Ghosts in the Pokémon world: Difference between revisions

The identity of the ghosts can be revealed with a [[key item]] called the Silph Scope; without the device, {{pkmn|battle|battling}} the ghosts is impossible. Whenever the {{player}} orders a [[move]] against an unknown ghost, the player's Pokémon will be too scared to move. Instead of being attacked, the ghost will say:

* If the Generation I games are played on a [[Super Game Boy]] (or on a [[Game Boy Color]], in the case of the international releases of {{game|Yellow}}), the ghost has the same color palette as that of the Pokémon it is hiding. This means that a ghost can be seen with two different and legitimate color palettes: that of {{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}}, and that of {{p|Cubone}} and {{p|Marowak}}. If the ghost appears due to a [[glitch]], a third palette is used. Furthermore, players can exploit the {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Ghost glitch}} to make the ghost reveal itself by viewing the [[stats]] of any Pokémon in the player's [[party]], and then returning to the {{pkmn|battle}}. However, this glitch is only graphical as it is still impossible to battle or [[catch]] a ghost.

* Although ghosts do not have a [[cry]] in the Generation I games, they emit the cry of the undercover Pokémon in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

* The [[Pokédex]] in the Generation I games still records the {{DL|Pokédex|Entries|seen data}} of the {{pkmn2|wild}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in spite of its disguise as a ghost.