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Gengar has an appearance evocative of a ghost, shadow, demon or a spirit. It is a bipedal, purple entity with red eyes, big pointy ears, and it always wears an unsettling smile, which, along with stubby hands and legs, makes it look like a gremlin at times. Gengar also possesses a short tail and spikes on its back. Despite its somewhat rough outline, each individual Gengar has a consistent shape. The name is likely derived from the German doppelgänger. In the beta versions of Red/Blue, Gengar was originally going to be called Phantom. The name Gengar refers to the species as a whole, as well as individual specimens in the games, anime and manga. A ghostly woman coming down the stairs. ... Shadows on pavement A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. ... St. ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus (breath). // The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath (compare spiritus asper), but also soul, courage, vigor, ultimately from a PIE root *(s)peis- (to blow). In the Vulgate, the Latin word translates Greek (πνευμα), pneuma (Hebrew (רוח) ruah), as... A gremlin as seen in the movie Gremlins. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A software release refers to the distribution, whether public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product. ...

Biological characteristics

Gengar often has a rather sinister personality, especially when in the wild. It inhabits remote mountainous locations and urban environments alike, being a dangerous Pokémon to encounter in either case. Fortunately, Gengar is a nocturnal Pokémon, so its attacks are limited to the hours of darkness. It has the shape of a spectre or a shadow demon. Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A nocturnal animal is one that sleeps during the day and is active at night - the opposite of the human (diurnal) schedule. ... Spectre, taken from the Battle for Wesnoth computer game. ...

Gengar tends to stalk its prospective prey, which includes human beings, and hide in their shadow. It is said that in this way, it has the opportunity to absorb the "vital force"/life of its victims. Gengar acts like a heat sink while doing this, so that its malevolent presence can be given away by a feeling of cold and a shivering sensation. For other uses, see Stalking (disambiguation). ... Shadows on pavement A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Thermal management of electronic devices and systems. ...

Another favorite pastime of Gengar is to mimic the shadows of people. A common prank is to take the shape of one's shadow and run past him, giving him the impression that his shadow has come alive and overtaken him. Gengar especially loves to frighten people that way during the nights of a full moon. Composite image of the Moon as taken by the Galileo spacecraft on 7 December 1992. ...

In the video games

Gengar is not found in the wild. Its previous evolution, Haunter, can be found in all the games listed above (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green (Japan only), FireRed,LeafGreen, Diamond and Pearl). Gengar can only be obtained by trading a Haunter over to another game cart. The availability of Gengar depends on the player's ability to find and trade with another person with a Pokémon game. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

In the Nintendo DS games, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, however, Gengar became available in the wild. When the player has inserted Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen or Emerald into the bottom slot of the Nintendo DS, Gengar can be found as a wild Pokémon in the Forest Mansion. Pokémon Diamond , Pocket Monsters Diamond) and Pokémon Pearl , Pocket Monsters Pearl) are the two fourth-generation Pokémon role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. ... Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Ruby and Pocket Monsters Sapphire ), released on March 17, 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance, mark the beginning of the third generation in the Pokémon series of RPGs. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pokémon Emerald, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Emerald ), is a title in the Pokémon series of video games. ... “NDS” redirects here. ...

Gengar has extremely high speed and special attack, but its offense, Hit Points and defenses are low for a stage two Pokémon. Its Ghost/Poison-type combination, combined with its Levitate ability, grants it immunity to three attack types and resistance to many more. However, its Poison-type makes it vulnurable to Psychic-types, which ironically makes it weak to the one type it is supposed to be strong against.

Gengar's combination of high speed and special attack statistics, paired with its many type immunities and resistances and wide selection of available attacks, makes it a very powerful Pokémon in player-vs.-player competition. These advantages are offset by exceedingly low physical defense, however, so the most common defense against Gengar is simply an effective physical attack to which it is not immune.

In the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series for both Nintendo GBA and DS, a Gengar is the leader of the rival rescue team commonly known as the Team Meanies. The Gengar at the beginning plays as a naughty liar who is trying to exile the protagonist of the game from his/her rescue team by falsely accusing him/her of being the bad human from the Ninetales Legend that pulled Ninetales' tail and fled from Gardevoir to cause the natural disasters in the pokemon world. The whole reason he does that is to trick the townsfolk into thinking getting rid of them would stop the disasters, but he really does it in an attempt to get payback on the player's team, although it isn't revealed during the first half of the story why it is committing these evil schemes. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and the Pokémon Collaborative Projects article style, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ...

Gengar also appears in the Fiore Temple in Pokemon Ranger and can abduct the Ranger's Pokemon should it come in contact with them and he/she fails to protect it. Pokémon Ranger is the ninth Pokémon movie, set to be released in Japan in 2006. ...

The fifth gym leader Fantina has a Gengar at level 36, making it her strongest pokemon.

Gengar also appears as a boss character in Pokemon Pinball. Pokémon Pinball is a pinball game based on Pokémon Red and Blue. ...

Gengar's evolutions are commonly similar to Machamp, Golem (Pokémon) and Alakazam as trainers must trade other trainers' to see their evolutions. Machamp , Kairiky in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Golem , Golonya in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Alakazam , Foodin in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. ...

In Pokémon anime

Gengar was first seen in the anime battling a Nidorino at the beginning of the first episode. This was done to mimic the opening sequence of Red Version. It appeared in episode #23 (The Tower of Terror), which it haunted along with its pre-evolved forms Gastly and Haunter, playing pranks on visitors. This Gengar was not nearly as malicious as its Pokedex entry states, only pulling harmless pranks rather than cruel ones. A more hostile and much larger Gengar (known as The Shadow of the Dark Device) appeared in episode #74 (The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémonpolis) as one of the city's mythical protectors. It battled against a giant Alakazam (another of the protectors) until a gargantuan Jigglypuff intervened and put both to sleep. Gastly , Ghos in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Johto Pokédex The Pokédex (Zukan (Japan)), a portmanteau of Pokémon (itself a portmanteau of pocket and monster) and index, as well as a play on the term Rolodex, is an electronic device featured in the popular video game and anime series Pokémon. ... Alakazam , Foodin in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. ... Jigglypuff Purin in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of pokemon. ...

Gengar has also been used in battle by Drake, the defending champion of the Orange League, by Morty, the Gym Leader of Ecruteak City, and by Agatha, member of the Elite Four and temporary Gym Leader of Viridian City. Ash has battled against all three and prevailed over the first two. This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Johto region featured in the Pokémon series. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Kanto region featured in the Pokémon series. ...

A Gengar is the leader of "Team Meanies" in the half-hour animated special, "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!". He and his partners Ekans and Medicham go around taking missions and being rude to other teams. This Gengar is something of a bully, although he does have a slight soft side. Ekans , Arbo) is one of the 416 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. ... Medicham, known as Chāremu (チャーレム) in Japan, is a Fighting Pokémon/Psychic Pokémon from the Pokémon series of games. ...

In other media

Gengar in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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• Fossil
• Gym Heroes (as Sabrina's Gengar)
• Gym Challenge (as Sabrina's Gengar)
• Neo Destiny (as Dark Gengar)
• Expedition
• Skyridge
• EX Firered and Leafgreen (as Gengar EX)
• EX Legend Maker

The Fossil Set featured Gengar as a Pokémon used mostly while on the bench. It's Pokémon Power: Curse allowed the user to move damage around. The ability to take ten damage from one Pokémon to another allowed the active pokémon to attack the defending pokémon, while Gengar (on the bench) moved the damage around evenly, if it was a weak defending pokémon, or to gang up on a particularly strong pokémon.

Gengar EX, as with all EX pokémon, is quite a bit stronger than the originals. It has two attacks: Poltergeist and Prize Count. Poltergeist could do endless damage to the defending pokémon, as the damage is based on the number of Trainer Cards in the opponent's hand, the starting amount is forty (if there are no Trainers) and goes up by ten every Trainer. The attack Prize Count could be the more powerful attack between the two, if circumstances were ideal. The base damage of Prize Count is sixty, but is increased to one hundred if you had more Prize Cards than your opponent. Gengar EX has 150HP, has a weakness to both other Psychics and Dark, a resistance to Fighting and Colorless Pokémon and a two colorless energy retreat cost.

References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21, 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Gengar as a species
• Gengar’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry on Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Gengar Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Gengar Previously hosted by Wikibooks