National Pokédex #094 · Generation 1
How to recognize the Gengar silhouette
Study the exact outer contour used by this quiz, compare its data fingerprint with 1,024 other artwork silhouettes, then find Gengar among four choices.
- Introduced with
- Kanto · Generation 1
- Current type
- Ghost + Poison
One-minute visual check
Can you find Gengar without color?
Which silhouette is Gengar?
All four choices use the same black-silhouette treatment. Select one outline; names appear only after the answer is locked.
Human-reviewed clues
Trace these four parts of the outline
Follow the edge once from the topmost feature to the base. Every clue below remains visible when color and interior detail are removed.
- 01The silhouette is short, wide, and almost round, with no clear neck.
- 02Uneven crown-like spikes break the top and both sides of the head.
- 03Short arms project from the dense central body rather than from visible shoulders.
- 04Two small feet create only a shallow notch along the bottom edge.
Decisive comparison
Gengar stays a broad spiky mass, while Mimikyu has a narrow neck, a tall tilted head, and a ragged flared base.
Data-derived shape fingerprint
What the alpha channel measures
The figures describe this exact 475 × 475 artwork file after transparent pixels are removed. They describe the presented pose, not the Pokémon’s canonical height or body size.
- Visible width
- 89% of canvas
- Percentile 59
- Visible height
- 91% of canvas
- Percentile 77
- Filled bounding box
- 54% filled
- Percentile 65
- Left-right symmetry
- 66%
- Percentile 65
- Edge complexity
- 7.6
- Percentile 21
Percentiles rank this artwork against all 1,025 source images. Higher edge complexity means more boundary changes per unit of filled area; it does not mean the Pokémon is harder for every player.
Algorithmic comparison
Nearby shapes in the 1,025-image index
The index scales and centers each alpha silhouette, checks both left- and right-facing versions, then combines overlap with nine shape measurements.
Jigglypuff
78.9/100 shape score
Avalugg
77.7/100 shape score
Claydol
77.4/100 shape score
Spritzee
76.9/100 shape score
These are exploratory computer matches, not a claim that players confuse the species. Pose, overlap, and thin appendages can produce surprising neighbors.
Roster context
Use current type and generation to narrow the pool
These counts come from the same 1,025-entry runtime dataset as the quiz. They are elimination clues, not features inferred from the silhouette.
- 65 of 1,025 Pokémon currently include Ghost.
- 3 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 currently include Ghost.
- 83 of 1,025 Pokémon currently include Poison.
- 33 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 currently include Poison.
- 4 Pokémon share the exact current type combination Ghost + Poison.
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Published Pokémon labs
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Continue in the full game when you are ready to identify an unknown silhouette with no name in the heading.