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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

Hex Trapper
Moves
Will-O-Wisp / Sludge Bomb
Item
Gengarite
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Offensive Trapper
Moves
Shadow Ball / Focus Blast
Taunt / Protect
Item
Gengarite
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Perish Trapper (Rick Gastly)
Moves
Taunt / Disable
Substitute / Disable
Item
Gengarite
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 248
SpD 84
Spe 176

Strategy Overview

Mega Gengar is able to maintain a valuable niche in the Uber tier with Shadow Tag, which allows it to trap and remove foes. This makes Mega Gengar, albeit situationally, a stallbreaker, wallbreaker, and revenge killer rolled into one. Its excellent Special Attack and Speed stats aid it in this role, as do utility moves such as Taunt and Destiny Bond. Gengar's defensive typing along with its initial ability Levitate grants it three immunities, allowing it to come into battle a bit more easily. However, Mega Gengar's paltry bulk does it no favors, especially in an offensively inclined metagame. It is also susceptible to Pursuit, although this can be circumvented with the appropriate moves. Mega Gengar is often forced to sacrifice itself with Destiny Bond if it wishes to remove a healthy threat, and it faces indirect competition from other Mega Evolutions. It is worth noting that losing Levitate lets it absorb Toxic Spikes upon switching in and that it is able to spinblock, two small but situationally useful traits.

Most Used Moves

Taunt
58.0%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
82.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc