Gourgeist

() is a /-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI. 
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Gourgeist is a Ghost-type Pokémon that resembles a gourd and a jack-o-lantern fused. The top half of its body is tan colored, and long and slender. It has a small face with ovular yellow eyes and a grinning mouth. Atop its head it appears to have long tufty orange hair-like appendages that also function as its hands with three claw-like digits. A lock of hair curls over one side of its face and down its back, and it has a curled stem-like tuft sticking upright at the top of its head. The bottom half of Gourgeist's body is round and deep brown in color; its abdomen resembles a pumpkin carved into a smiling jack-o-lantern, with a sinister yellow light glowing from within. It has two short stubby feet.
Gourgeist come in many sizes, ranging from small to super-size. Its speed and attack power vary depending on its size. The larger it is, the slower it is, but its attack power is greater. 
If a female Gourgeist is bred, its offspring will be the same size Pumpkaboo. 
===Behavior===
Gourgeist are mischievous and sometimes malevolent Pokémon. They wander town streets on moonless nights, singing in an eerie voice to frighten people, Those who hear its song will be cursed. On new-moon nights, Gourgeist will come knocking, Whoever answers the door will be swept off to the afterlife. 
When hunting, they entangle their prey with their hair-like arms and seem to enjoy the suffering of their victims.
It is said that the ghastly noises emanating from Gourgeist's body are the cries of souls suffering in the afterlife.
Smaller Gourgeist prefer to target adults by pretending to be children, larger Gourgeist prefer to target children by pretending to be adults, while supersize Gourgeist aren't picky and will target anyone.
==Evolution==
Gourgeist evolves from Pumpkaboo during a trade.
==Game info==
===Game locations===
===Pokédex entries===
===Stats===
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===Learnset===
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===3D Models===
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==Appearances==
===Anime===
* Jessie's Gourgeist
* Count Pumpka's steward's Gourgeist
* Diantha's Gourgeist
==Trivia==
*Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist are the first Pokémon in the games to have a visual size difference among their species.
*Gourgeist's HP stat increases by ten as its size increases (55 small, 65 average, 75 medium, and 85 large). Its attack also increases by five as its size increases (85 small, 90 average, 95 medium and 100 large). However, its speed decreases by fifteen as its size increases (99 small, 84 average, 69 medium and 54 large).
**It shares this trait with its pre-evolution.
*Super Size Gourgeist has a lower pitched cry than their smaller sized counterparts.
===Origin===
Gourgeist is based based on pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns similarly to its pre-evolution, but also takes inspiration from gourds. The tuft of hair on its head resembles the stem of a pumpkin. Its body shape also resembles a candle, an object sometimes set in jack-o'-lanterns to light them up. As shown by its Pokédex entries, it sometimes goes around towns and will sometimes knock at people's doors at night, similarly to the act of Trick-or-Treating, which is referenced with its signature move. It may also be based on the character Oiwa from the Japanese tale Youtsuya Kaidan, a woman who could transform into a paper lantern with long hanging hair.
===Etymology===
Gourgeist comes from gourd and poltergeist.
Its Japanese name, Panpujin, is a portmanteau of pumpkin and jin (man).
==Gallery==
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Category:Trade Evolution Pokémon
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