REPORT 001, 9/23/2017 20:34 SST
I was undecided at first, but after thinking it over for a day, and after consulting several local folklore websites, I believe with reasonable assurance that I've had my first encounter with a Legendary Pokemon.
It is hard to describe what exactly I saw, as much of its form was partially camouflaged by the surroundings it generated. It is difficult to discern what sound the Pokemon made. I may not have even seen its true form. As such, this report will be vague in a number of regards, and, as much as it humiliates me to say, should be taken with a grain of salt.
For the sake of clarity, I encountered this Pokemon in a dream.
Under most circumstances, I would not regard an encounter with a previously unseen Pokemon in a dream as anything worth noting. However, this Pokemon, as I understand, has a history of tormenting citizens of Canalave City. The night before my encounter, I drove this Pokemon away from the local Gym Leader's family with the help of a man who claims his son was also tormented by this beast. Their respective accounts of their own torment seems to align with my own. It is for this reason that I believe this to be a previously undocumented species of Pokemon.
As best I can tell, its body was black. Flesh (assuming this Pokemon is made of flesh) billowed off of its shoulders, imitating smoke. Its head was white, and had a similar growth coming off the top of it. The creature had one blue eye on one side of its head, with no pupil. Wreathing its head was a red, jagged growth of unknown purpose. Perhaps it protects the creature's head. Its torso tapers in an hourglass shape, then radiates into a skirt-like abdomen, with a tail similar to the shoulders. Its slender arms end in three pointed fingers with no claws or fingernails to note.
I do not have much information in the way of its behavior. The Pokemon appears to be able to generate nightmares, though I am unsure of whether or not it utilizes existing thoughts in the host's imagination, or if it creates its own. The purpose of these nightmares is a mystery in and of itself. It did not appear to feed off of my nightmare at any point. Its entire purpose in attaching itself to me seemed to be to frighten me. Staring at this Pokemon induced a sort of instinctive, panic-stricken fear, in the same way that staring at a charging Rhydon might.
The dreams induced by the Pokemon felt, at times, very nonspecific to my own fears, but, at others, very. The dream began
I initially suspected it may be a Ghost type, due to its ability to inhabit the dreams of humans and its billowing morphology. However, I believe these may be examples of convergent evolution. Until more information can be gathered, I will assign it the Dark type.
After researching similar myths from the Canalave region, I have found reference to what may be this creature. These tales refer to the creature as Darkrai. I propose Pitch-Black as the species name.
Because of its recent discovery, few definitely observable traits, and profound control over the human mind, I also propose classifying Darkrai as a Legendary Pokemon. I am under the impression that what I encountered was a force of nature. Maybe I am still shaken, and maybe upon revisiting this report, I will change my mind, but as for now, I see no other logical conclusion. I look forward to peer review of my findings, and can elaborate on them if asked.
-Lucas
