Ash's Gengar: Difference between revisions

In ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]'', Ash used Gengar in his battle against [[Visquez]] so he could increase his [[World Coronation Series]] ranking. Gengar substituted for {{AP|Pikachu}} while going up against Visquez's {{p|Raichu}}, and it managed to defeat it with {{m|Psychic}}. Gengar then went up against Visquez's second Pokémon, {{p|Electrode}}, but was soon defeated, though not before dealing some [[damage]] on its opponent.

In ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]'', Ash visited [[Pallet Town]] and introduced his Pokémon to his new friends that he caught during his journey around the world, including Gengar. During the visit, Gengar trained with Ash's {{type|Fire}} Pokémon in order to learn {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}. Ash then used Gengar as his last Pokémon in his battle against [[Paul]], using it against his {{p|Metagross}}. Through its newly learned Will-O-Wisp, Gengar defeated Metagross, giving Ash the win. Before Ash left his hometown, it posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.

In ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'', Gengar was the second Pokémon Ash used during his [[Masters Eight Tournament]] match against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}. It first fought Steven's {{p|Aggron}} and immediately landed a Will-o-Wisp, resulting in draining Aggron's strength. Gengar then fired a Dazzling Gleam before Aggron fell to continuous damage from Will-o-Wisp. Gengar's next opponent was {{p|Cradily}}, whose tentacles and {{m|Ingrain}} proved troublesome for Gengar, and following a clash between Solar Beam and Dazzling Gleam, Gengar was ultimately defeated by the Barnacle Pokémon.

In ''[[JN129|A Flood of Torrential Gains!]]'', Gengar was the second Pokémon Ash used in his Masters Eight Tournament match against Leon. It first faced against {{p|Inteleon}}, taking a few blows from its Counter Shield strategy with Aqua Jet before Gigantamaxing. Gengar then proved to be a tough opponent in its Gigantamax form and was able to successfully defeat the Secret Agent Pokémon, despite taking heavy hits in the process from its {{m|Snipe Shot}} and {{m|Dark Pulse}}, which resulted in Gengar losing its Gigantamax status earlier than expected. Next it battled against {{p|Mr. Rime}}, who managed to {{status|freeze}} Gengar and defeat it soon afterwards with a super effective [[terrain]]-boosted {{m|Expanding Force}}, although not without first getting its {{m|Freeze-Dry}} disabled by {{a|Cursed Body}}, much to Leon's surprise. In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Gengar appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's {{p|Charizard}}. After Ash had won the battle, Gengar joined him and the rest of his team for the awards ceremony.

In ''[[JN144|Getting to the Heart of it All!]]'', Gengar was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. During the episode, it was sent out to help search for a Pokémon that kept stealing heart-shaped objects from people's homes. It was quickly discovered to be a {{p|Banette}}, which escaped their multiple attempts to stop it. The next day, they were able to track it down and give it Misty's heart-shaped hairpiece, which resembled the one it had worn when it was still a {{pkmn|doll|Substitute doll}}. They then went out looking for its owner, but were unable to find her by the end of the day. Banette flew off, and Gengar, frustrated, chased after it. It gave the Marionette Pokémon words of encouragement before it left for the next town to continue its search. Upon returning to Ash, it learned they had found its owner, [[Nurse Joy]], and Gengar, Ash, and Dragonite chased after Banette in order to bring it back. Finally together again, Banette and Nurse Joy shared a heartfelt reunion.

Gengar appeared in [[Daisuki ♥ Pocket Monsters]] as a wild Gengar. It unintentionally scared away [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Goh's Scorbunny]], and [[Professor Cerise]]'s {{TP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}}. It was then comforted by {{OBP|Mika|DPM}}.