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* No other Pokémon has the same [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|type combination]] as Gengar and its evolutionary relatives.
* No other Pokémon has the same [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|type combination]] as Gengar and its evolutionary relatives.
** Due to its unique type combination, Gengar and its evolutionary relatives are the only Ghost-type Pokémon that are weak against Psychic-type moves and also the only Poison-type Pokémon that are weak against Dark-type moves.
** Due to its unique type combination, Gengar and its evolutionary relatives are the only Ghost-type Pokémon that are weak against Psychic-type moves and also the only Poison-type Pokémon that are weak against Dark-type moves.
* Gengar and its evolutionary line are the only ghost types in [[Generation 1]].
* Gengar and its evolutionary line are the only [[Ghost (type)|Ghost-types]] in [[Generation 1]].
===Origin===
===Origin===
It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish {{wp|ghost}}s, {{wp|cat}}s, or the {{wp| Cheshire Cat}} and possibly on a distorted shadow of a human being like {{wp|shadow people}}.
It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish {{wp|ghost}}s, {{wp|cat}}s, or the {{wp| Cheshire Cat}} and possibly on a distorted shadow of a human being like {{wp|shadow people}}.
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