Ash's Gengar: Difference between revisions

Gengar debuted in ''[[JN011|Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!]]'', where it resumed its mischievous activity by scaring [[Ren]], making its presence known for {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] in the process. The latter tried to catch it, but Gengar simply deflected all of the {{i|Poké Ball}}s he threw at it. It eventually fled when [[Chloe]] commanded {{TP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}} to use {{m|Spark}} on it. It was later seen at the end of the episode, perched atop the Laboratory.

In ''[[JN016|A Chilling Curse!]]'', Gengar once again began causing trouble at the Laboratory and subsequently hid in Ash's shadow. When Ash ran into Gengar's former Trainer, it overheard the latter bragging about how much he enjoyed being free from its curse. Angered by the revelation that its Trainer abandoned it, Gengar started attacking him. When the Trainer fled in fear, Gengar ran off as well. {{TRT}} found Gengar and asked it to join them, but when it refused, they instead tried to capture it. Ash showed up, managed to free Gengar, and convinced it to fight Team Rocket alongside him. After Gengar defeated Team Rocket's two {{p|Dusclops}}, Ash collapsed from a fever he had unknowingly caught earlier. When Ash woke up at the laboratory, Gengar appeared and dropped a Poké Ball for him, indicating it wanted to join his [[party|team]]. Ash accepted the request and caught Gengar.

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 went up against Visquez's second Pokémon, {{p|Electrode}}, but was soon defeated, though not before dealing some [[damage]] on its opponent.

In ''[[JN077|Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!]]'', Gengar was the second Pokémon Ash sent out during his World Coronation Series match against [[Volkner]] after withdrawing his {{AP|Lucario}} from the battle against Volkner's {{p|Luxray}}. It managed to disorient and deal massive damage to Luxray, forcing Volkner to switch it out for his {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Fan}} {{p|Rotom}}, which was able to match Gengar's speed. Rotom gained the upper hand by {{status|paralyzing}} Gengar with {{m|Thunder Wave}}, and subsequently defeated it with a powered-up super-effective {{m|Hex}}.

In ''[[JN091|The Spectral Express!]]'', one of the spirits from a {{p|Spiritomb}} possessed Ash after he touched its [[Odd Keystone]]. After [[Allister]] had driven the spirit out of Ash's body, Gengar chased after it into Ash's shadow and grabbed it with Psychic. Working together with [[Goh's Absol]], the two managed to return the lost spirit to Spiritomb, ending the Forbidden Pokémon's rampage.

In ''[[JN092|The Winding Path to Greatness!]]'', Gengar was [[Dynamax]]ed by Ash at the [[Stow-on-Side Stadium]]. When Ash learned that Gengar couldn't achieve the Gigantamax form he had heard of simply by training, he followed Allister's advice and set out to collect [[Max Mushrooms]] to make {{DL|Master Dojo|Max Soup}}, which could enable Gengar to Gigantamax. When getting the third cluster of Max Mushrooms, Gengar defended Ash from a {{p|Drakloak}} that had gone wild after being agitated by [[Goh's Grookey]]. Once the soup was done, Gengar ate it and was able to successfully Gigantamax.

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 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 and 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 ''[[JN123|Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder!]]'', Gengar was the second Pokémon Ash used during his Masters Eight Tournament match against {{an|Cynthia}}. It initially battled against her {{p|Roserade}} and managed to {{status|burn}} it with Will-O-Wisp and landed a Shadow Ball, despite taking damage from Leaf Storm before Roserade was recalled in favor of {{p|Spiritomb}}. While Gengar managed to deal some super effective damage with {{m|Dazzling Gleam}}, it fell for a {{m|Sucker Punch}} in the process and was taken down as a result.

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 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 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.

In {{pkmn|battle}}, Gengar takes advantage of its {{type|Ghost}} abilities, allowing it to easily escape snares and confound opponents, as seen in ''[[JN018|Destination: Coronation!]]'', where it was able to escape the tail hold of [[Visquez]]'s {{p|Raichu}} simply by phasing through it. However, in the same episode, it was revealed to have trouble combating opponents that can match or exceed its speed such as her {{p|Electrode}}, and later Korrina's {{p|Mienshao}} and {{TP|Korrina|Lucario}} as well as Volkner's {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Fan}} {{p|Rotom}}. It also has a habit of getting up close to its opponent and taunting them when starting a battle.

Gengar also has the ability to become invisible and to disappear and reappear. Like all of its species, Gengar is also able to decrease the temperature of its surroundings, as seen in ''Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!''; and hide in the shadows, as seen in ''[[JN016|A Chilling Curse!]]''.

During the search for the [[Max Mushrooms]], Gengar became very close to [[Allister]]. During that same night, Allister and Gengar had a conversation about each other's feelings. When Gengar finally managed to [[Gigantamax]], Gengar looked at Allister's reaction, seeing that the boy had taken pride in Gengar's progress. While training at Professor Oak's lab, Gengar quickly became friends with Ash's {{t|Fire}} types, who eagerly helped it to learn Will-O-Wisp.

* Gengar has a different color scheme compared to others of its species, although it isn't considered {{Shiny}}.

* Out of all Pokémon that Ash caught in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Gengar is the only one to not have been caught in its debut episode.