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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 F.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

haunter Haunter Lv. 25
gengar Gengar Trade

Moves

Locations

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

ubers Usage: 0.1%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Life Orb
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Gengar's high Speed and Special Attack stat alongside its helpful Ghost-type STAB make it a good candidate for use in Ubers. Gengar has access to STAB Shadow Ball to hit the many Psychic- and Ghost-types of Ubers for super effective damage. It also gains very useful Normal- and Fighting-type immunities with its Ghost typing, the former allowing it to revenge kill Rayquaza, who would normally annihilate faster Pokemon with a boosted Extreme Speed. It has its downsides, however, as its paper-thin defenses will crumble under any attack that isn't Ground-, Normal-, Bug-, or Fighting-type. If you can see past its extreme frailty, though, Gengar can be a force to reckon with.

Most Used Moves

Icy Wind
80.0%
Trick
53.1%
Explosion
51.8%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
25.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc