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*Gengar's Sugimori artwork looks more similar to Gengar's shiny sprite rather than its regular sprite. | *Gengar's Sugimori artwork looks more similar to Gengar's shiny sprite rather than its regular sprite. | ||
*As Gastly, Haunter and Gengar were the only Ghosts-types in the first generation, many thought the Ghost-type is Psychic weak. This was cleared by the creation of non-Posion-typed Ghosts. | *As Gastly, Haunter and Gengar were the only Ghosts-types in the first generation, many thought the Ghost-type is Psychic weak. This was cleared by the creation of non-Posion-typed Ghosts. | ||
*Gastly, Haunter and Gengar are counterparts of Abre, Kadabra and Alakazam , all sharing very high special attack and speed statuses and the ability to use Psychic-type moves. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish {{wp|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}}. Gengar also has some similarities to {{wp|Gremlins}} with both looks and personality (violent, rude, and wild) | It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish {{wp|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}}. Gengar also has some similarities to {{wp|Gremlins}} with both looks and personality (violent, rude, and wild) | ||