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Gourgeist Pumpkin Pokémon パンプジン Pumpjin #711 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 File:F711.png 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 comes in four different variations: Small Size, Average Size, Large Size, and Super Size.

Biology

Gourgeist is a ghostly Pokémon that has four sizes: Small, Average, Large, and Super 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.

Gourgiest's four different sizes determines their target for who they take into the afterlife. Their bodily proportions can be passed down to their descendants.

On the night of a new moon, Gourgeist wanders town streets while singing an eerie song. Those who hear its song are cursed. It is also known to sing joyfully while observing prey is has entangled in its arms. Gourgiest'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 Gourgiest prefers taking children by pretending to be adults. The Supersize Gourgeist aren't picky and will target anyone.

Gourgeist and its pre-evolution, Pumpkaboo, are the only known Pokémon that can learn Trick-or-Treat.

In the anime

Major appearances

Gourgeist in the anime

Jessie's Gourgeist

Jessie's 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.

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

In the TCG

Main article: Gourgeist (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Small Size

Average Size

Large Size

Super Size

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Sword	Shield	Miracle Seed (100%)*

Stats

Base stats

Small Size

Average Size

Large Size

Super Size

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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

Side game data

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.

Evolution

Small Size

Small Size Unevolved Pumpkaboo  Ghost  Grass

Trade →

Small Size First evolution Gourgeist  Ghost  Grass

Average Size

Average Size Unevolved Pumpkaboo  Ghost  Grass

Trade →

Average Size First evolution Gourgeist  Ghost  Grass

Large Size

Large Size Unevolved Pumpkaboo  Ghost  Grass

Trade →

Small Size First evolution Gourgeist  Ghost  Grass

Super Size

Super Size Unevolved Pumpkaboo  Ghost  Grass

Trade →

Super Size First evolution Gourgeist  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

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

Trivia

• A Super Size Gourgeist has a different cry from its other three forms, pitched lower than the cry shared by the other forms.
• Only Average Size and Super Size Gourgeist can have its Hidden Ability Insomnia. Average Size can be obtained as a Pumpkaboo with its Hidden Ability from the Friend Safari; Super Size can be obtained as a Pumpkaboo from event distributions.

Origin

Gourgeist appears to be based on both gourd and modern pumpkin jack-o'-lanterns. 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.

Name origin

Gourgeist is a combination of gourd and geist.

Pumpjin is 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 Peomkin'in From pumpkin and 인 (人) in Mandarin Chinese 南瓜怪人 Nánguāgwaaiyàhn From 南瓜 nánguā and 怪人 gwaaiyàhn Cantonese Chinese

More languages Hindi गौरगाइस्ट Gourgeist Transcription of English name Russian Гургайст Gurgayst Transcription of English 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 Italian Normale Korean 보통 사이즈 Normal Size Spanish Tamaño Normal	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 Italian Mini Korean 작은 사이즈 Small Size Spanish Tamaño Pequeño
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 Italian Grande Korean 큰 사이즈 Large Size Spanish Tamaño Grande	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 Italian Maxi Korean 특대 사이즈 Extra Large Size Spanish Tamaño Extragrande

Related articles

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

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