Lon

Lon

Lon (Japanese: コール Cole) is a character of the day who appeared Scary Hospitality!. He now haunts his former childhood home, an old mansion known as the "Scary House" near Laverre City.

Over 200 years ago, when Lon was still a young boy, he lived in the mansion together with his parents. Following a series of odd phenomenon, Lon asked his father to build him a room in the basement that no one else could enter. The strange phenomena kept happening, however, and as such, Lon's father hired a medium to conduct a purification. The medium gave them several charms to drive away ghosts. But when even that didn't help, Lon and his parents decided to leave the mansion. Lon would eventually return to the mansion and pass away at an older age, but his spirit kept on living in the mansion. The mansion later came to be known as the "Scary House" because the spirit of Lon tells scary stories to visitors and scares them together with a trio of Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar.

Young Lon

Ash and his friends passed Lon's mansion on their way to Laverre City. They were hesitant to go inside at first because of the tales surrounding the mansion, but when it started to rain, Lon invited them inside. Lon acted very hospitable towards Ash and his friends, which was greatly appreciated by them. Afterwards, he explained to them why the mansion was called the Scary House and told them a ghost story. Next, strange phenomena started to happen, which greatly startled Ash and his friends. The phenomena were found out to be a part of one of Lon's jokes, and were caused by his Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar.

Ash and his friends eventually ended up in the basement, where they found an old notebook. They went back upstairs, where they found Lon. He asked them to read the notebook, which revealed Lon's experiences of living inside the mansion as a little boy. After this, Lon noted that he now understood that Gastly, Haunter and Gengar were behind all the strange things when he was a child. A photo fell out of the notebook, which Bonnie picked up and discovered a date on the back which read July 14, 1758. When Ash noted that was over 200 years ago, Lon revealed to them he was a ghost, which causes Ash and his friends to scream in fear.

Lon as a young adult

The next morning, Ash and his friends woke up outside the mansion, and wondered if they had dreamt their encounter with Lon. However, Bonnie knew otherwise, having posed for a photo of her together with Lon, Gastly, Haunter and Gengar. That night, Team Rocket arrived at the mansion and Lon invited them inside as well, while Gastly, Haunter and Gengar waited behind to scare them.

Pokémon

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Gengar

Debut	Scary Hospitality!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Marc Thompson

Gengar is one of Lon's Pokémon. He uses it to scare visitors of the "Scary House".

Over 200 years ago, Gengar, together with Gastly and Haunter, haunted Lon and his parents in their mansion. They haunted them so badly, that Lon and his parents eventually chose to leave the mansion. Lon eventually returned to the mansion and bonded with them. He came to pass away at an older age, but kept on living in the mansion together with the Ghost-type Pokémon, scaring visitors for fun.

In the present day, it first appeared as a menacing shadow scaring Ash and his friends. However, it made itself invisible and was only identified moments later by one of Clemont's inventions. Later, when Ash and his friends read a notebook that contained notes written by Lon as a little boy. After reading them, Lon finally realized that Gengar, Gastly and Haunter must have caused the strange phenomena happening when he was a little boy and Lon revealed he was a ghost himself.

The next day, Ash and his friends strangely woke up outside and wondered if they had dreamt their encounter with Lon. However, Bonnie was shown to have a photo of her together with Lon, Gengar, Gastly and Haunter. That night, Team Rocket arrived at the mansion and Lon invited them inside as well, while Gengar, Gastly and Haunter waited behind to scare them.

None of Gengar's moves are known.

Haunter

Debut	Scary Hospitality!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Marc Thompson

Haunter is one of Lon's Pokémon.

Over 200 years ago, Haunter, together with Gastly and Gengar, haunted Lon and his parents in their mansion. They haunted them so badly, that Lon and his parents eventually chose to leave the mansion. Lon eventually returned to the mansion and bonded with them. He came to pass away at an older age, but kept on living in the mansion together with the Ghost-type Pokémon, scaring visitors for fun.

In the present day, it first appeared using Lick to scare Serena. However, it made itself invisible and was only identified moments later by one of Clemont's inventions. Later, when Ash and his friends read a notebook that contained notes written by Lon as a little boy. After reading them, Lon finally realized that Haunter, Gastly and Gengar must have caused the strange phenomena happening when he was a little boy and Lon revealed he was a ghost himself.

The next day, Ash and his friends strangely woke up outside and wondered if they had dreamt their encounter with Lon. However, Bonnie was shown to have a photo of her together with Lon, Haunter, Gastly and Gengar That night, Team Rocket arrived at the mansion and Lon invited them inside as well, while Haunter, Gastly and Gengar. waited behind to scare them.

Haunter's only known move is Lick.

Gastly

Debut	Scary Hospitality!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Marc Thompson

Gastly is one of Lon's Pokémon.

Over 200 years ago, Gastly, together with Haunter and Gengar, haunted Lon and his parents in their mansion. They haunted them so badly, that Lon and his parents eventually chose to leave the mansion. Lon eventually returned to the mansion and bonded with them. He came to pass away at an older age, but kept on living in the mansion together with the Ghost-type Pokémon, scaring visitors for fun.

In the present day, it first appeared when it was identified by one of Clemont's inventions. Later, when Ash and his friends read a notebook that contained notes written by Lon as a little boy. After reading them, Lon finally realized that Gastly, Haunter and Gengar must have caused the strange phenomena happening when he was a little boy and Lon revealed he was a ghost himself.

The next day, Ash and his friends strangely woke up outside and wondered if they had dreamt their encounter with Lon. However, Bonnie was shown to have a photo of her together with Lon, Gastly, Haunter and Gengar. That night, Team Rocket arrived at the mansion and Lon invited them inside as well, while Gastly, Haunter and Gengar waited behind to scare them.

None of Gastly's moves are known.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 金尾哲夫 Tetsuo Kanao English Henry Coffey Finnish Markku Huhtamo European French Jean-Paul Landresse Hebrew גילן שחף Gilan Shahaf Polish Wojciech Machnicki European Spanish Roberto Cuenca Martínez

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