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(Official Japanese name is Gangar.) |
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"Phantom" was the original English name for Gengar. | "Phantom" was the original English name for Gengar. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish [[wp:ghost|ghost]]s, and possibly on a distorted shadow of a human being. | It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish [[wp:ghost|ghost]]s, and possibly on a distorted shadow of a human being. The overall appearance could also be an homage to the [[wp:Alice in Wonderland|Cheshire Cat]] | ||
===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
Gengar's name is probably a shortening of ''[[wp:doppelgänger|doppelgänger]]'' - a ghostly double of a person. This is a fitting name for a Pokémon with a habit of pretending to be a person's shadow. | Gengar's name is probably a shortening of ''[[wp:doppelgänger|doppelgänger]]'' - a ghostly double of a person. This is a fitting name for a Pokémon with a habit of pretending to be a person's shadow. | ||