I always had a feeling that Gengar would make endgame going back to the very beginning of this rankdown and I think everyone did. Of course it will; It’s Gengar! Everyone loves Gengar, everyone wants it there, everyone thinks it’s fantastic. But I just couldn’t quite put my finger on why. I had to ask myself when I began writing this: Now that we’re actually in the endgame, what exactly is it that makes Gengar so special? It’s kinda simple and it’d be pretty easy to justify getting rid of just before endgame if anyone so chose. (Though I would have found them and fought them if they did so.)
I think I have finally come to the true core reason as to why I love Gengar so much. It’s that Gengar, better than any other Gen I Pokemon, perfectly represents a trait I love in a Pokemon’s design. With the limited art style and technical limitations of Gen I, Gengar manages to absolutely fucking nail the personality it has. Take one single look at it, and you will know exactly what Gengar’s is like. You know just from the constant facial expression that Gengar is a cheeky bastard. And y’know what? Everyone loves being a cheeky bastard from time to time. From time to time, everyone loves being a troll, an asshole, a dick whenever it is to their advantage. Take one look at Gengar’s Pokedex entries and you’ll see that this assumption was confirmed.
Should you feel yourself attacked by a sudden chill, it is evidence of an approaching Gengar. There is no escaping it. Give up.
It’s pretty rare to nail that look with such simple graphics, sounds, and whatnot but they did it. That is why I think Gengar is the best-designed Gen I Pokemon. That is why it is my favorite Gen I Pokemon.
And you know what else is so awesome about Gengar? I wrote about this in my Tyranitar writeup, and it applies here too. It is an amazing feeling when you take a look at a Pokemon either in the games, anime, a picture or whatnot, decide you love it based solely on the looks, finally get one, and learn it kicks ass in battle. It perfectly ties in with Gengar’s aforementioned cheeky bastard persona. Gengar has always been great in battle. There’s really not much to it, he just sits back and spams Special Attacks like the cheeky bastard he is.
I love well-designed Pokemon, I really love it when you can tell a Pokemon’s personality just by looking at it. But more than that, I love a Pokemon that combines those two as well as that personality translating to battle. Ghost/Poison? LET’S HIT IT WITH AN EARTHQUA… lol nope. Levitate Beyotch! (that is until Gen VII but that’s beside the point.) But Gengar don’t need Levitate anymore, Gengar is even more broken than it’s ever been. Introducing Mega Gengar, Beyotch! Like I have said in my Tyranitar writeup, I respect a Pokemon that persists in its battle strength generation after generation. No matter what, Gengar will likely always have a place in the Pokemon battling scene because it does its job and it does its job well. Just slap a Shadow Ball and a Focus Blast (give… Gengar… Aura… Sphere… and… Nasty… plot… Game… Freak… and… do… it… in… Gen… 8… I… don’t… give… a… fuck… that… it… would… be… broken.) on it and go wild.
There’s a reason Gengar is absolutely my favorite Gen I Pokemon (sorry Mewtwo). But I haven’t known that reason until now. It doesn’t have to be a big, complex reason. It just has to be my personal opinion. And in my personal opinion, Gengar does the best job of any Gen I Pokemon of really selling what it is. I’m so glad it made it to the endgame. I’m so glad that it was created in the first place. I’m glad it’s one of the most recognizable Pokemon ever because it’s a fantastic representative. I hope it at least makes the top half of the endgame.
Submitted May 28, 2019 at 03:34PM by BrianTheGinger http://bit.ly/2X9ZMZt
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