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gengar
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Gengar

Shadow Pokémon

GhostPoison

The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 65
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 130
Sp. Def 75
Speed 110
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ground 2xghost 2xpsychic 2xdark 2x
Resistant to
poison ¼xbug ¼xgrass ½x
Immune to
normal 0xfighting 0x

Abilities

Cursed Body

Held Items

Spell Tag 5%

Evolution Chain

gastly Gastly
→
haunter Haunter Lv. 25
→
gengar Gengar Trade

Moves

Details

Category Shadow Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 40.5 kg
Base Exp 225
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

gengar Front Front
gengar Back Back
gengar Front Shiny Front Shiny
gengar Back Shiny Back Shiny
gengar Official Art Official Art
gengar Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Casper the Unfriendly Ghost
Moves
Shadow Ball
Thunderbolt / Sludge Bomb
Hidden Power Ice / Focus Blast
Protect
Item
Ghost Gem / Focus Sash
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Gengar is a fast and frail hard hitting attacker, boasting an outstanding base 130 Special Attack and a great base 110 Speed. While often overshadowed by Chandelure, Gengar has a few things Chandelure doesn't, namely a higher Speed stat and a lack of weakness to Water-type attacks. Gengar is a reliable Pokemon when looking for a Ghost-type attacker.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc