ibe arived to that town and nothing appened im not nose bleeding

[@bindujoseph7392]

So yeah back in 3rd grade my friend used to tell me about lavender town and it can cause headaches, nosebleeds even SUICIDE so I pretty scared that day then I came back home my neighbour friend came to play with me then she said "do you know about lavender town?" I said yes I know then she said don't you dare listen to the music it can cause more problems like if you listen to it that song will be playing on your head forever and you can't sleep for 5 days after 5 days you die...... Tell me if something happened to you guys

[@lucasnelson2649]

I listened to it nonstop repeatedly, and when I went to sleep, I was able to hear a different version of that song. Instead of scary transmission, it was calming and peaceful but morphed back to scary. I don't know what this means, but maybe it changes the tune of how "happy" or "angry" call me crazy but I think the song has some kind of sentient mind in itself. Just my theory.

[@renansantos6100]

Trilha sonora não é a mesma por essa música não poder ter sido criado naquela época

[@Chips89100]

Im watching some vids of it but im not getting the syndrome

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaassaa]

Spooptopervid nice

[@Bahramiish]

what about that infamous beta version flying around :D is it just a fake? the story as I heard it: only the few beta testers had headaches and bad reactions, then they fixed it. then again, i read that this beta version that is flying around is not even gameboy compatible :D anyways... the fact that they changes laveder town SO much in gen 2 was just weird.

[@Breeadkurmbz]

The beta ver was made for April fools,wich means it was never real.

[@Chips89100]

Cuz somtimes im playing sonic generation

[@thechickensthesquad5565]

Idk why people are like this song is creepy to me its catchy

[@ClassicPrime]

Lavender Town by juice wrld fire

[@Chips89100]

I dont no why im talkin fast has sonic like

[@ShieldDevillwasHere517]

Hmmmmmmm.........ok show.. me... More if it is

[@xarucy]

😱

[@KnightGeneral]

One thing that's real not just in Japan though: Child Human Trafficking

[@micku_kol]

Not me getting a Pokemon ad on this video...

[@renansantos6100]

Música que ela foi tocada no Japão não se tem como enviar outra vez se tem viajar mais pão é é impossível isso de outra vez que não é japonês sua teoria não tem sentido nenhum

[@jurassicalp7660]

Lavender town music don’t killed 200 people its headace

[@Chips89100]

But ive controled me

[@darknesstheemowolf]

i used to think this pokemon creepypasta was real- but now i just think the music is actually nice to listen to- i like the creepypasta still

[@LocaICommenter]

well i have anxiety so that was bad

[@dylanm1238]

@@LocaICommenter same having anxiety is bad especially cus everything on the Internet tends to care me ☠️☠️

[@renansantos6100]

Não não é a mesma coisa para teoria sua foi pura bobagem eu perdi você falando um m************* aí

[@jepeto_osu]

fire red and leaf green is way better than rb and green

[@benthecartoonist3518]

6:06 There are however differences between the Beta version of the game and the final version released to the public. The beta sounds far worse. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqOwfXuLepmSjNk