Changes: Gengar

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

Biology

Physiology

Gengar is a shadow-like round-bodied Pokémon with two large pointed ears and short spikes lining its back. Gengar has two red eyes and a toothy sinister smile. It has claws on its hands. Gengar stands on its two short 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. It can further evolve into Mega Gengar by using its Gengarite.

Anime

Game info

Statistics

Pokédex entries

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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
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	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

Side game data

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

Sprites

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Mega Evolution Sprites

Front	Back
Front (Shiny)	Back (Shiny)

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-type moves by leveling up.
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.
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.
Gengar, along with Nidorino and Jigglypuff, are the first Pokémon to appear in any Pokémon media.

Origins

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

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