but it's still debatable whether that would 'justify' some of the events in the Typhlosion story. Symbolic or not, the woman ...

Now, with a bit of digging from @Rotlas01, there are some new details and further context ... not necessarily the literal Pokémon Typhlosion, but that is the basis of the concept of that character.

Some fans even put new spins on old designs to make them feel ... which imagine what Gastly, Cranidos, Typhlosion, and Mantine would look like as different foods, and they almost work too well.