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'''Gengar''' (Japanese: '''ゲンガー''' ''Gengaa'') is a {{Type|Ghost}}/{{Type|Poison}}-[[Types|type]] [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] introduced in [[Generation I]].
  
'''Gengar''' (Japanese: '''ゲンガー''' ''Gengaa'') is a {{Type|Ghost}}/{{Type|Poison}}-[[Types|type]] [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] introduced in [[Generation I]].
   
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==Appearance==
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==Biology==
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===Physiology===
 
[[File:Gengar 1.jpeg|thumb]]
  
[[File:Gengar 1.jpeg|thumb]]
 
Gengar is a circle-shaped Pokémon with two large ears and spikes all over its back. Gengar has two red eyes and a sinister smile. It has claws on its hands. Gengar stands on its two legs, but it can [[Levitate]] as well.
  
Gengar is a circle-shaped Pokémon with two large ears and spikes all over its back. Gengar has two red eyes and a sinister smile. It has claws on its hands. Gengar stands on its two legs, but it can [[Levitate]] as well.
   
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==Special abilities==
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===Special abilities===
 
Gengars have the ability [[Levitate]]. Levitate makes Gengar immune to {{type|Ground}}-type moves. This [[Pokémon]] hides in the shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10°F. When there is a Full Moon, this [[Pokémon]] likes to scare people by pretending to be their shadow, then laugh at their fear. Gengars are mostly based on being mean and evil by [[torment]]ing people, hurting them and overtaking them. It can absorb any surrounding heat, leaving a sudden chill. To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. Gengar is also able to merge with and inhabit the shadow of another being.
  
Gengars have the ability [[Levitate]]. Levitate makes Gengar immune to {{type|Ground}}-type moves. This [[Pokémon]] hides in the shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10°F. When there is a Full Moon, this [[Pokémon]] likes to scare people by pretending to be their shadow, then laugh at their fear. Gengars are mostly based on being mean and evil by [[torment]]ing people, hurting them and overtaking them. It can absorb any surrounding heat, leaving a sudden chill. To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. Gengar is also able to merge with and inhabit the shadow of another being.
   
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|pokemon = Gengar
  
 
|redblue = [[Evolution|Evolve]] [[Haunter]]
  
|redblue = [[Evolution|Evolve]] [[Haunter]]
 
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|blackwhite = Evolve [[Haunter]] (White only)
  
|blackwhite = Evolve [[Haunter]] (White only)
 
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===Pokédex entries===
  
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yellow=A Gengar is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you.|
  
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gold=It steals heat from its surroundings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a Gengar appeared.|
  
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|yellow=A Gengar is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you.
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silver=To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity.|
  
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|gold=It steals heat from its surroundings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a Gengar appeared.
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crystal=Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.|
  
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|silver=To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity.
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ruby=Sometimes, on a dark night, your shadow thrown by a streetlight will suddenly and startlingly overtake you. It is actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow.|
  
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|crystal=Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.
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sapphire=Sometimes, on a dark night, your shadow thrown by a streetlight will suddenly and startlingly overtake you. It is actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow.|
  
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emerald=Deep in the night, your shadow cast by a streetlight may suddenly overtake you. It is actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow.|
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|ruby=Sometimes, on a dark night, your shadow thrown by a streetlight will suddenly and startlingly overtake you. It is actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow.
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|sapphire=Sometimes, on a dark night, your shadow thrown by a streetlight will suddenly and startlingly overtake you. It is actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow.
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firered=It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains.|
  
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|emerald=Deep in the night, your shadow cast by a streetlight may suddenly overtake you. It is actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow.
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leafgreen=On the night of the full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be Gengar's doing.|
  
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diamond=It hides in shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 degrees F.|
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|firered=It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains.
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|leafgreen=On the night of the full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be Gengar's doing.
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pearl=Lurking in the shadowy corners of rooms, it awaits chances to steal its prey's life force.|
  
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|diamond=It hides in shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 degrees F.
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platinum=The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.|
  
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|pearl=Lurking in the shadowy corners of rooms, it awaits chances to steal its prey's life force.
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heartgold=It steals heat from its surroundings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a Gengar appeared.|
  
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|platinum=The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.
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soulsilver=To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity.|
  
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black=The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.|
  
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|black 2=The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.
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|white 2=The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.
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|x=It hides in shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
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|y = Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.
 
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====Mega Evolution====
  
====Mega Evolution====
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Mega Gengar's entry: "Mega Gengar's unblinking third eye allows it to see into other dimensions".
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"Mega Gengar's unblinking third eye allows it to see into other dimensions."
   
 
===Side game data===
  
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|onsight=Teleports towards and chases player.
  
|onsight=Teleports towards and chases player.
 
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==Origins==
  
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Gengar appears to be based off a ghostly [[wikipedia:cat|cat]]. Its name is possibly based off "doppelganger".
  
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*Despite Gengar being able to sneak within shadows, it is unable to learn [[Shadow Sneak]].
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*Despite Gengar being able to sneak within shadows, it is unable to learn the move [[Shadow Sneak]].
 
*Despite being part [[Poison]] type, it cannot learn any Poison types by level-up. However, it learns [[Poison Jab|2]] [[Sludge Bomb|attacks]] via TM, [[Clear Smog|2]] [[Smog|attacks]] via breeding, and [[Sludge Wave|1]] from a [[Gastly|prior evolution]].
  
*Despite being part [[Poison]] type, it cannot learn any Poison types by level-up. However, it learns [[Poison Jab|2]] [[Sludge Bomb|attacks]] via TM, [[Clear Smog|2]] [[Smog|attacks]] via breeding, and [[Sludge Wave|1]] from a [[Gastly|prior evolution]].
 
*Gengar is one of the only three stage two Ghost-Type [[Pokémon]], the others being [[Dusknoir]] and [[Chandelure]].
  
*Gengar is one of the only three stage two Ghost-Type [[Pokémon]], the others being [[Dusknoir]] and [[Chandelure]].
 
*Unlike most Pokémon, a Shiny Gengar has a small physical difference from a normal Gengar in HeartGold and SoulSilver. In said games, the spikes on a Shiny Gengar's back are shaped differently than a regular Gengar's.
  
*Unlike most Pokémon, a Shiny Gengar has a small physical difference from a normal Gengar in HeartGold and SoulSilver. In said games, the spikes on a Shiny Gengar's back are shaped differently than a regular Gengar's.
 
*Gengar is four inches shorter than Haunter, despite it being evolved from Haunter.
  
*Gengar is four inches shorter than Haunter, despite it being evolved from Haunter.
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**Mega Gengar, like Mega Alakazam, gets shorter when it mega evolves.
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*Gengar and its pre-evolutions are the only Ghost types to have a weakness to Psychic-type attacks, as the combination Ghost-Fighting has never existed. They are also the only Poison types to have a weakness to Dark-type attacks, as there has been no Psychic-Poison types.
  
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*They are also the only Poison types to have a weakness to Dark-type attacks. In Generation 1 Ghost types were strong against Psychic types in theory only but due to Gengar and it's pre-evolutions (all of which are dual Poison type) are the only Ghost types in those games the ''reverse'' was true, Gengar and its pre-evolutions are the only Ghost types to have a weakness to Psychic-type attacks.
 
**This is because no other Pokémon have the same type combination as Gengar and its pre-evolutions.
  
**This is because no other Pokémon have the same type combination as Gengar and its pre-evolutions.
 
*Gengar may have been based on the Oni, a creature of ancient Japanese folklore that was said to float invisibly above cities, bringing anything from a natural disaster like an earthquake to a terrible disease.
  
*Gengar may have been based on the Oni, a creature of ancient Japanese folklore that was said to float invisibly above cities, bringing anything from a natural disaster like an earthquake to a terrible disease.
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*Gengar's Mega Stone is banned by Smogon on online battles in X/Y due to Shadow Tag and Perish Song.
 
*There is a theory stating that Gengar might be the shadow of [[Clefairy]] or [[Clefable]].
  
*There is a theory stating that Gengar might be the shadow of [[Clefairy]] or [[Clefable]].
 
**This is because they have a similar physical appearance, because Gengar's name originates from the term "doppelganger," and because Gengar's species is Shadow Pokémon.
  
**This is because they have a similar physical appearance, because Gengar's name originates from the term "doppelganger," and because Gengar's species is Shadow Pokémon.
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Gengar appears to be based off a ghostly [[wikipedia:cat|cat]]. Its name is possibly based off "doppelganger".
   
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Revision as of 01:58, 7 March 2014

Template:Gengar Gengar (Japanese: ゲンガー Gengaa) is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Biology

Physiology

Gengar 1

Gengar is a circle-shaped Pokémon with two large ears and spikes all over its back. Gengar has two red eyes and a sinister smile. It has claws on its hands. Gengar stands on its two legs, but it can Levitate as well.

Special abilities

Gengars have the ability Levitate. Levitate makes Gengar immune to Ground-type moves. This Pokémon hides in the shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10°F. When there is a Full Moon, this Pokémon likes to scare people by pretending to be their shadow, then laugh at their fear. Gengars are mostly based on being mean and evil by tormenting people, hurting them and overtaking them. It can absorb any surrounding heat, leaving a sudden chill. To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. Gengar is also able to merge with and inhabit the shadow of another being.

Evolution

Gengar is the evolved form of Haunter, by trade. However, it evolved into second final form, Mega Gengar.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s) Area(s) Rarity
Red and Blue Evolve Haunter None
Yellow Evolve Haunter None
Gold and Silver Evolve Haunter None
Crystal Evolve Haunter None
Ruby and Sapphire Trade None
FireRed and LeafGreen Evolve Haunter None
Emerald Trade None
Diamond and Pearl Old Chateau (Any GBA Pokémon game) Dongle
Platinum Old Chateau (Any GBA Pokémon game) Dongle
HeartGold and SoulSilver Evolve Haunter None
Black and White Evolve Haunter (White only) None
X and Y Evolve Haunter None

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s) Area(s)
Pokémon Trozei! Endless Level 68, Forever Level 18, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team Evolve Haunter
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness Sky Stairway (1-49F)
Pokémon Ranger Fiore Temple
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Hippowdon Temple, Altru Tower, Altru Building,
Pokémon Rumble Eternal Tower
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Haunted Zone
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Oblivia Ruins, Dark Temple


Pokédex entries

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Mega Evolution

"Mega Gengar's unblinking third eye allows it to see into other dimensions."

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
No. Pokémon Group Field Move Poké Assist
R-019 PR Gengar Sprite Gengar Ghost SOA Psy Power 3 Psy Power 3 PA Ghost SofA Ghost
Capture Points[Notes 1] 5320 (approx.) On Sight[Notes 2] Teleports towards and chases player.
Browser Entry
It attacks by spitting out eerie orbs and sinister ones imbued with loathing.
Notes
  1. ^ The amount of points required to capture the Pokémon (excluding boss Pokémon)
  2. ^ The reaction of the Pokémon when players approach it

Trivia

  • Despite Gengar being able to sneak within shadows, it is unable to learn the move Shadow Sneak.
  • Despite being part Poison type, it cannot learn any Poison types by level-up. However, it learns 2 attacks via TM, 2 attacks via breeding, and 1 from a prior evolution.
  • Gengar is one of the only three stage two Ghost-Type Pokémon, the others being Dusknoir and Chandelure.
  • Unlike most Pokémon, a Shiny Gengar has a small physical difference from a normal Gengar in HeartGold and SoulSilver. In said games, the spikes on a Shiny Gengar's back are shaped differently than a regular Gengar's.
  • Gengar is four inches shorter than Haunter, despite it being evolved from Haunter.
    • Mega Gengar, like Mega Alakazam, gets shorter when it mega evolves.
  • They are also the only Poison types to have a weakness to Dark-type attacks. In Generation 1 Ghost types were strong against Psychic types in theory only but due to Gengar and it's pre-evolutions (all of which are dual Poison type) are the only Ghost types in those games the reverse was true, Gengar and its pre-evolutions are the only Ghost types to have a weakness to Psychic-type attacks.
    • This is because no other Pokémon have the same type combination as Gengar and its pre-evolutions.
  • Gengar may have been based on the Oni, a creature of ancient Japanese folklore that was said to float invisibly above cities, bringing anything from a natural disaster like an earthquake to a terrible disease.
  • Gengar's Mega Stone is banned by Smogon on online battles in X/Y due to Shadow Tag and Perish Song.
  • There is a theory stating that Gengar might be the shadow of Clefairy or Clefable.
    • This is because they have a similar physical appearance, because Gengar's name originates from the term "doppelganger," and because Gengar's species is Shadow Pokémon.
    • Origins

Gengar appears to be based off a ghostly cat. Its name is possibly based off "doppelganger".

See also

Template:GenInav

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