Cloyster ---> Gastly?

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    If you look at Gastly then Cloyster, you may wonder if they are in the same evolution line. That's what I thought when I started playing Pokemon Red all those years back. It's completely reasonable to think this as the first generation Pokedex goes: #90 Shellder - #91 Cloyster - #92 Gastly - #93 Haunter - #94 Gengar

    Did anyone else think the same when they first saw the two side-by-side?
     
    Yeah. Gastly and Cloyster's faces look IDENTICAL.
     
    Well, I was never confused about the two evolution lines because I knew them. But I was, and I still am surprised by how close they look. Cloyster with Gastly and Gengar fusion that is...
     
    Never got em confused.. But yeah, me thinks GF did a little idea recycling:D Nothing wrong with that though (It is a cool face!)
     
    No, I never thought they were part of the same evolution, but I did notice how similar they look.
     
    Cloyster is an orb because it represents a pearl.

    Gastly is an orb because people claim weird orbs caught on cameras are ghosts.

    Really, does Meowth evolve into Delcatty because they're both cats?
     
    coolcatkim22 said:
    Really, does Meowth evolve into Delcatty because they're both cats?
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    That's totally orthogonal to the point. Meowth and Delcatty don't look alike, and they are supposed to be cats right? Gastly and Cloyster have freaking identical faces, and they arn't supposed to be related in anyway. You could arbitrarily make up the orb comparison, but we arn't talking about just the shapes. Look at the faces.
     
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    Well, to be particular, Cloyster does lack the fangs that Ghastly has, but their faces are pretty much indistinguishable and surrounded by purple (Cloyster's shell, Ghastly's...gas?).

    I don't think they're actually related, but basically all first generation Pokemon share the evolution line with Ghastly, since Ghastly is a dead Pokemon. Unless Ghastly is just a Pokemon taking the form of other dead Pokemon. I am confusing myself.
     
    I noticed the similarities which was interesting at first, but i dont think i ever thought they were the same evolution line
     
    I've never noticed it before, now that you mention it. But It was probably a coincidence or something. You never know. :)
     
    Pokeyomom said:
    Gastly and Cloyster have freaking identical faces, and they arn't supposed to be related in anyway.
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    Not really. Gastly's eyes don't really fit on it's face, Cloyster's fit perfectly. Closters eyes are triangler, gastly's are droppy. Gastly's mouth is always open, Closter's is always grining. Cloyster has a normal set of teeth, Gastly only has fangs. Not meantion their heads aren't the same size.

    Again, they only seem similar because they're based off orbs.
    That and Pokemon don't have too many unique facial features. There are several species have the same eyes.
     
    coolcatkim22 said:
    Cloyster is an orb because it represents a pearl.

    Gastly is an orb because people claim weird orbs caught on cameras are ghosts.

    Really, does Meowth evolve into Delcatty because they're both cats?
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    This is it. Cloyster's face is a black pearl while Gastly is based on a Will o' the Wisp (which is swamp gas in actuality - which gives the Gastly family the Poison type).

    It's just a coincidence. Perhaps Game Freak noticed the coincidence and that explains the closeness in the PokéDex entries. That could even be a coincidence, though. Much like how Pikachu is 25 and Meowth, his rival in the anime, is that number reversed or 52. Did they notice that when planning the anime? Potentially yes or no.
     
    Black spheres are pretty common.

    They look alike, but I figured it was a coincidence from the start. However, I think cloyster would make a wicked ghost type, because a defensive water ghost would be cool.
     
    Eon-Rider said:
    If you look at Gastly then Cloyster, you may wonder if they are in the same evolution line. That's what I thought when I started playing Pokemon Red all those years back. It's completely reasonable to think this as the first generation Pokedex goes: #90 Shellder - #91 Cloyster - #92 Gastly - #93 Haunter - #94 Gengar

    Did anyone else think the same when they first saw the two side-by-side?
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    I don't see how you got that from Pokemon Red.
     
    Wings Don't Cry said:
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    I don't see how you got that from Pokemon Red.
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    Of course not. I didn't mention my main reasoning. Back then, I owned two of the same copies of a Pokemon poster. If I recall back then the poster had them looking identical. Before posting this thread I did a bit of research myself and found others settling on this conclusion at the Serebii.net forums. I decided to omit the poster for some reason.

    The link to the Serebii.net forums is not advertising. It is a reference which is allowed. I am not even an active member of the forums and I don't think they even need the advertisement anyhow.
     
    When I was little I used to pretend Gastly was a dead Cloyster. I never thought they were really related though.
     
    I have noticed this. Smae with Venonat + Butterfree and Sharpedo + Garchomp.
     
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    Look at the eyes. Look at the core. Look at the shapes of the mouths. I included Gengar just to show you that the teeth evolve properly as well lol. I didn't say they were "identical", but the resemblances are definitely there. They share similar features beyond their basic symmetry.
     
    Especially the shape of the "horns" on Cloyster and those on Gengar.
     
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