gengar #94

Ghost

Poison

gengar's Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Ground

Dark

Ghost

Psychic

Resistant to (½x damage):

Grass

Poison

Fairy

Bug

gengar

Gengar is a powerful ghost/ poison type Pokémon known for its exceptional abilities. With a total base experience of 225, it possesses cursed-body, making it a formidable opponent in battle. Standing 1.5m tall and weighing 40.5kg, this Pokémon has unique characteristics that make it special in the world of Pokémon.

Base Stats

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

130

Special Defense

Speed

110

gengar's Height

1.5m

gengar's Weight

40.5kg

gengar's Category

Seed

gengar's Gender

♂ 87.5% ♀ 12.5%

gengar's Abilities

cursed-body

gengar's Evolution Chain

gastly

#0092

Ghost

Poison

haunter

#0093

Ghost

Poison

gengar

#0094

Ghost

Poison

gastly

#0092

Ghost

Poison

haunter

#0093

Ghost

Poison

gengar

#0094

Ghost

Poison

Pokédex entries

Generation I

redblue

Under a full moon, this POKéMON likes to mimic the shadows of people and laugh at their fright.

yellow

A GENGAR is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you.

Generation II

gold

It steals heat from its surround ings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a GENGAR appeared.

silver

To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity.

crystal

Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.

Generation III

rubysapphire

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.

emerald

Deep in the night, your shadow cast by a streetlight may suddenly overtake you. It is actually a GENGAR running past you, pretending to be your shadow.

firered

It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains.

leafgreen

On the night of a full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be GENGAR’s doing.

Generation IV

diamond

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

pearl

Lurking in the shadowy corners of rooms, it awaits chances to steal its prey’s life force.

platinum

The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a GENGAR delighting in casting curses on people.

heartgold

It steals heat from its surroundings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a GENGAR appeared.

soulsilver

To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey’s shadow and silently waits for an opportunity.

Generation V

blackwhite

The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.

black 2white 2

The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.

Generation VI

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

omega rubyalpha sapphire

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.

Hiding in people’s shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.

Generation VII

sun

Should you feel yourself attacked by a sudden chill, it is evidence of an approaching Gengar. There is no escaping it. Give up.

ultra sun

You can hear tales told all over the world about how Gengar will pay a visit to children who are naughty.

moon

It apparently wishes for a traveling companion. Since it was once human itself, it tries to create one by taking the lives of other humans.

ultra moon

Even your home isn’t safe. Gengar will lurk in whatever dark corner of a room it can find and wait for its chance to catch its prey.

lets go pikachulets go eevee

A Gengar is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you.

Generation VIII

sword

On the night of a full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be Gengar’s doing.

shield

It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains.

legends arceus

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!

Learnable Moves

Gengar can learn 124 moves:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
acid spray	poison	Special	40	100
ally switch	psychic	Status	—	—
astonish	ghost	Physical	30	100
attract	normal	Status	—	100
bide	normal	Physical	—	—
body slam	normal	Physical	85	100
brick break	fighting	Physical	75	100
captivate	normal	Status	—	100
confide	normal	Status	—	—
confuse ray	ghost	Status	—	100
corrosive gas	poison	Status	—	100
counter	fighting	Physical	—	100
curse	ghost	Status	—	—
dark pulse	dark	Special	80	100
dazzling gleam	fairy	Special	80	100
destiny bond	ghost	Status	—	—
disable	normal	Status	—	100
double edge	normal	Physical	120	100
double team	normal	Status	—	—
drain punch	fighting	Physical	75	100
dream eater	psychic	Special	100	100
dynamic punch	fighting	Physical	100	50
embargo	dark	Status	—	100
encore	normal	Status	—	100
endure	normal	Status	—	—
energy ball	grass	Special	90	100
explosion	normal	Physical	250	100
facade	normal	Physical	70	100
fire punch	fire	Physical	75	100
fling	dark	Physical	—	100
focus blast	fighting	Special	120	70
focus punch	fighting	Physical	150	100
foul play	dark	Physical	95	100
frustration	normal	Physical	—	100
giga drain	grass	Special	75	100
giga impact	normal	Physical	150	90
gunk shot	poison	Physical	120	80
haze	ice	Status	—	—
headbutt	normal	Physical	70	100
hex	ghost	Special	65	100
hidden power	normal	Special	60	100
hyper beam	normal	Special	150	90
hypnosis	psychic	Status	—	60
ice punch	ice	Physical	75	100
icy wind	ice	Special	55	95
imprison	psychic	Status	—	—
infestation	bug	Special	20	100
knock off	dark	Physical	65	100
laser focus	normal	Status	—	—
lick	ghost	Physical	30	100
mean look	normal	Status	—	—
mega drain	grass	Special	40	100
mega kick	normal	Physical	120	75
mega punch	normal	Physical	80	85
metronome	normal	Status	—	—
mimic	normal	Status	—	—
nasty plot	dark	Status	—	—
natural gift	normal	Physical	—	100
night shade	ghost	Special	—	100
nightmare	ghost	Status	—	100
ominous wind	ghost	Special	60	100
pain split	normal	Status	—	—
payback	dark	Physical	50	100
perish song	normal	Status	—	—
phantom force	ghost	Physical	90	100
poison gas	poison	Status	—	90
poison jab	poison	Physical	80	100
poltergeist	ghost	Physical	110	90
power up punch	fighting	Physical	40	100
protect	normal	Status	—	—
psych up	normal	Status	—	—
psychic	psychic	Special	90	100
psychic noise	psychic	Special	75	100
psywave	psychic	Special	—	100
rage	normal	Physical	20	100
rain dance	water	Status	—	—
reflect type	normal	Status	—	—
rest	psychic	Status	—	—
return	normal	Physical	—	100
rock smash	fighting	Physical	40	100
role play	psychic	Status	—	—
round	normal	Special	60	100
scary face	normal	Status	—	100
secret power	normal	Physical	70	100
seismic toss	fighting	Physical	—	100
self destruct	normal	Physical	200	100
shadow ball	ghost	Special	80	100
shadow claw	ghost	Physical	70	100
shadow punch	ghost	Physical	60	—
skill swap	psychic	Status	—	—
skitter smack	bug	Physical	70	90
skull bash	normal	Physical	130	100
sleep talk	normal	Status	—	—
sludge bomb	poison	Special	90	100
sludge wave	poison	Special	95	100
smog	poison	Special	30	70
snatch	dark	Status	—	—
snore	normal	Special	50	100
spite	ghost	Status	—	100
strength	normal	Physical	80	100
submission	fighting	Physical	80	80
substitute	normal	Status	—	—
sucker punch	dark	Physical	70	100
sunny day	fire	Status	—	—
swagger	normal	Status	—	85
take down	normal	Physical	90	85
taunt	dark	Status	—	100
telekinesis	psychic	Status	—	—
tera blast	normal	Special	80	100
thief	dark	Physical	60	100
thunder	electric	Special	110	70
thunder punch	electric	Physical	75	100
thunder wave	electric	Status	—	90
thunderbolt	electric	Special	90	100
torment	dark	Status	—	100
toxic	poison	Status	—	90
toxic spikes	poison	Status	—	—
trick	psychic	Status	—	100
trick room	psychic	Status	—	—
uproar	normal	Special	90	100
venoshock	poison	Special	65	100
will o wisp	fire	Status	—	85
wonder room	psychic	Status	—	—
zap cannon	electric	Special	120	50

Commonly Asked Questions About Gengar

What type is Gengar?

Gengar is a ghost and poison type Pokémon.

What does Gengar evolve from?

Gengar evolved from haunter that evolved from gastly.

What are Gengar's weaknesses?

Gengar is weak to ground, dark, ghost and psychic type moves.