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gengar
#094

Gengar

Shadow Pokémon

GhostPoison

Sometimes, on a dark night, your shadow thrown by a streetlight will suddenly and startlingly overtake you. It is actually a Gengar running past you, pretending to be your shadow.

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 ½xfairy ½x
Immune to
normal 0xfighting 0x

Abilities

Cursed Body

Held Items

Spell Tag 5%

Forms

Gengar Mega Gengar Mega

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

stabmons Usage: 1.2%
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Offensive Utility
Moves
Moongeist Beam
Focus Blast
Will-O-Wisp / Trick / Mortal Spin
Nasty Plot
Item
Spell Tag / Black Sludge
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Specs
Moves
Moongeist Beam
Focus Blast
Nasty Plot / Malignant Chain
Trick / Thunderbolt
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Moves
Moongeist Beam
Focus Blast
Malignant Chain / Trick
Mortal Spin / Nasty Plot / Destiny Bond
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Most Used Moves

Malignant Chain
95.3%
Astral Barrage
78.5%
Nasty Plot
48.3%
Focus Blast
37.9%
Energy Ball
30.5%
Trick
22.0%

Most Used Items

Choice Specs
33.8%
Focus Sash
28.9%
Heavy-Duty Boots
15.4%
Choice Scarf
12.5%
Life Orb
3.9%

Common Teammates

Ogerpon-Wellspring 44.7%Thundurus-Therian 43.9%Kyurem 27.0%Landorus-Therian 25.9%Snorlax 18.1%Ting-Lu 16.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc