Gourgeist (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Gourgeist (disambiguation).

Gourgeist Pumpkin Pokémon パンプジン Pumpjin #0711 Super Size Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ghost Grass Unknown Unknown Average Size Unknown Unknown Large Size Unknown Unknown Super Size Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Pickup or Frisk Cacophony Average Size Cacophony Large Size Insomnia Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Average Size Cacophony Large Size
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Amorphous Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Small Size 2'11" 0.9 m Average Size 3'07" 1.1 m Large Size 5'07" 1.7 m Super Size	Weight 20.9 lbs. 9.5 kg Small Size 27.6 lbs. 12.5 kg Average Size 30.9 lbs. 14.0 kg Large Size 86.0 lbs. 39.0 kg Super Size
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 173	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Small Size 0 HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Average Size 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Large Size 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Super Size 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Average Size
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gourgeist (Japanese: パンプジン Pumpjin) is a dual-type Ghost/Grass Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from Pumpkaboo when traded.

Gourgeist has four different forms: Small Size, Average Size, Large Size, and Super Size.

Biology

Gourgeist is a ghostly gourd-like Pokémon that varies dramatically in size. Its body is a dark brown pumpkin with a glowing, yellow-orange face carved into the front and a pair of nubby legs. The face consists of two triangular eyes and a grinning mouth; on top of the mouth is a small, triangular cutout for a nose. Poking out of the top of the pumpkin is its slender brown-orange head, which has bright yellow eyes and a small mouth but no visible nose. Gourgeist has long, light pink hair with arm-like tendrils framing its face and bangs that usually cover one eye. On top of its head is a crescent-shaped tuft that is brown on top; this tuft resembles a pumpkin's stem. In the anime, Gourgeist has shown the ability to retract its upper body into the pumpkin, giving it the appearance of a traditional jack-o'-lantern.

On the night of a new moon, Gourgeist wanders town streets while singing an eerie song. Those who hear its song will be cursed. It is also known to sing joyfully while observing prey it has entangled in its arms.

Gourgeist and its pre-evolved form Pumpkaboo are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Trick-or-Treat.

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  Jessie's Gourgeist flashing light from the holes in her body

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  Gourgeist appearing as a jack-o'-lantern

Forms

Gourgeist has four separate forms: Small Size, Average Size, Large Size, and Super Size.

Gourgeist's four different sizes determines their target for who they take into the afterlife. Small Gourgeist prefers targeting adults by pretending to be children. The large Gourgeist prefers taking children by pretending to be adults. The Supersize Gourgeist aren't picky and will target anyone.

Small Size

Average Size

Large Size

Super Size

Evolution

Gourgeist evolves from Pumpkaboo.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Pumpkaboo  Ghost  Grass

→

First evolution Gourgeist  Ghost  Grass

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Sword	Shield	Miracle Seed (Super Size Gourgeist only, 100%)

Stats

Base stats

Small Size

Average Size

Large Size

Super Size

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Gourgeist is available in Sword and Shield.

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM17 TM17 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM26 TM26 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM38 TM38 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM50 TM50 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM70 TM70 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM77 TM77 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM86 TM86 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM92 TM92 Mystical Fire Fire Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM97 TM97 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TR02 TR02 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR11 TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR15 TR15 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR33 TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR38 TR38 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TR40 TR40 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR52 TR52 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TR58 TR58 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR59 TR59 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR64 TR64 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TR65 TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR68 TR68 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR72 TR72 Power Whip Grass Physical 120120 085}}85% 10 TR77 TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR81 TR81 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TR83 TR83 Ally Switch Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gourgeist Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gourgeist Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —% 5 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gourgeist in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gourgeist in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gourgeist Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gourgeist Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds Base HP: 49, 52, 54 or 56 Base Attack: 78, 78, 79 or 79 Base Defense: 59 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Ghost Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Ghost Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #321 Eject Removes one non-Support Pokémon icon without fail.			Pokémon Shuffle Ghost Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #321 Spookify Leaves the foe spooked.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 146, 163, 181 or 198 Base Attack: 171, 175, 179 or 182 Base Defense: 219, 213, 206 or 200 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Hex, Razor Leaf Charged Attacks: Seed Bomb, Shadow Ball, Foul Play, Fire Blast, Poltergeist*

Costumes in Pokémon GO
Spooky Festival (Small Size)	Spooky Festival (Average Size)	Spooky Festival (Large Size)	Spooky Festival (Super Size)

Form data

Gourgeist have four different forms, each named after their respective size: Small Size, Average Size, Large Size, and Super Size.

Its size is maintained through evolution from Pumpkaboo and cannot be changed. Gourgeist typically cannot be found in the wild, and its different forms can usually only be obtained by evolving Pumpkaboo, whose larger sizes are rarer to encounter. However, in Pokémon Sword and Shield, Average Size Gourgeist can be found in the wild, and Gourgeist can also be encountered in Dynamax Adventures.

Super Size Gourgeist have different, lower-pitched cries than the other forms, and were also the only Pokémon to have the XXL size designation in Pokémon GO prior to the addition of XXL and XXS sizes for all species. The different sizes of Gourgeist do not use different menu sprites, except in Pokémon HOME.

Previously, only Average Size and Super Size Gourgeist could have their Hidden Ability Insomnia. Average Size can be obtained with its Hidden Ability from the Friend Safari, and Super Size could be obtained with its Hidden Ability from events. Since Version 1.2.0 of Pokémon Sword and Shield, all sizes can be obtained with their Hidden Abilities via Ability Patches.

Each form has different base stats. With each increase in size, its base HP stat increases by 10 points and its base Attack stat increases by 5 points while its base Speed stat decreases by 15 points. Consequently, its base stat total does not vary with size.

Gourgeist Small Size  Ghost  Grass  Pickup or Frisk Hidden: Insomnia HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 55 85 122 58 75 99

Gourgeist Average Size  Ghost  Grass  Pickup or Frisk Hidden: Insomnia HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 65 90 122 58 75 84

Gourgeist Large Size  Ghost  Grass  Pickup or Frisk Hidden: Insomnia HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 75 95 122 58 75 69

Gourgeist Super Size  Ghost  Grass  Pickup or Frisk Hidden: Insomnia HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 85 100 122 58 75 54

Evolution data

Small Size

Unevolved Pumpkaboo Small Size  Ghost  Grass

Trade →

First evolution Gourgeist Small Size  Ghost  Grass

Average Size

Unevolved Pumpkaboo Average Size  Ghost  Grass

Trade →

First evolution Gourgeist Average Size  Ghost  Grass

Large Size

Unevolved Pumpkaboo Large Size  Ghost  Grass

Trade →

First evolution Gourgeist Large Size  Ghost  Grass

Super Size

Unevolved Pumpkaboo Super Size  Ghost  Grass

Trade →

First evolution Gourgeist Super Size  Ghost  Grass

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Gourgeist images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Super Size Gourgeist in the anime

Major appearances

Jessie's Gourgeist

Jessie's Super Size Pumpkaboo evolved into a Gourgeist in A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?. When Jessie headed to Alola in Loading the Dex!, it was revealed that Gourgeist had been left behind at Team Rocket HQ.

Other

Three Gourgeist appeared in A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?, under the ownership of Count Pumpka's steward. They were commonly used by their Trainer to carry out Count Pumpka's bidding. All three were eventually defeated by Ash's Pikachu, Clemont's Bunnelby, and Serena's Braixen.

A Gourgeist belonging to Diantha appeared in Pride of a Champion!. She used it in her Masters Eight Tournament battle against Lance, where it defeated Gyarados, before losing to Hydreigon.

Minor appearances

Five Gourgeist appeared in A Haunted House for Everyone! as illusions created by a Mismagius.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Gourgeist in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

A Gourgeist appeared in Morphing Manectric under the ownership of Cassius.

In the TCG

Main article: Gourgeist (TCG)

Trivia

Origin

Gourgeist appears to be based on bottle gourds, pumpkins, and modern jack-o'-lanterns, decorations made out of carved pumpkins for Halloween. Its multiple sizes may be a reference to the tradition of trying to grow the largest pumpkin for Halloween. Its upper body may also be based on the candles within jack-o'-lanterns themselves, with the curl being its wick and its hair-like extensions its dripping wax. It could also be viewed as a mere extension of the shape and the curl on top being its stem. The lower body's different color might also reference the tradition of decorating gourds with paint. Gourgeist's behavior of knocking on people's front doors before whisking them away, as described by its Pokédex entry in Pokémon Shield, may reference the Halloween tradition of going door-to-door for trick-or-treating.

Gourgeist also has potential connections with the famous Japanese story, Yotsuya Kaidan, in which a woman transforms into a paper lantern yōkai with long hair.

Name origin

Gourgeist may be a combination of gourd and geist.

Pumpjin may be a combination of pumpkin and 神 shin (deity, spirit), 人 jin (man), or jinn.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese パンプジン Pumpjin From pumpkin and 神 shin, 人 jin, or jinn French Banshitrouye From banshee, citrouille, and trouille Spanish Gourgeist Same as English name German Pumpdjinn From pumpkin and Dschinn Italian Gourgeist Same as English name Korean 펌킨인 Pumpkinin From pumpkin and 인 (人) in Mandarin Chinese 南瓜怪人 Nánguāguàirén From 南瓜 nánguā and 怪人 guàirén Cantonese Chinese 南瓜怪人 Nánguāgwaaiyàhn From 南瓜 nánguā and 怪人 gwaaiyàhn

More languages Hindi कब्भूत Kabbhoot From कद्दू kaddū and boo (or कब्बू Kabboo), and भूत bhūt Russian Гургайст Gurgayst Transcription of English name Thai พัมพ์จิน Phamchin Transcription of Japanese name

Average Size

Language Title Japanese ふつうのサイズ Average Size Chinese Cantonese 普通尺寸 Póutūng Chekchyun Mandarin 普通尺寸 Pǔtōng Chǐcùn French Taille Normale German Größe M Hindi ऐवरेज साइज़ Average Size Indonesian Ukuran Normal Italian Normale Korean 보통 사이즈 Normal Size Spanish Tamaño Normal Thai ขนาดปกติ Turkish Orta Boy

Small Size

Language Title Japanese ちいさいサイズ Small Size Chinese Cantonese 小尺寸 Síu Chekchyun Mandarin 小尺寸 Xiǎo Chǐcùn French Taille Mini German Größe S Hindi स्मॉल साइज़ Small Size Indonesian Ukuran Kecil Italian Mini Korean 작은 사이즈 Small Size Spanish Tamaño Pequeño Thai ขนาดเล็ก Turkish Küçük Boy

Large Size

Language Title Japanese おおきいサイズ Large Size Chinese Cantonese 大尺寸 Daaih Chekchyun Mandarin 大尺寸 Dà Chǐcùn French Taille Maxi German Größe L Hindi बड़ा साइज़ Bada Size Indonesian Ukuran Besar Italian Grande Korean 큰 사이즈 Large Size Spanish Tamaño Grande Thai ขนาดใหญ่ Turkish Büyük Boy

Super Size

Language Title Japanese とくだいサイズ Extra Large Size Chinese Cantonese 特大尺寸 Dahkdaaih Chekchyun Mandarin 特大尺寸 Tèdà Chǐcùn French Taille Ultra German Größe XL Hindi सुपर साइज़ Super Size Indonesian Ukuran Super Italian Maxi Korean 특대 사이즈 Extra Large Size Spanish Tamaño Extragrande Thai ขนาดใหญ่พิเศษ Turkish Süper Büyük Boy

Related articles

• Jessie's Gourgeist
• List of Pokémon with form differences

External links

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