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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Totem Trevenant present.png|thumb|250px|A deceased {{pkmn2|Totem}} Trevenant in the anime]] | [[File:Totem Trevenant present.png|thumb|250px|A deceased {{pkmn2|Totem}} Trevenant in the anime]] | ||
* [[Generation VII]] introduced the most Ghost-type Pokémon of any generation, with eleven, | * [[Generation VII]] introduced the most Ghost-type Pokémon of any generation, with eleven. | ||
* [[Generation | ** Generation VII also introduced the most Ghost-type moves of any generation, with eight. | ||
* In [[Generation I]], Ghost-type moves have no effect on {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon, though an abundance of evidence suggests that this may have been an error. Multiple sources mention that Ghost-type moves are super effective on Psychic-type Pokémon: official strategy guides published by Nintendo, two episodes of the {{pkmn|anime}} (''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'' and ''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]''), and even the games themselves, where a Trainer in the [[Saffron Gym]] mentions that Psychic-type Pokémon "only fear {{t|Bug}}s and Ghosts" (though the reference to Ghost-type Pokémon was removed in {{game|Yellow}}). This was corrected in | * [[Generation II]] introduced the fewest Ghost-type Pokémon, with only one, {{p|Misdreavus}}. | ||
* [[Generation V]] introduced the fewest Ghost-type moves, with only one, {{m|Hex}}. | |||
* In [[Generation I]], Ghost-type moves have no effect on {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon, though an abundance of evidence suggests that this may have been an error. Multiple sources mention that Ghost-type moves are super effective on Psychic-type Pokémon: official strategy guides published by Nintendo, two episodes of the {{pkmn|anime}} (''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'' and ''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]''), and even the games themselves, where a Trainer in the [[Saffron Gym]] mentions that Psychic-type Pokémon "only fear {{t|Bug}}s and Ghosts" (though the reference to Ghost-type Pokémon was removed in {{game|Yellow}}). This was corrected in Generation II to make Ghost moves actually be super effective against Psychic-type Pokémon. | |||
* There are no Ghost-type moves with an [[accuracy]] lower than 100%. | * There are no Ghost-type moves with an [[accuracy]] lower than 100%. | ||
* While the Ghost type has an immunity to {{type|Normal}} moves, several damaging moves that display as Normal can affect them, including {{m|Hidden Power}} (whose actual type varies) and {{m|Struggle}} (Generation II onward). | * While the Ghost type has an immunity to {{type|Normal}} moves, several damaging moves that display as Normal can affect them, including {{m|Hidden Power}} (whose actual type varies) and {{m|Struggle}} (Generation II onward). | ||