Is gengar based off a black cat or something?

Apr. 1, 2012

Some weird black/purple whatever cat that is standing up. Because black cats are said to be unlucky and Gengar is a ghost which exemplifies the bad luck part.

Please answer the question in either a yes and no and explain it.

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Yes, it is based off of cartoon cats or ghosts, Cheshire Cat, and people’s shadows.Source:http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gengar

Yes,Gengar Is based of acartoonishghosts, cats, or a Cheshire Cat,andpossiblyon a distorted shadow of a human being like shadow people.

Gengar’s name is possibly a shortening of doppelgänger - a ghostly double of a person, which would be a fitting name for a Pokémon with a habit of pretending to be a person’s shadow. The kanji 幻, which can be read “gen”, can be used for words meaning “phantom” or “illusion”. There is also a striking pronunciation similarity to the Danish word genganger - a person who returns as a spirit after death.SourceI love Weird things¯(°_o)/¯