Gengar

#94 · Shadow Pokémon

Gengar

ghostpoison

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!

Gengar

Gengar

ghostpoison

Base stats

HP60
Attack65
Defense60
Sp. Atk130
Sp. Def75
Speed110
Total500

Abilities

  • Cursed Body

    If this Pokemon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.

Defensive matchups

Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar

ghostpoison
Gengarite

Base stats

HP60
Attack65
Defense80
Sp. Atk170
Sp. Def95
Speed130
Total600

Abilities

  • Shadow Tag

    Prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this Ability.

Defensive matchups

Learnable moves 76

MoveTypeClassPowerAccPPForms
Acid Spray Lowers the target's Sp. Def by 2 stages.poisonspecial40100%20All
Body Slam 30% chance to paralyze the target.normalphysical85100%15All
Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.fightingphysical75100%15All
Clear Smog Removes all of the target’s stat modifiers.poisonspecial50—15All
Confuse Ray Confuses the target for 2 to 5 turns.ghoststatus—100%10All
Corrosive Gas Target drops its held item.poisonstatus—100%40All
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.ghoststatus——10All
Dark Pulse 20% chance to make the target flinch.darkspecial80100%15All
Dazzling Gleam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.fairyspecial80100%10All
Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.ghoststatus——5All
Disable Disables the target's last move.normalstatus—100%20All
Drain Punch User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.fightingphysical75100%10All
Endure Priority +4: usually moves first.normalstatus——10All
Energy Ball 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.grassspecial90100%10All
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.normalphysical70100%20All
Fire Punch 10% chance to burn the target.firephysical75100%15All
Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.darkphysical—100%10All
Focus Blast 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.fightingspecial12070%5All
Focus Punch Priority -3: usually moves last.fightingphysical150100%20All
Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.darkphysical95100%15All
Giga Drain User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.grassspecial75100%10All
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.normalphysical15090%5All
Gunk Shot 30% chance to poison the target.poisonphysical12080%5All
Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.icestatus——30All
Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.ghostspecial65100%10All
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.normalspecial15090%5All
Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep for 2 to 4 turns.psychicstatus—60%20All
Ice Punch 10% chance to freeze the target.icephysical75100%15All
Icy Wind Lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed by 1 stage.icespecial5595%15All
Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.psychicstatus——10All
Knock Off Target drops its held item.darkphysical65100%20All
Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle.normalstatus——5All
Nasty Plot Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2 stages.darkstatus——20All
Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.ghostspecial—100%15All
Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.normalstatus——20All
Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.darkphysical50100%10All
Perish Song Dooms every Pokémon to faint in 3 turns.normalstatus——5All
Phantom Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.ghostphysical90100%10All
Poison Jab 30% chance to poison the target.poisonphysical80100%20All
Poltergeist Fails if the target has no held item.ghostphysical11090%5All
Protect Inflicts protect on the user. Priority +4: usually moves first.normalstatus——10All
Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.normalstatus——10All
Psychic 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.psychicspecial90100%10All
Psychic Noisepsychicspecial75100%10All
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.waterstatus——5All
Reflect Type User becomes the target’s type.normalstatus——15All
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.psychicstatus——5All
Round Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn.normalspecial60100%15All
Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by 2 stages.normalstatus—100%10All
Self-Destruct User faints.normalphysical200100%5All
Shadow Ball 20% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.ghostspecial80100%15All
Shadow Claw Critical hit ratio raised by 1.ghostphysical70100%15All
Shadow Punch Never misses.ghostphysical60—20All
Skill Swap User and target swap abilities.psychicstatus——10All
Skitter Smack Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1 stage.bugphysical7090%10All
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.normalstatus——10All
Sludge Bomb 30% chance to poison the target.poisonspecial90100%10All
Sludge Wave 10% chance to poison every other Pokémon.poisonspecial95100%10All
Snore 30% chance to make the target flinch.normalspecial50100%15All
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.ghoststatus—100%10All
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.normalstatus——10All
Sucker Punch Priority +1: usually moves first.darkphysical70100%5All
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.firestatus——5All
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.darkstatus—100%20All
Thief Takes the target’s item.darkphysical60100%25All
Thunder 30% chance to paralyze the target.electricspecial11070%10All
Thunder Punch 10% chance to paralyze the target.electricphysical75100%15All
Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.electricstatus—90%20All
Thunderbolt 10% chance to paralyze the target.electricspecial90100%15All
Toxic Badly poisons the target.poisonstatus—90%10All
Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.poisonstatus——20All
Trick User and target swap items.psychicstatus—100%10All
Trick Room Priority -7: usually moves last.psychicstatus——5All
Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.poisonspecial65100%10All
Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.firestatus—85%15All
Wonder Room All Pokémon’s Defense and Special Defense are swapped for 5 turns.psychicstatus——10All