No.0094
Gengar
Shadow Pokémon
Description
Possesses potential victims' shadows in an effort to steal away the victims' lives. If your shadow begins to laugh, you must take hold of a protective charm posthaste!
Raising data
Base StatsTotal 500
Actual stats
| Max | 252 EV | 0 EV | Min | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 167 | 167 | 135 | 135 |
| Atk | 128 | 117 | 85 | 76 |
| Def | 123 | 112 | 80 | 72 |
| SpA | 200 | 182 | 150 | 135 |
| SpD | 139 | 127 | 95 | 85 |
| Spe | 178 | 162 | 130 | 117 |
Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.
Abilities
- Cursed Body
May disable a move that has dealt damage to the Pokémon.
Competitive usage
How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.
Moves
- Shadow Ball94.3%
- Destiny Bond77.5%
- Icy Wind57.7%
- Sludge Wave52.7%
- Thunderbolt25.1%
- Sludge Bomb21.6%
- Energy Ball19.8%
- Taunt8.7%
- Trick Room8.1%
- Focus Blast8%
Items
- Focus Sash95.5%
- Choice Scarf2.4%
- nothing1.2%
- Life Orb0.4%
- Mental Herb0.3%
- Spell Tag0.1%
Abilities
- Cursed Body100%
EV spreads
Teammates
Garchomp42%
Basculegion31.1%
Mega Lucario24.7%
Mega Blastoise23.6%
Ninetales (Alolan Form)23.3%
Meowscarada22.5%
Primarina20%
Dragonite18.7%Moves
- Shadow Ball98.7%
- Destiny Bond90.3%
- Sludge Bomb85.1%
- Trick83.6%
- Sludge Wave8.6%
- Focus Blast7%
- Encore5%
- Hex4.1%
- Will-O-Wisp4%
- Nasty Plot3%
Items
- Choice Scarf82.4%
- Focus Sash9.3%
- Choice Specs4.4%
- Heavy-Duty Boots1.8%
- Black Sludge1.1%
- Life Orb0.4%
Abilities
- Cursed Body100%
Tera types
- flying79.4%
- ghost12.5%
- normal3.3%
- dark2.2%
- fairy1.8%
- fighting0.5%
EV spreads
Teammates
Moves whose power depends on weight
Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.
Evolution
Type Matchups
Moves
Level up
| Lv1 | GhostConfuse Ray | Status |
| Lv1 | PsychicHypnosis | Status |
| Lv1 | GhostLick | Physical 30 |
| Lv1 | NormalMean Look | Status |
| Lv1 | NormalPerish Song | Status |
| Lv1 | NormalReflect Type | Status |
| Lv1 | GhostShadow Punch | Physical 60 |
| Lv12 | DarkPayback | Physical 50 |
| Lv16 | GhostSpite | Status |
| Lv20 | GhostCurse | Status |
| Lv24 | GhostHex | Special 65 |
| Lv30 | GhostNight Shade | Special |
| Lv36 | DarkSucker Punch | Physical 70 |
| Lv42 | DarkDark Pulse | Special 80 |
| Lv48 | GhostShadow Ball | Special 80 |
| Lv54 | GhostDestiny Bond | Status |
| Lv60 | PsychicDream Eater | Special 100 |
TM（57）
Same-type Pokémon
FAQ
What kind of Pokémon is Gengar?
Shadow Pokémon Possesses potential victims' shadows in an effort to steal away the victims' lives. If your shadow begins to laugh, you must take hold of a protective charm posthaste!
What type is Gengar?
Gengar is a Ghost / Poison-type Pokémon.
What is Gengar weak to?
It takes heavy damage from Ground / Psychic / Ghost / Dark-type moves.
What are Gengar's base stats?
HP60 / Atk65 / Def60 / SpA130 / SpD75 / Spe110 (total 500)
What are Gengar's abilities?
Cursed Body
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