During a special presentation at Niconico Chokaigi 2015, the folks behind the development of Pokkén Tournament revealed that Gengar will be playable in the upcoming Pokémon fighter thanks to its overwhelming popularity in the character request campaign on Twitter.
The ghostly creature joins the likes of Gardevoire, Suicune, Machamp, Pikachu, and Lucario in the growing cast. Much like the latter, Gengar will be able to Mega Evolve over the course of battle to raise its power.
The video below, which was pulled from the official broadcast by azprojectmelee, showcases the shadow Pokémon’s moveset.
Pokkén Tournament is scheduled to land in Japanese arcades sometime this summer.
Source: Niconico via NeoGAF, azprojectmelee