(Why not play the Lavender Town theme song as you read?) The Lavender Town Syndrome or also known as the "Lavender Town Suicides" was a peak in suicides and illness of children between the ages of 7-12 shortly after the release of Pokémon Red and Green in Japan, back in February 27, 1996. Rumors say that these suicides and illness only occurred after the children playing the game reached Lavender Town, whose theme music had extremely high frequencies, that studies showed that only children and young teens can hear, since their ears are not fully developed. A video has been posted where the theme song has been analyzed by special software. When played, the software created images of the unown (Pokemon) that translate to "LEAVE NOW" though this has raised controversy because they aren't in Pokemon Red and Green. Note: This is a myth. Credit to creepypasta and the Internet