Gengar (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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** Mega Gengar has the highest base stat total of all non-legendary Ghost-type Pokémon.
** Mega Gengar has the highest base stat total of all non-legendary Ghost-type Pokémon.
* When being escorted through [[Mt. Freeze]] and [[Murky Cave]] in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], it knows {{m|Leer}}, {{m|Scratch}}, and {{m|Quick Attack}}, although it [[game move errors|cannot learn]] those moves by any means in any generation.
* When being escorted through [[Mt. Freeze]] and [[Murky Cave]] in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], it knows {{m|Leer}}, {{m|Scratch}}, and {{m|Quick Attack}}, although it [[game move errors|cannot learn]] those moves by any means in any generation.
 
* Gengar's appearance is almost identical to {{p|Clefable}}'s, and combined with it being a shadow type has led some people to believe that Gengar is a shadow of Clefable. But this is likely not true as if that were true, {{p|Gastly}} would have to be the shadow of {{p|Cleffa}} and {{p|Haunter}} would have had to be the shadow of {{p|Clefairy}}.
===Origin===
===Origin===
It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish {{wp|ghost}}s, {{wp|cat}}s, or {{wp| Cheshire Cat}} and possibly on a distorted shadow of a human being like {{wp|shadow people}}.
It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish {{wp|ghost}}s, {{wp|cat}}s, or {{wp| Cheshire Cat}} and possibly on a distorted shadow of a human being like {{wp|shadow people}}.
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