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→Trivia: Generation I can still be played. So, it needs to be in present tense. Saying a generation "introduced" something is fine, however.
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* There | * There are no pure Ghost-type species in [[Generation I]]. | ||
* In Generation I, Ghost-type moves | * In Generation I, Ghost-type moves have no effect on Psychic-type 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 Yellow). This was changed in [[Generation II]] to make Ghost moves actually be super effective against Psychic Pokémon. | ||
* There are no Ghost-type moves that have an {{stat|accuracy}} lower than 100%. | * There are no Ghost-type moves that have an {{stat|accuracy}} lower than 100%. | ||
* While the Ghost type has an immunity to Normal-type moves, several damaging moves that display as Normal can affect them, including {{m|Hidden Power}} and {{m|Struggle}}. | * While the Ghost type has an immunity to Normal-type moves, several damaging moves that display as Normal can affect them, including {{m|Hidden Power}} and {{m|Struggle}}. | ||
