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==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Acerola Greedy Rapooh.png|thumb|left|250px|Gengar in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
[[File:Alva Gengar.png|thumb|250px|{{Shiny}} Gengar in the anime]]
====Major appearances====
=====[[Ash's Gengar]]=====
First appearing in ''[[JN011|Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!]]'', this Gengar caused trouble at the [[Cerise Laboratory]]. In ''[[JN016|A Chilling Curse!]]'', {{Ash}} eventually {{pkmn2|caught}} it when he learned [[Gengar's former Trainer|a Trainer]] had abandoned it out of fear. Ash's Gengar has a substantially lighter color than any other Gengar in the anime, though it is not a [[Shiny Pokémon]]. In ''[[JN092|The Winding Path to Greatness!]]'', it became capable of [[Gigantamax]]ing after drinking the {{DL|Master Dojo|Max Soup}} made by [[Allister]].
=====[[Morty's Gengar]]=====
A Gengar appeared under the ownership of [[Morty]] in ''[[EP181|A Ghost Of A Chance]]'', ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'', and ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!]]''. It was [[Walking Pokémon|never recalled to its Poké Ball]].
=====[[Agatha's Gengar]]=====
In ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', [[Agatha]] used a Gengar to battle [[Ash's Pikachu]]. The Ghost Pokémon defeated Pikachu with a combination of {{m|Hypnosis}} and {{m|Dream Eater}}.
=====[[Team Meanies]]=====
A Gengar was the leader of [[Team Meanies]] in ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]''.
=====Other=====
[[File:Ash Gengar.png|thumb|left|250px|Alternately colored Gengar in the anime]]
[[File:Ash Gengar Gigantamax.png|thumb|250px|Gigantamax Gengar in the anime]]
In ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'', {{Ash}} encountered a Gengar in [[Lavender Town]] while searching for a {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon to use against [[Sabrina]]. Due to a close call, Ash got to spend some unexpected time with the ghostly trio, {{p|Gastly}}, {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}, and Gengar. It and Haunter seemed to have a fondness for {{wp|Tsukkomi|Japanese stand-up}}, and unsuccessfully attempted to amuse Ash by acting as a pair of performers. It reappeared in a flashback in [[EP024|the following episode]].
In ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]'', a {{pkmn2|giant}} Gengar was awakened near the ancient city of [[Pokémopolis]]. There, it battled an equally large {{p|Alakazam}} before being quelled by the affected {{an|Jigglypuff}}.
In ''[[EP111|Hello, Pummelo!]]'' and ''[[EP112|Enter The Dragonite]]'', {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} used a Gengar in his battle with Ash. It managed to {{status|confusion|confuse}} {{AP|Tauros}} before Ash [[recall]]ed it and instead tried with {{AP|Lapras}}. As a result of the collision between {{m|Night Shade}} and {{m|Ice Beam}}, both Lapras and Gengar [[Fainting|fainted]].
In ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion!]]'', multiple Gengar, along with a group of {{p|Haunter}}, were causing trouble for Ash and {{ashfr}} while they were wandering through a deep forest, by creating a number of illusions that impeded their progress.
In [[PK15]], a Gengar lived in the spooky house.
[[Fantina]]'s Gengar first appeared in a flashback in ''[[DP093|Playing the Leveling Field!]]''. In ''[[DP102|A Shield with a Twist]]'', it was used in Fantina's [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against {{Ash}} and was defeated by {{AP|Buizel}}.
In ''[[BW137|Celebrating the Hero's Comet!]]'', three Gengar lived on an {{OBP|unnamed island|BW137}} in the [[Decolore Islands]].
In ''[[XY072|Scary Hospitality!]]'', [[Lon]] used a Gengar to scare visitors of the "Scary House". This included Ash, his friends, and later Team Rocket.
In ''[[XY100|A Festival of Decisions!]]'', three Gengar belonging to the ninja army participated in the attack on [[Ninja Village]].
In ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', a {{Shiny}} Gengar that can Mega Evolve was [[Alva]]'s main battling Pokémon. However, it would abandon Alva immediately after the destruction of the Mega Wave crystal that controlled it.
In ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', [[Corey]]'s Gengar battled [[Neesha]]'s {{p|Blastoise}}, dodging most of its attacks before ultimately being frozen by its {{m|Ice Beam}}.
In ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]'', a wild {{pkmn2|Totem}}-sized Gengar [[nickname]]d "the Greedy Rapooh" was accidentally released from a stone it had been sealed in by {{TRT}}, and went on to kidnap [[Acerola]] and steal various items across [[Ula'ula Island]]. In ''[[SM090|Securing the Future!]]'', it joined the rest of [[Alola]] in showering {{an|Necrozma}} with light so it could return to its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|true form}}. In ''[[SM131|The Battlefield of Truth and Love!]]'', Acerola was revealed to have recently caught it. It battled [[Kiawe's Marowak]] at the [[Manalo Conference]], but it was eventually defeated by {{m|Shadow Bone}}.
====Minor appearances====
[[File:Mega Gengar anime.png|thumb|left|250px|Mega Gengar in the anime]]
[[File:Alva Mega Gengar.png|thumb|250px|Shiny Mega Gengar in the anime]]
Gengar made its debut in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', where it battled a {{p|Nidorino}} in a colosseum on TV as a reference to the original {{game|Red and Green|s}} games. Thus, Gengar and Nidorino were the very first Pokémon to be seen in the anime, not counting the intro.
A Gengar appeared in the Japanese credits of ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''.
A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Gengar appeared in ''[[EP140|Wired for Battle!]]'' as an image that came up in [[Shingo]]'s laptop.
In ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]'', a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}'s Gengar participated in [[Pokémon Beauty Contest|a Pokémon breeding competition]].
A Gengar appeared in {{an|Brock}}'s fantasy in ''[[EP186|UnBEARable]]''.
A Gengar appeared in a fantasy in ''[[EP196|Control Freak!]]''.
Two Gengar appeared in ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''. One was under the ownership of a Trainer, while the other appeared during the movie's intro, which was reused for ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.
In ''[[HS12|Training Daze]]'',  Gengar was partnered with two [[Team Rocket]] trainees.
In ''[[AG084|Who's Flying Now?]]'', a Gengar was featured in the [[Fortree City]] Feather Festival.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[DP090|Ghoul Daze!]]''.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!]]''.
A Gengar that can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] into Mega Gengar appeared in the opening of ''[[XYS01|Mega Evolution Special I]]''.
In ''[[SM003|Loading the Dex!]]'', a Gengar appeared with its evolutionary relatives during a fantasy that {{MTR}} had after an encounter with a {{TP|Jessie|Mimikyu}}. They pretended to be a {{p|Lopunny}}, {{p|Glaceon}}, and {{p|Gardevoir}}.
A Trainer's Gengar appeared in ''[[SM040|Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!]]''.
In ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', {{Rotom}} took a photo of a Gengar.
A Trainer's Gengar appeared in ''[[SM081|A Young Royal Flame Ignites!]]''.
A Trainer's Gengar appeared in ''[[SM092|Turning the Other Mask!]]''.
In ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'', a Trainer's Gengar participated in a [[Raid Battle (GO)#In the anime|Raid Battle]] against a {{p|Lugia}}.
====Pokédex entries====
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP023|Gengar|Ash's Pokédex|Gengar. No information available.}}
{{Animedexbody|EP072|Gengar|Ash's Pokédex|Gengar, a Shadow Pokémon. The evolved form of {{p|Haunter}}. Details about this Pokémon are unknown.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Kanto}}
{{Animedexheader|Johto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP182|Gengar|Ash's Pokédex|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. The evolved form of Haunter. Details about Gengar are unknown.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Johto}}
{{Animedexheader|Hoenn}}
{{Animedexbody|AG132|Gengar|Ash's Pokédex|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. Gengar is the final evolved form of {{p|Gastly}}. It can absorb any surrounding heat, leaving a sudden chill.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Hoenn}}
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP102|Gengar|Dawn's Pokédex|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. Gengar hides in the shadows. If a Gengar is nearby, it is said to feel {{tt|ten degrees|Five degrees Celsius}} colder than normal.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexheader|Kalos}}
{{Animedexbody|XY072|Gengar|Serena's Pokédex|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon and the evolved form of {{p|Haunter}}. Gengar is happy when it scares people, smiling wickedly in the dark.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Kalos}}
{{Animedexheader|Galar}}
{{Animedexbody|JN011|Gengar|Goh's Rotom Phone|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. A {{t|Ghost}} and {{t|Poison}} type. Gengar can pass through dimensions and appear almost anywhere. Since Gengar absorbs any warmth around it, the temperature suddenly drops wherever it appears.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Galar}}
===Pokémon Origins===
[[File:Red Gengar PO.png|thumb|250px|Gengar in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]
====[[Agatha's Gengar]]====
In ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]'', [[Agatha]] used a Gengar during a battle against {{OBP|Red|Origins}}. It went up against Red's {{p|Dodrio}} and lost.
====Other====
In ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'', a Gengar battled a Nidorino.
{{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s Gengar evolved from a Haunter sometime before ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]''.
===Pokémon Generations===
[[File:Agatha Gengar PG.png|thumb|left|250px|Gengar in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
====[[Agatha's Gengar]]====
In ''[[PG03|The Challenger]]'', [[Agatha]] used a Gengar against {{ga|Blue}}'s {{p|Rhydon}}, but it lost off-screen.
====Other====
In the game intro-like opening sequence for ''[[PG01|The Adventure]]'', a Gengar battled a Nidorino.
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===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[TW05|Assistant]]'', under the ownership of [[Allister]]. It reappeared in ''[[TW06|Moonlight]]'', ''[[TW07|Sky]]'', and ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]''.
===GOTCHA!===
A Gengar briefly appeared in [[GOTCHA!]], under the ownership of either [[Agatha]] or [[Morty]].
===POKÉTOON===
Two Gengar appeared in ''[[PT06|Help! I've Turned into a Gengar]]''; one of them being a girl named [[Hilary]] who turned into a Gengar.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Morty Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Gengar in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
====[[Morty's Gengar]]====
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PE07|The Show]]'', under the ownership of [[Morty]]. They sat together watching the [[Kimono Girl]]s' show, which Gengar sobbed at.
====Other====
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PE08|The Discovery]]'', under the ownership of {{ga|Green}}. She used it alongside her {{p|Kangaskhan}} in her battle against the Trainers of [[Kanto Route 24|Nugget Bridge]] and won easily.
===Bidoof's Big Stand===
[[File:Gengar BBS.png|thumb|left|250px|Gengar in ''[[Bidoof's Big Stand]]'']]
A Gengar appeared in ''[[Bidoof's Big Stand]]''.
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===Ghost Dive===
[[File:Gengar Ghost Dive.png|thumb|250px|Gengar in {{so|Ghost Dive}}]]
Gengar is a featured Pokémon in the music video for the song {{so|Ghost Dive}}, performed by [[Polkadot Stingray]].
===Biri-Biri===
A Gengar appeared in the music video for [[Biri-Biri]], under the ownership of {{ga|Juliana|Anna}}.
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PPW04|Breathe Together]]'', under the ownership of [[Raifort]].
{{-}}
==In the manga==
[[File:X Garma.png|thumb|200px|Gengar in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
[[File:X Garma Mega Gengar.png|thumb|200px|left|Mega Gengar in Pokémon Adventures]]
[[File:Allister Gigantamax Gengar Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Gigantamax Gengar in Pokémon Adventures]]
===Ash & Pikachu===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[SP03|Treasure Hunting?! Try The Maze!]]''.
===Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters===
A Gengar appeared in [[Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters]].
===Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PRV3|Team Dim Sun]]'' as one of the Pokémon {{OBP|Heath|Ranger}} controlled.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PPP01|How Do You Do, Pikachu?]]''.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PPPB02|Wh-Who's Sc-Scared?!]]''.
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
{{main|Ash's Gengar}}
{{Ash}}'s Gengar debuted in ''[[JNM08|Caring for a Mystery!]]''.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Gengar appeared in [[PMDP16]].
A Gengar appeared in [[PMDP60]], under the ownership of [[Charon]].
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
{{main|Morty's Gengar}}
[[Morty]] owns a Gengar, which first appeared in [[JBA2]]. It reappeared in a flashback in [[JBA5]].
===Pokémon Adventures===
{{main|Agatha's Gengar#In the Pokémon Adventures manga|Agatha's Gengar}}
Gengar first appeared in ''[[PS026|Holy Moltres]]'', under the ownership of a {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}. It was used to battle Blaine's Arcanine and Rapidash, and almost attacked {{adv|Red}}.
[[Agatha]] has two Gengar on her [[Party|team]], and many in her {{type|Ghost}} army. Her first one and her Ghost army first appeared in ''[[PS050|Lapras Lazily]]''. One of them was used to attack {{adv|Blue}} and [[Koga]] from the shadows, draining the latter's life force as it possessed his shadow. Eventually, it was taken down when Koga used the tail that the old woman's {{p|Arbok}} bit off his own, distracting it long enough for [[Blue's Porygon]] to deal the finishing blow.
In ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'', a Gengar was sent to participate in the fight in [[Ilex Forest]].
A Gengar was seen in ''[[PS269|Return to Pallet Town]]''. It was used by a kid from [[Pallet Town]] in an attempt to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} a {{p|Nidorino}}, thus replicating the opening sequence of the [[Generation I]] video games and their {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s|remakes}}.
In ''[[PS574|Tying Trevenant]]'', a Gengar belonging to [[Gurkinn]] appeared, stopping [[Celosia]]'s {{p|Aegislash}} from killing {{adv|X}}. He helped battle [[Team Flare]] to stop them from obtaining the tree form of {{p|Xerneas}} and was later given to X, where he was [[nickname]]d Garma. He can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] into Mega Gengar.
[[Allister]]'s Gengar first appeared in ''[[PASS13|Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault]]''. It is capable of [[Gigantamax]]ing.
====Pokédex entries====
{{Mangadexheader}}
{{Mangadexbody|Pokémon Adventures|[[PS077]]|Able to merge with and inhabit the shadow of another being.}}
{{Mangadexfooter}}
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
{{main|Morty's Gengar}}
In ''[[GB13|A Promise Given to Miltank]]'', Morty called out Gengar to stop a {{p|Spearow}} from stealing the satchel that contained Berries collected by {{GnB|Gold}}.
===Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All===
A Gengar appeared in [[GDZ31]], under the ownership of {{GDZ|Rei}}.
A Gengar appeared in [[GDZ56]], where it was seen in a game at a game center.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
The Gengar from [[Team Meanies]] appears as a major character and the main antagonist of [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team]].
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
{{main|Agatha's Gengar}}
{{main|Morty's Gengar}}
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PM002|Big Battle in the Viridian Forest!!]]''.
{{OBP|Blue|Pocket Monsters}}'s Gengar debuted in ''[[PM007|Get Rid Of The Ghost Pokémon!!]]'' as a Haunter. It evolved while battling {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}.
[[Agatha]]'s Gengar appeared in ''[[PM035|Panic on the Luxury Liner?!]]''.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PM047|Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon]]'', under the ownership of {{OBP|Giovanni|Pocket Monsters}}.
{{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}} was revealed to have a Gengar in ''[[PM055|The Pokémon Banana League (Part 2)]]'', where it went up against {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} during the [[Pokémon League]].
[[Morty]]'s Gengar appeared in ''[[PM090|The Legendary Ho-Oh!!]]''.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PM106|A Challenge to the Elite Four!]]'', under the ownership of [[Karen]].
===Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PR2|Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Two]]'' as one of the Pokémon that [[Solana]] captured with her [[Capture Styler]]. It reappeared in ''[[PR4|Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Four]]'' and was released in ''[[PR5|Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Five]]''.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PMRS02|I Won't Let You Lead!!]]''.
===Pokémon Zensho===
A Gengar appeared in [[PZ05]].
{{main|Agatha's Gengar}}
[[Agatha]]'s Gengar went up against {{Zensho|Satoshi}}'s {{p|Alakazam}} and lost in [[PZ10]].
==In the TCG==
{{main|Gengar (TCG)}}
==Other appearances==
[[File:Pokkén Gengar.png|220px|thumb|Gengar in Pokkén Tournament]]
===[[Pokkén Tournament]]===
{{main|Gengar (Pokkén)}}
Gengar is a playable character in the arcade fighting game. Moves it can use include {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{m|Hypnosis}}, {{m|Shadow Punch}}, and {{m|Curse}}. Upon entering Burst form, it Mega Evolves and can use the Burst Attack Shadow Drop.
==={{vg|Detective Pikachu}}===
A Gengar appears in the first {{vg|Detective Pikachu}} game.
==={{DetPikMov}}===
Multiple Gengar appeared in {{DetPikMov}}. One of them was seen in an illegal fight club battle against a {{p|Blastoise}}, where it won.
===[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]===
Gengar appears as a {{sbw|Spirit}}.
[[File:UNITE Gengar.png|220px|thumb|Gengar in Pokémon UNITE]]
===[[Pokémon UNITE]]===
{{main|Gengar (UNITE)}}
Gengar is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a melee speedster that starts as Gastly and evolves into Haunter at level 5, which evolves into Gengar at level 9.
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==Game data==
==Game data==
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==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Acerola Greedy Rapooh.png|thumb|left|250px|Gengar in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
[[File:Alva Gengar.png|thumb|250px|{{Shiny}} Gengar in the anime]]
====Major appearances====
=====[[Ash's Gengar]]=====
First appearing in ''[[JN011|Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!]]'', this Gengar caused trouble at the [[Cerise Laboratory]]. In ''[[JN016|A Chilling Curse!]]'', {{Ash}} eventually {{pkmn2|caught}} it when he learned [[Gengar's former Trainer|a Trainer]] had abandoned it out of fear. Ash's Gengar has a substantially lighter color than any other Gengar in the anime, though it is not a [[Shiny Pokémon]]. In ''[[JN092|The Winding Path to Greatness!]]'', it became capable of [[Gigantamax]]ing after drinking the {{DL|Master Dojo|Max Soup}} made by [[Allister]].
=====[[Morty's Gengar]]=====
A Gengar appeared under the ownership of [[Morty]] in ''[[EP181|A Ghost Of A Chance]]'', ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'', and ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!]]''. It was [[Walking Pokémon|never recalled to its Poké Ball]].
=====[[Agatha's Gengar]]=====
In ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', [[Agatha]] used a Gengar to battle [[Ash's Pikachu]]. The Ghost Pokémon defeated Pikachu with a combination of {{m|Hypnosis}} and {{m|Dream Eater}}.
=====[[Team Meanies]]=====
A Gengar was the leader of [[Team Meanies]] in ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]''.
=====Other=====
[[File:Ash Gengar.png|thumb|left|250px|Alternately colored Gengar in the anime]]
[[File:Ash Gengar Gigantamax.png|thumb|250px|Gigantamax Gengar in the anime]]
In ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'', {{Ash}} encountered a Gengar in [[Lavender Town]] while searching for a {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon to use against [[Sabrina]]. Due to a close call, Ash got to spend some unexpected time with the ghostly trio, {{p|Gastly}}, {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}, and Gengar. It and Haunter seemed to have a fondness for {{wp|Tsukkomi|Japanese stand-up}}, and unsuccessfully attempted to amuse Ash by acting as a pair of performers. It reappeared in a flashback in [[EP024|the following episode]].
In ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]'', a {{pkmn2|giant}} Gengar was awakened near the ancient city of [[Pokémopolis]]. There, it battled an equally large {{p|Alakazam}} before being quelled by the affected {{an|Jigglypuff}}.
In ''[[EP111|Hello, Pummelo!]]'' and ''[[EP112|Enter The Dragonite]]'', {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} used a Gengar in his battle with Ash. It managed to {{status|confusion|confuse}} {{AP|Tauros}} before Ash [[recall]]ed it and instead tried with {{AP|Lapras}}. As a result of the collision between {{m|Night Shade}} and {{m|Ice Beam}}, both Lapras and Gengar [[Fainting|fainted]].
In ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion!]]'', multiple Gengar, along with a group of {{p|Haunter}}, were causing trouble for Ash and {{ashfr}} while they were wandering through a deep forest, by creating a number of illusions that impeded their progress.
In [[PK15]], a Gengar lived in the spooky house.
[[Fantina]]'s Gengar first appeared in a flashback in ''[[DP093|Playing the Leveling Field!]]''. In ''[[DP102|A Shield with a Twist]]'', it was used in Fantina's [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against {{Ash}} and was defeated by {{AP|Buizel}}.
In ''[[BW137|Celebrating the Hero's Comet!]]'', three Gengar lived on an {{OBP|unnamed island|BW137}} in the [[Decolore Islands]].
In ''[[XY072|Scary Hospitality!]]'', [[Lon]] used a Gengar to scare visitors of the "Scary House". This included Ash, his friends, and later Team Rocket.
In ''[[XY100|A Festival of Decisions!]]'', three Gengar belonging to the ninja army participated in the attack on [[Ninja Village]].
In ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', a {{Shiny}} Gengar that can Mega Evolve was [[Alva]]'s main battling Pokémon. However, it would abandon Alva immediately after the destruction of the Mega Wave crystal that controlled it.
In ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', [[Corey]]'s Gengar battled [[Neesha]]'s {{p|Blastoise}}, dodging most of its attacks before ultimately being frozen by its {{m|Ice Beam}}.
In ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]'', a wild {{pkmn2|Totem}}-sized Gengar [[nickname]]d "the Greedy Rapooh" was accidentally released from a stone it had been sealed in by {{TRT}}, and went on to kidnap [[Acerola]] and steal various items across [[Ula'ula Island]]. In ''[[SM090|Securing the Future!]]'', it joined the rest of [[Alola]] in showering {{an|Necrozma}} with light so it could return to its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|true form}}. In ''[[SM131|The Battlefield of Truth and Love!]]'', Acerola was revealed to have recently caught it. It battled [[Kiawe's Marowak]] at the [[Manalo Conference]], but it was eventually defeated by {{m|Shadow Bone}}.
====Minor appearances====
[[File:Mega Gengar anime.png|thumb|left|250px|Mega Gengar in the anime]]
[[File:Alva Mega Gengar.png|thumb|250px|Shiny Mega Gengar in the anime]]
Gengar made its debut in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', where it battled a {{p|Nidorino}} in a colosseum on TV as a reference to the original {{game|Red and Green|s}} games. Thus, Gengar and Nidorino were the very first Pokémon to be seen in the anime, not counting the intro.
A Gengar appeared in the Japanese credits of ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''.
A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Gengar appeared in ''[[EP140|Wired for Battle!]]'' as an image that came up in [[Shingo]]'s laptop.
In ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]'', a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}'s Gengar participated in [[Pokémon Beauty Contest|a Pokémon breeding competition]].
A Gengar appeared in {{an|Brock}}'s fantasy in ''[[EP186|UnBEARable]]''.
A Gengar appeared in a fantasy in ''[[EP196|Control Freak!]]''.
Two Gengar appeared in ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''. One was under the ownership of a Trainer, while the other appeared during the movie's intro, which was reused for ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.
In ''[[HS12|Training Daze]]'',  Gengar was partnered with two [[Team Rocket]] trainees.
In ''[[AG084|Who's Flying Now?]]'', a Gengar was featured in the [[Fortree City]] Feather Festival.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[DP090|Ghoul Daze!]]''.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!]]''.
A Gengar that can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] into Mega Gengar appeared in the opening of ''[[XYS01|Mega Evolution Special I]]''.
In ''[[SM003|Loading the Dex!]]'', a Gengar appeared with its evolutionary relatives during a fantasy that {{MTR}} had after an encounter with a {{TP|Jessie|Mimikyu}}. They pretended to be a {{p|Lopunny}}, {{p|Glaceon}}, and {{p|Gardevoir}}.
A Trainer's Gengar appeared in ''[[SM040|Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!]]''.
In ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', {{Rotom}} took a photo of a Gengar.
A Trainer's Gengar appeared in ''[[SM081|A Young Royal Flame Ignites!]]''.
A Trainer's Gengar appeared in ''[[SM092|Turning the Other Mask!]]''.
In ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'', a Trainer's Gengar participated in a [[Raid Battle (GO)#In the anime|Raid Battle]] against a {{p|Lugia}}.
====Pokédex entries====
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP023|Gengar|Ash's Pokédex|Gengar. No information available.}}
{{Animedexbody|EP072|Gengar|Ash's Pokédex|Gengar, a Shadow Pokémon. The evolved form of {{p|Haunter}}. Details about this Pokémon are unknown.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Kanto}}
{{Animedexheader|Johto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP182|Gengar|Ash's Pokédex|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. The evolved form of Haunter. Details about Gengar are unknown.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Johto}}
{{Animedexheader|Hoenn}}
{{Animedexbody|AG132|Gengar|Ash's Pokédex|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. Gengar is the final evolved form of {{p|Gastly}}. It can absorb any surrounding heat, leaving a sudden chill.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Hoenn}}
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP102|Gengar|Dawn's Pokédex|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. Gengar hides in the shadows. If a Gengar is nearby, it is said to feel {{tt|ten degrees|Five degrees Celsius}} colder than normal.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexheader|Kalos}}
{{Animedexbody|XY072|Gengar|Serena's Pokédex|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon and the evolved form of {{p|Haunter}}. Gengar is happy when it scares people, smiling wickedly in the dark.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Kalos}}
{{Animedexheader|Galar}}
{{Animedexbody|JN011|Gengar|Goh's Rotom Phone|Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. A {{t|Ghost}} and {{t|Poison}} type. Gengar can pass through dimensions and appear almost anywhere. Since Gengar absorbs any warmth around it, the temperature suddenly drops wherever it appears.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Galar}}
===Pokémon Origins===
[[File:Red Gengar PO.png|thumb|250px|Gengar in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]
====[[Agatha's Gengar]]====
In ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]'', [[Agatha]] used a Gengar during a battle against {{OBP|Red|Origins}}. It went up against Red's {{p|Dodrio}} and lost.
====Other====
In ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'', a Gengar battled a Nidorino.
{{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s Gengar evolved from a Haunter sometime before ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]''.
===Pokémon Generations===
[[File:Agatha Gengar PG.png|thumb|left|250px|Gengar in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
====[[Agatha's Gengar]]====
In ''[[PG03|The Challenger]]'', [[Agatha]] used a Gengar against {{ga|Blue}}'s {{p|Rhydon}}, but it lost off-screen.
====Other====
In the game intro-like opening sequence for ''[[PG01|The Adventure]]'', a Gengar battled a Nidorino.
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===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[TW05|Assistant]]'', under the ownership of [[Allister]]. It reappeared in ''[[TW06|Moonlight]]'', ''[[TW07|Sky]]'', and ''[[TW08|The Gathering of Stars]]''.
===GOTCHA!===
A Gengar briefly appeared in [[GOTCHA!]], under the ownership of either [[Agatha]] or [[Morty]].
===POKÉTOON===
Two Gengar appeared in ''[[PT06|Help! I've Turned into a Gengar]]''; one of them being a girl named [[Hilary]] who turned into a Gengar.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
[[File:Morty Evolutions.png|thumb|250px|Gengar in [[Pokémon Evolutions]]]]
====[[Morty's Gengar]]====
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PE07|The Show]]'', under the ownership of [[Morty]]. They sat together watching the [[Kimono Girl]]s' show, which Gengar sobbed at.
====Other====
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PE08|The Discovery]]'', under the ownership of {{ga|Green}}. She used it alongside her {{p|Kangaskhan}} in her battle against the Trainers of [[Kanto Route 24|Nugget Bridge]] and won easily.
===Bidoof's Big Stand===
[[File:Gengar BBS.png|thumb|left|250px|Gengar in ''[[Bidoof's Big Stand]]'']]
A Gengar appeared in ''[[Bidoof's Big Stand]]''.
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===Ghost Dive===
[[File:Gengar Ghost Dive.png|thumb|250px|Gengar in {{so|Ghost Dive}}]]
Gengar is a featured Pokémon in the music video for the song {{so|Ghost Dive}}, performed by [[Polkadot Stingray]].
===Biri-Biri===
A Gengar appeared in the music video for [[Biri-Biri]], under the ownership of {{ga|Juliana|Anna}}.
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PPW04|Breathe Together]]'', under the ownership of [[Raifort]].
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==In the manga==
[[File:X Garma.png|thumb|200px|Gengar in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
[[File:X Garma Mega Gengar.png|thumb|200px|left|Mega Gengar in Pokémon Adventures]]
[[File:Allister Gigantamax Gengar Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Gigantamax Gengar in Pokémon Adventures]]
===Ash & Pikachu===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[SP03|Treasure Hunting?! Try The Maze!]]''.
===Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters===
A Gengar appeared in [[Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters]].
===Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PRV3|Team Dim Sun]]'' as one of the Pokémon {{OBP|Heath|Ranger}} controlled.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PPP01|How Do You Do, Pikachu?]]''.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PPPB02|Wh-Who's Sc-Scared?!]]''.
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
{{main|Ash's Gengar}}
{{Ash}}'s Gengar debuted in ''[[JNM08|Caring for a Mystery!]]''.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Gengar appeared in [[PMDP16]].
A Gengar appeared in [[PMDP60]], under the ownership of [[Charon]].
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
{{main|Morty's Gengar}}
[[Morty]] owns a Gengar, which first appeared in [[JBA2]]. It reappeared in a flashback in [[JBA5]].
===Pokémon Adventures===
{{main|Agatha's Gengar#In the Pokémon Adventures manga|Agatha's Gengar}}
Gengar first appeared in ''[[PS026|Holy Moltres]]'', under the ownership of a {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}. It was used to battle Blaine's Arcanine and Rapidash, and almost attacked {{adv|Red}}.
[[Agatha]] has two Gengar on her [[Party|team]], and many in her {{type|Ghost}} army. Her first one and her Ghost army first appeared in ''[[PS050|Lapras Lazily]]''. One of them was used to attack {{adv|Blue}} and [[Koga]] from the shadows, draining the latter's life force as it possessed his shadow. Eventually, it was taken down when Koga used the tail that the old woman's {{p|Arbok}} bit off his own, distracting it long enough for [[Blue's Porygon]] to deal the finishing blow.
In ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'', a Gengar was sent to participate in the fight in [[Ilex Forest]].
A Gengar was seen in ''[[PS269|Return to Pallet Town]]''. It was used by a kid from [[Pallet Town]] in an attempt to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} a {{p|Nidorino}}, thus replicating the opening sequence of the [[Generation I]] video games and their {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s|remakes}}.
In ''[[PS574|Tying Trevenant]]'', a Gengar belonging to [[Gurkinn]] appeared, stopping [[Celosia]]'s {{p|Aegislash}} from killing {{adv|X}}. He helped battle [[Team Flare]] to stop them from obtaining the tree form of {{p|Xerneas}} and was later given to X, where he was [[nickname]]d Garma. He can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] into Mega Gengar.
[[Allister]]'s Gengar first appeared in ''[[PASS13|Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault]]''. It is capable of [[Gigantamax]]ing.
====Pokédex entries====
{{Mangadexheader}}
{{Mangadexbody|Pokémon Adventures|[[PS077]]|Able to merge with and inhabit the shadow of another being.}}
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===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
{{main|Morty's Gengar}}
In ''[[GB13|A Promise Given to Miltank]]'', Morty called out Gengar to stop a {{p|Spearow}} from stealing the satchel that contained Berries collected by {{GnB|Gold}}.
===Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All===
A Gengar appeared in [[GDZ31]], under the ownership of {{GDZ|Rei}}.
A Gengar appeared in [[GDZ56]], where it was seen in a game at a game center.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
The Gengar from [[Team Meanies]] appears as a major character and the main antagonist of [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team]].
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
{{main|Agatha's Gengar}}
{{main|Morty's Gengar}}
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PM002|Big Battle in the Viridian Forest!!]]''.
{{OBP|Blue|Pocket Monsters}}'s Gengar debuted in ''[[PM007|Get Rid Of The Ghost Pokémon!!]]'' as a Haunter. It evolved while battling {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}.
[[Agatha]]'s Gengar appeared in ''[[PM035|Panic on the Luxury Liner?!]]''.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PM047|Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon]]'', under the ownership of {{OBP|Giovanni|Pocket Monsters}}.
{{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}} was revealed to have a Gengar in ''[[PM055|The Pokémon Banana League (Part 2)]]'', where it went up against {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} during the [[Pokémon League]].
[[Morty]]'s Gengar appeared in ''[[PM090|The Legendary Ho-Oh!!]]''.
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PM106|A Challenge to the Elite Four!]]'', under the ownership of [[Karen]].
===Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PR2|Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Two]]'' as one of the Pokémon that [[Solana]] captured with her [[Capture Styler]]. It reappeared in ''[[PR4|Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Four]]'' and was released in ''[[PR5|Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Five]]''.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Gengar appeared in ''[[PMRS02|I Won't Let You Lead!!]]''.
===Pokémon Zensho===
A Gengar appeared in [[PZ05]].
{{main|Agatha's Gengar}}
[[Agatha]]'s Gengar went up against {{Zensho|Satoshi}}'s {{p|Alakazam}} and lost in [[PZ10]].
==In the TCG==
{{main|Gengar (TCG)}}
==Other appearances==
[[File:Pokkén Gengar.png|220px|thumb|Gengar in Pokkén Tournament]]
===[[Pokkén Tournament]]===
{{main|Gengar (Pokkén)}}
Gengar is a playable character in the arcade fighting game. Moves it can use include {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{m|Hypnosis}}, {{m|Shadow Punch}}, and {{m|Curse}}. Upon entering Burst form, it Mega Evolves and can use the Burst Attack Shadow Drop.
==={{vg|Detective Pikachu}}===
A Gengar appears in the first {{vg|Detective Pikachu}} game.
==={{DetPikMov}}===
Multiple Gengar appeared in {{DetPikMov}}. One of them was seen in an illegal fight club battle against a {{p|Blastoise}}, where it won.
===[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]===
Gengar appears as a {{sbw|Spirit}}.
[[File:UNITE Gengar.png|220px|thumb|Gengar in Pokémon UNITE]]
===[[Pokémon UNITE]]===
{{main|Gengar (UNITE)}}
Gengar is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a melee speedster that starts as Gastly and evolves into Haunter at level 5, which evolves into Gengar at level 9.
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