Ash's Gengar

Ash's Gengar (Japanese: サトシのゲンガー Satoshi's Gangar) was the second by in , and his fifty-sixth overall.
==In animation==
===History===
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=====With another Trainer=====
As revealed in A Chilling Curse!, Gengar was originally by a Trainer living in Vermilion City, three years before the events of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. However, as he started losing s and failing to catch other Pokémon in Gengar's presence, the attributed his misfortunes to a curse caused by Gengar and decided to get rid of it. Before he abandoned it, he instructed Gengar to wait for him at the place that would later become the Cerise Laboratory.
=====As a wild Pokémon=====
Not knowing its Trainer had no intention of returning for it, Gengar obediently waited for its Trainer, even staying at the building as it was being converted into Professor Cerise's research center. It tried to scare the off by haunting the building, but as he only found its actions amusing, it eventually gave up trying to frighten him.
Gengar debuted in Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!, where it resumed its mischievous activity by scaring Ren, making its presence known for and Goh in the process. The latter tried to catch it, but Gengar deflected all of the s he threw at it. It eventually fled when Chloe commanded to use on it. It was later seen at the end of the episode, perched atop the Laboratory.
At the end of Raid Battle in The Ruins!, Gengar phased through the wall and watched Ash, Goh, and their Pokémon as they returned from Unova.
In A Chilling Curse!, Gengar again began causing trouble at the Laboratory and hid in Ash's shadow. When Ash ran into Gengar's former Trainer, it overheard the latter bragging about how much he enjoyed being free from its curse. Angered by the revelation that its Trainer abandoned it, Gengar started attacking him. When the Trainer fled in fear, Gengar ran off as well. found Gengar and asked it to join them, but when it refused, they tried to capture it instead. Ash showed up, managed to free Gengar, and convinced it to fight Team Rocket alongside him. After Gengar defeated Team Rocket's two , Ash collapsed from a fever he had unknowingly caught earlier. When Ash woke up at the laboratory, Gengar appeared and dropped a Poké Ball for him, indicating it wanted to join his team. Ash accepted the request and caught Gengar.
=====With Ash=====
In Destination: Coronation!, Ash used Gengar in his battle against Visquez so he could increase his World Coronation Series ranking. Gengar substituted for while going up against Visquez's , and it managed to defeat him with . Gengar went up against Visquez's second Pokémon, , but was soon defeated, though not before dealing some damage on its opponent.
In A Festival Reunion!, Ash brought Gengar with him to Shalour City for a World Coronation Series Battle Festival Challenge. During Ash's match with , Gengar went up against her and , getting defeated by the latter without managing to deal any damage on either.
In Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!, Ash used Gengar to face a rampaging Gigantamax alongside 's . During the battle, Gengar saved the lives of a group of s who were nearby.
In Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!, Gengar was the second Pokémon Ash sent out during his World Coronation Series match against Volkner after withdrawing his from the battle against Volkner's . It managed to disorient and deal massive damage to Luxray, forcing Volkner to switch it out for his , which was able to match Gengar's speed. Rotom gained the upper hand by Gengar with and subsequently defeated it with a powered-up supereffective .
In Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, Gengar devolved into , then , and finally an as a result of a clash between and distorting time. After stopped the fight between Dialga and Palkia, the repaired the distortions their fighting had caused and restored all the devolved Pokémon back to normal.
In The Spectral Express!, one of the spirits from a possessed Ash after he touched its Odd Keystone. After Allister had driven the spirit out of Ash's body, Gengar chased after it into Ash's shadow and grabbed it with Psychic. Working together with Goh's Absol, the two returned the lost spirit to Spiritomb, ending the Forbidden Pokémon's rampage.
In The Winding Path to Greatness!, Gengar was Dynamaxed by Ash at the Stow-on-Side Stadium. When Ash learned that Gengar couldn't achieve the Gigantamax form he had heard of simply by training, he followed Allister's advice. He set out to collect Max Mushrooms to make , which could enable Gengar to Gigantamax. When getting the third cluster of Max Mushrooms, Gengar defended Ash from a that had gone wild after being agitated by Goh's Grookey. Once the soup was done, Gengar ate it and was able to successfully Gigantamax.
In Battling Turned Up to Eleven!, Ash used Gengar in his World Coronation Series match against Marnie and her . A while into the battle, Marnie Gigantamaxed Grimmsnarl, but Gengar managed to survive his attacks and was Gigantamaxed as well soon after. Both Pokémon were still standing by the time their Gigantamax states ended, but ultimately, Gengar emerged victorious, increasing Ash's ranking.
In Aim For The Eight!, Ash used Gengar as his second Pokémon in his World Coronation Series match against Raihan. After a brief battle against , who used to hide from Gengar while landing some strong hits on it, Ash Gigantamaxed his Pokémon and used it to suck the away, allowing it to defeat Flygon soon after. Gengar next fought against , who utilized rain-boosted moves to deal heavy damage on it. Gengar, however, stood firm, and eventually, both Pokémon knocked each other out simultaneously.
In Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!, Ash visited Pallet Town and introduced his Pokémon to his new friends that he caught during his journey around the world, including Gengar. During the visit, Gengar trained with Ash's Pokémon to learn . Ash used Gengar as his last Pokémon in his battle against Paul, using it against his . Through its newly learned Will-O-Wisp, Gengar defeated Metagross, giving Ash the win. Before Ash left his hometown, it posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
In Battling as Hard as Stone!, Gengar was the second Pokémon Ash used during his Masters Eight Tournament match against . It first fought Steven's and immediately landed a Will-O-Wisp, draining Aggron's strength and firing a Dazzling Gleam before Aggron fell to continuous damage from Will-O-Wisp. Gengar's next opponent was , whose tentacles and proved troublesome for Gengar, and following a clash between Solar Beam and Dazzling Gleam, Gengar was ultimately defeated by the Barnacle Pokémon.
In Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder!, Gengar was the second Pokémon Ash used during his Masters Eight Tournament match against . It initially battled against her . It managed to it with Will-O-Wisp and landed a Shadow Ball, despite taking damage from Leaf Storm before Roserade was recalled in favor of . While Gengar managed to deal some super effective damage with , it fell for a in the process and was taken down as a result.
In A Flood of Torrential Gains!, Gengar was the second Pokémon Ash used in his Masters Eight Tournament match against Leon. It first faced against , taking a few blows from its Counter Shield strategy with Aqua Jet before Gigantamaxing. Gengar proved to be a formidable opponent in its Gigantamax form and was able to successfully defeat the Secret Agent Pokémon, despite taking heavy hits in the process from its and , which resulted in Gengar losing its Gigantamax status earlier than expected. Next, it battled against , who managed to Gengar and defeat it soon afterward with a super effective terrain-boosted , although not without first getting its disabled by , much to Leon's surprise. In Partners in Time!, Gengar appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard. After Ash had won the battle, Gengar joined him and the rest of his team for the awards ceremony.
Ash left Gengar, along with the rest of his Journeys team, at Professor Oak's Laboratory sometime prior to The Road Most Traveled!, as he decided he wanted to start rotating his team for his new journey.
In Getting to the Heart of it All!, Gengar was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. During the episode, it was sent out to help search for a Pokémon that stole heart-shaped objects from people's homes. It was quickly discovered to be a , which escaped their multiple attempts to stop it. The next day, they were able to track it down and give it 's heart-shaped hairpiece, which resembled the one it had worn when it was still a substitute doll. They went out looking for its owner but could not find her by the end of the day. Banette flew off, and Gengar, frustrated, chased after it. It gave the Marionette Pokémon words of encouragement before it left for the next town to continue its search. Upon returning to Ash, it learned they had found its owner, Nurse Joy, and Gengar, Ash, and chased after Banette to bring it back. Finally, together again, Banette and Nurse Joy shared a heartfelt reunion.
In The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Gengar assisted Ash in looking for a missing around Oak's lab, but to no avail.
===Personality and characteristics===
Gengar was once loyal to its previous Trainer, obeying his instructions to remain at the future site of the Cerise Laboratory. Over time, however, Gengar became resentful of its old Trainer, even to the point of attacking him upon seeing him again and only calming down once he ran away. It grew bitter and developed a hostile nature against all humans, repeatedly attacking them with its powers. After it bonded with Ash and was caught, it became friendlier, though it still seems to have a mischievous streak, such as when it showed its concern for Ash by dumping a pile of apples on top of him, and when it scared Ren and Chloe in Memories of a Warming Kindness! by phasing through a wall. In Errand Endurance!, Gengar kept scaring , , and a by repeatedly phasing through walls while moving objects with .
Gengar dislikes being accused of something it didn't do, as seen in Panic in the Park!, when it appeared out of nowhere behind Ash and hit him with after overhearing him accusing it of stealing Goh's Pokémon's food, and again in When a House is Not a Home!, when Gengar appeared out of nowhere behind Ren and began to hold onto him ominously after being accused of bringing Grookey to the lab, only letting him go after he apologized.
In , Gengar takes advantage of its abilities, allowing it to easily escape snares and confound opponents, as seen in Destination: Coronation!, where it was able to escape the tail hold of Visquez's simply by phasing through it. However, in the same episode, it was revealed to have trouble combating opponents that can match or exceed its speed such as her , and later Korrina's and as well as Volkner's . It also has a habit of getting close to its opponent and taunting them when starting a battle.
Gengar can also become invisible and to disappear and reappear. Like all of its species, Gengar can decrease the temperature of its surroundings, as seen in Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!, and hide in the shadows, as seen in A Chilling Curse!.
During the search for the Max Mushrooms, Gengar became very close to Allister. During that same night, Allister and Gengar talked about each other's feelings. When Gengar finally managed to Gigantamax, Gengar looked at Allister's reaction, seeing that the boy had taken pride in Gengar's progress. While training at Professor Oak's lab, Gengar quickly became friends with Ash's types, who eagerly helped it to learn Will-O-Wisp.
===Appearance===
See also: Dynamax and Gigantamax
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===Moves used===
====Max Moves and G-Max Moves used====
===Artwork===
 	 	
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==In the manga==
===Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters===
Gengar appeared in Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters as a wild Gengar. It unintentionally scared away Ash's Pikachu, Goh's Scorbunny, and Professor Cerise's . It was later comforted by .
===Pokémon Journeys===
Gengar debuted in Caring for a Mystery!. It reappeared in Destination: Coronation!, where Ash used it during his battle with Visquez.
====Moves used====
==In the games==
===Core series games===
Gengar, along with the rest of Ash's team, was made available in through Pokémon Journeys: The Series broadcasts in Japan. These Pokémon utilize a common password which was revealed during the Japanese TV broadcasts. Players could claim Gengar with the password GENNGER0GE94, a reference both to Gengar's voice in the and National Pokédex number. He has 31 IVs in , , and , as well as 30 IVs in , , and . Like in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, this Gengar can Gigantamax.
===Spin-off games===
====Pokémon Masters EX====
Gengar, along with the rest of 's Pokémon Journeys: The Series team, appears during the special events and in .
====Pokémon Mezastar====
Gengar appears in Pokémon Mezastar as one of Ash's Pokémon. It appears as an opponent during the and in the . Upon beating Ash during the first Super Tag set, the player can receive a Support Pokémon Ticket based on Ash's , with Gengar as its tag partner. Gengar also appeared as an opponent in an event that recreated the Masters Eight Tournament that ran from October 27 to November 21, 2022. Upon beating Ash during the first Double Chain set, the player can receive a Support Pokémon Ticket based on Gengar, which can Gigantamax.
=====As an opponent=====
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=====Disks=====
==Trivia==
* Gengar is the only one of 's to:
** Be an officially owned type.
** Use a Ghost- or move.
** Be seen doing a standard Dynamax.
* Gengar is the only non-first partner Pokémon or fully evolved Pokémon caught by Ash to have been abandoned by a previous .
** It also is the only Pokémon to have been abandoned by a previous Trainer and remain a wild Pokémon for years before being caught by Ash.
* Gengar is the first member of its species in the to have a color scheme that more matches its core series coloration. This would go on to become a standard coloration for all Gengar and in the animated series starting from .
* Gengar is the only Pokémon in the animated series seen doing both a standard Dynamax and Gigantamaxing.
* Out of all Pokémon that Ash caught in , Gengar is the only one not to have been caught in its debut episode.
* Gengar is the last recurring wild Pokémon to be caught by Ash.
* In JN128, the announcer of the World Coronation Series identified Gengar as (Japanese: 神出鬼没の黒い悪魔 The elusive black demon) when discussing Ash's team.
* Gengar is referred to as male in the dub.
==References==
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