I have to say, I'm disappointed in the people who rated Gengar low specifically because they want a different character more. While different things interest different people, why do some act like these ratings are some kind of competition? All you're doing by lowballing a character you see as a "competitor" is skewing our ratings and making it that much harder to get an idea of where the community things their chances are. Is that really worth that fleeting feeling of satisfaction from feeling like you've somehow helped your own cause?
To say no less about the ones who make arguments against newcomers, then never bring them up for veterans, and say the veterans are inherently "more deserving" as if that absolves them of any issues. If you're going to argue a point, at least be consistent about it.
...What? Don't give me that look!
...Uh...why can't I move?
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Gengar
Chance: 3.25%
Pokémon's first Ghost-type (well, fully evolved, anyway) has stayed popular throughout the years, a fact made evident when the fans voted it onto Pokkén's ever-expanding roster. As, well, a ghost,
it'd feel different from any character we have so far, with a whole host of moves involving deception, trickery, and instilling fear in opponents. Not only that, but as a Pokémon, it already has a lot of moves to work with from its home series (some more plausible than others, though), giving
a surprising amount of moveset potential!
That's where the good points end...because Gengar's biggest obstacles...are the surrounding circumstances. With Mewtwo already announced as DLC, most of the Pokémon characters with remaining support are the ones who already
had support going into Smash 4's release. Mewtwo himself also harms Gengar's moveset potential, due to stealing away Shadow Ball,
the most common Ghost-type attack and one you'll almost always see on a trained one. Though being announced for Pokkén caused a blip on the radar for people, since Gengar is
already pretty popular it hasn't seemed to do much. Gengar's biggest problem, though, lies in when he debuted--with four mons from Gen 1 already in Smash, most of the Pokémon fans are rallying around mons from other generations (or Squirtle and Ivysaur, because, y'know, veteran bias).
And when so much of the
rest of the fanbase is indifferent at best of the idea of another Pokémon getting in, with some even vocally opposing the idea by claiming other series "deserve" a "rep" more, there aren't a whole lot of people Gengar
can rely on!
As least you're in a different fighting game already, right, buddy?
Now can someone switch him out so Mean Look wears off?
Want: 32.5%
The idea of an undead gas monster flinging shadows around and freaking out opponents is kind of cool, but there's a cap on that interest when Shadow Ball (and Shadow Sneak, to a lesser extent) are already in use. As it stands, Gengar doesn't measure up much to me even within his own series.
It's not a knock against him, I'm just not as interested as I am with other characters.
Inkling Rerate Prediction: 27.75%
The Mii costumes and non-playable trophy are major points against them, but don't
entirely rule them out for the Smash Ballot. There'll be higher ratings that focus on that, and it'll leave the average a little higher than expected.
Nominations: Absol x5
