Gelert

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Gelert
Description:	Gelert
Info Page:	Gelert
Special Day:	6 March
Amount Created:	9,447,690 (10th - 3.38%)
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The Gelert is a greyhound-like creature that was added to Neopets on January 25, 2000 as the Polypup. On July 19th, 2000 the Polypup's name changed to Gelert and its look was updated.

On November 2nd, 2001 TNT added the Pick-The-Gelert Competition which featured 5 new designs for members to pick from. Both Gelerts #5 and #2 officially won (although the joke design, #3, actually had the most votes) so the two designs were combined and the final version was released on 29th November 2001.

In general, Gelerts are described as being very loyal and brave. They value friendship above all else and so are very faithful to those they consider a friend. In the Neopets Trading Card Game, Gelerts are associated with the element of fire.

Battledome

In the Battledome, Gelerts have no natural resistances, however they do have six species abilities:

Gelert Abilities
Gelert Jump	Attack: 2 - 3×Air   2 - 3×Earth	Available from Level 1
Gelert Bark	Attack: 2×Air	Available from Level 1
Gelert Flash	Attack: 1 - 2×Physical	Available from Level 1
Gelert Cresent Kick	Attack: 2×Earth   1 - 2×Physical	Available on Gelert Day only
Gelert Slobber	Attack: 2×Earth   2×Physical	Available on Gelert Day only
Gelert Slide	Defence: 2 - 6×Physical Defence	Available on Gelert Day only

There are also eighteen pieces of equipment that can only be used by a Gelert.

Colours

As of March 2011, the Gelert can come in 49 different colours:

Baby - August 28, 2002 Biscuit - March 6, 2010 Blue - Natural Brown - May 9, 2003 Camouflage - March 6, 2009 Checkered - ? Christmas - ? Cloud - ? Darigan - March 4, 2006 Desert - March 6, 2008 Disco - March 6, 2009 Electric - March 6, 2002 Faerie - January 19, 2001 Fire - June 12, 2002 Ghost - July 22, 2003 Glowing - August 1, 2003 Gold - March 7, 2001

Green - Natural Grey - August 9, 2004 Halloween - October 29, 2002 Island - February 19, 2003 Magma - December 15, 2009 Maraquan - February 1, 2005 Mutant - August 25, 2006 Orange - March 6, 2003 Pink - September 20, 2002 Pirate - March 6, 2007 Plushie - December 13, 2002 Purple - July 10, 2002 Rainbow - August 10, 2001 Red - Natural Robot - March 7, 2005 Royal - March 5, 2004 Shadow - ?

Silver - January 14, 2003 Sketch - March 4, 2006 Skunk - ? Snot - March 5, 2011 Snow - March 6, 2007 Speckled - March 5, 2004 Split - March 6, 2008 Spotted - June 26, 2003 Starry - January 30, 2003 Strawberry - ? Striped - March 6, 2003 Tyrannian - March 6, 2010 White - July 15, 2003 Yellow - Natural Zombie - March 5, 2011

Trivia

• As of March 2010, over 9.1 million Gelert's have been created, placing them 10th in popularity out of 54 Neopets. They are also featured in 115 different items.
• The Gelert is said to be based on the dog in the poem 'The Grave of the Greyhound' or 'Beth Gelert'. Many variations of it exist but there is a page on the Neopets site itself dedicated to the story.
• When painted Spotted, the Gelert's black and white coat pattern imitates that of the Dalmatian.

See also

• Famous Gelerts: Bruno, Celandra, Elwyn, Kanrik, Kaylee, Prince Tourin, Seradar, Tandrak Shaye, The Emperor, The Gelert Assassin, The Three, Vitri Sitol
• Games: Bruno's Backwoods Breakaway, Caption Competition, NeoQuest I, NeoQuest II

External links

• NeoDeck: Gelert Pack
• Neopets TCG: Gelert Prince, Gelert Beast Hunter, Blue Gelert, Yellow Gelert, Gelert Wizard, Green Gelert, Gelert Mountain Climber, Red Gelert, Gelert Plushie
• Caption Competition: #4, #5, #31, #38, #70, #151, #161, #242, #244, #264, #384, #388, #479, #533, #535, #596, #632, #659, #684, #704, #741, #787, #791
• Editorial: 5, 14, 16, 17, 24, 26, 28, 30, 40, 42, 43, 45, 59, 64, 73, 81, 82, 83, 86, 89, 94, 104, 108, 118, 126, 131, 153, 164, 176, 179, 189, 198, 223, 224, 226, 232, 261, 262, 265
• NeoGreeting: Under The Weather, Gelert Happy Halloween, Im MAD About You, Have an Eggciting Easter, Uni Miss You, Happy Chinese New Year!