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gengar
#094

Gengar

Shadow Pokémon

GhostPoison

It hides in shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

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

Bulky Trapper
Moves
Will-O-Wisp / Taunt
Sludge Bomb / Focus Blast
Item
Gengarite
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Offensive Trapper
Moves
Destiny Bond / Substitute
Sludge Bomb / Focus Blast
Taunt / Focus Blast / Icy Wind
Item
Gengarite
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Perish Trapper
Moves
Substitute / Disable
Shadow Ball / Taunt
Item
Gengarite
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
SubDisable
Item
Black Sludge / Gengarite
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Offensive
Item
Focus Sash / Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
CasinoGar
Moves
Focus Blast / Sludge Bomb
Item
Gengarite
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 236
Def 4
SpA 12
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

When taking a close look at what it has in its arsenal, Gengar has quite a number of reasons to bear that menacing grin on its face. A unique Ghost / Poison typing on top of the ability Levitate gives Gengar some handy immunities to Normal-, Fighting-, and Ground-type moves as well as some useful resistances to Fairy-, Grass-, Bug-, and Poison-type moves, allowing it to check Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Breloom, and Azumarill. However, despite these useful resistances, Gengar is somewhat held back by its poor bulk, which can make switching in even on some resisted hits challenging. Gengar makes up for this, though, boasting a notable offensive presence between its incredible base 110 Speed, high Special Attack, and superb movepool that allows Gengar to dispatch a wide range of checks. All of this comes on top of having access to a Mega Evolution that grants Gengar the ability Shadow Tag, a major improvement to its Special Attack and Speed stats, and a slight increase to its bulk that makes Gengar truly a force to be reckoned with in the Battle Spot Singles metagame.

Most Used Moves

Icy Wind
37.9%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
17.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc