8 Crazy Pokemon Fan Theories That Are DEFINITELY True
3. Gengar & Clefable Are Light & Dark
With all the myths and legends being used as inspiration for many Pokémon designs, it's not surprising that fans have been trying to figure out the mythos between each Pokémon themselves. While some links are little more than similarities and colour or minor features, the Clefable and Gengar link goes a lot deeper.
Their body shapes are startlingly similar, yet not so much that they feel like uninspired ripoffs. It's not just a Ken/Rye pallette swap either. It's almost as if Gengar is Clefable's shadow...
Before the introduction of Fairy typing, Clefable's Normal type and Gengar's Ghost type meant the two could not touch each other, at least not with STAB moves. Plus, Gengar is literally called the shadow Pokemon. If Clefable's tail uncurled and its spines stood on edge, that's exactly what it would be.
Why put so much time into such a backstory though? Well, prior to the genius marketing decision to make Pikachu the franchise mascot, Game Freak were planning on it being Clefable. Perhaps had this original plan played out, we'd have seen Clefable represent the light side of the pokemon world, and ghostly Gengar represent the dark.