KEN SUGIMORI'S FAVOURITE | Pokemon Facts #94 - Gengar

Well, today's #pokemonfacts is about Gengar. You know it, you love it. It's a popular  Ghost/Poison-type Pokemon. 

 

• Gengar is the favorite Pokémon of Ken Sugimori. That's good to know.

• In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Gengar was originally known as "Phantom". Not a fitting name, to be honest. What do you think?

• Gengar, along with Nidorino, with whom it battles in the beginning of Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, FireRed, and LeafGreen, originate from the Capsule Monsters manga, the precursor to the Pokémon franchise. Awesome!
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• In Pokémon X and Y, Gengar is the only Pokémon with the Ability Levitate that is not eligible for Sky Battles. Poor Gengar...

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Gengar and its evolutionary relatives. 
  • Due to its unique type combination, Gengar and its evolutionary  relatives are the only Poison-type Pokémon that are weak against  Dark-type moves.
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• Mega Gengar has the highest base Special Attack stat of all Ghost-type and Poison-type Pokémon. It also has the highest base Speed stat of all Ghost-type Pokémon.

• When viewing Mega Gengar's Pokédex entry, the camera's view can only be moved sideways.

• Mega Gengar is immune to the move Telekinesis. If it obtains the effect before Mega Evolution or via Baton Pass, the effect fades.

• Gengar could be seen as a counterpart to Alakazam.  They are both the last stage of a three-part evolutionary family, which  can only be achieved by trading the second stage, both are capable of  Mega Evolution, Gengar is weak against Psychic-type moves and Alakazam  weak against Ghost-type moves, thus being weak and at the same time  strong against each other. They are the same size, and get smaller upon  Mega Evolution, sharing a base friendship is the same at 70. In the  anime episode The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis,  a Gengar and an Alakazam are put against each other. Since Generation  VI, they have a base stat total of 500, and are both weak to Ghost-type and Dark-type moves.

• When being escorted through Mt. Freeze and Murky Cave in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Gengar knows Leer, Scratch, and Quick Attack, although it cannot learn those moves by any means in any generation. LOL, it's funny to give 3 Normal-type moves to a Ghost-type. 

Thanks goes to Bulbapedia.