Gengar

Gengar, also known as Gengaa, is a character from the Pokemon series.
== Charactah Account ==
Gengar are typically mean-spirited and enjoy tormenting people, hurting them and overtaking them. They are most active during full moons, creeping out in the dead of night and disguising themselves as shadows; they may even enters sleeping homes to lurk in the dark. They will mimic every movement their targets make until they lower their guards. Then, they strike, draining their victims' life force as sustenance.
Gengar are also said to attack those who are hopelessly lost and afraid in the mountains. Many Gengar have learned to feed on fear, simply following victims in the shadows and mimicking them almost, but not quite perfectly. This cultivates great paranoia in victims, which they can then feast on. Other tricks Gengar have been known to use include: laughing maniacally in the shadows, lighting their red eyes in the darkness, and chanting mysteriously in the distance. In some places, parents warn that Gengar appear at night in the bedrooms of naughty children. A famous folk tale tells of a Gengar that once used to be human, attacking people so it could have a friend.
In spite of Gengar's infamous insidiousness and cruelty, domesticated Gengar that are being kindly looked after by their trainers are much friendlier, and their smiles appear to be less creepy.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* GOTCHA!
* Pokemon
* Pokemon (2019)
* Pokemon Advanced Generation
* Pokemon Best Wishes!
* Pokemon Generations
* Pokemon Chronicles
* Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
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* Pokemon Movie 04: Celebi - Voice of the Forest
* Pokemon Movie 19: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
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=== Manga ===
* Ash & Pikachu
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* Darkrai Mission Story: Pokemon Ranger Vatonage
* Magical Pokemon Journey
* Pokemon (2019)
* Pokemon Adventures
=== Video Games ===
* Detective Pikachu
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* Pal Park
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* Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
* Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!
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* Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
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* Pokemon Yellow
* PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond
* PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
* Pokken Tournament
* Pokken Tournament DX
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
== Trivia ==
* Despite Gengar being able to sneak within shadows, it is unable to learn the move Shadow Sneak.
* Despite being part Poison type, Gengar cannot learn any Poison-type moves by leveling up.
* Even though Gengar isn't shown levitating in any of the core series games, it still has the ability Levitate. However, its ability was changed to Cursed Body in Generation VII.
* 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 the Shadow Pokémon.
* Gengar, along with Nidorino and Jigglypuff, are the first Pokémon to appear in any Pokémon media.
* Back in 2014, a shiny Gengar was released with the move Sludge Wave, a move Gengar normally cannot learn.
* Gengar is one of the 16 Pokémon to be made into a puppet in Japan.
** It is also one of the 5 dual types to become a puppet along with Marshtomp, Slowpoke, Croagunk & Buneary. This also means it is the only fully evolved puppet Pokémon.
* Gengar could be seen as a counterpart to Alakazam. Both are part of a three-part evolution line that first requires leveling and then trading in order to fully evolve. Both can Mega Evolve and both of them get shorter once doing so. Both have a BST of 500 in Generation VI. Both are weak to each other's STAB moves (Alakazam is weak to Ghost-type moves and Gengar is weak to Psychic-type moves). Both can also learn a total of 13 egg-moves in Generation VI. Both are also weak to Dark-type moves.
* Gengar can also be seen as a counterpart to Machamp. Both have three-stage evolutionary lines, into their first evolution by leveling up, and then into the second evolution by trading. They are also introduced in Generation I. Both also have a Gigantamax form, and are version exclusive, and also are the signature Pokémon of version exclusive Gym Leaders in Generation VIII.
* Gengar and the Kanto starters are the only Pokémon that have both a Mega form and a Gigantamax form.
* Gengar ranked 10th, among all Pokémon, in the Pokémon of the Year 2020 poll by The Pokémon Company. It also ranked 2nd among all Kanto Pokémon.
* Mega-evolved Gengar is used for Gengar's Synergy Burst in Pokkén Tournament DX.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Gengar at Pokémon Wiki
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