No. 0094 · Gen 1
Gengar weakness and type
Hit GENGAR with Ground, Psychic, Ghost and Dark for 2× damage.
Moves against Gengar
2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
¼×Barely scratches it
0×No effect
In Pokémon GO: Ground deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart
Test a matchup against GengarAbilities
- Cursed BodyNo change to type matchups
Base stats
- HP60
- Attack65
- Defense60
- Sp. Atk130
- Sp. Def75
- Speed110
- Total500
Best nature
TimidOutspeeds more opponents and drops Attack.
ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.
Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.
Defeating Gengar gives 3 Sp. Atk EVs.
Calculate Gengar's statsHow Gengar evolves
GastlyGhostPoison- Level 25
HaunterGhostPoison- TradeZ-A, S/V, BD/SP, Sw/Sh, Let's Go, US/UM, S/M, OR/AS, X/Y, B/W, HG/SS, D/P/Pt, FR/LG, R/S/E, Gen 2, Gen 1Use Linking CordArceusGengarGhostPoison
No evolution for this line in the game you picked.
What Gengar can hit with
The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.
| Type | Move | Kind | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Explosion | Physical | 250 |
| Fighting | Focus Punch | Physical | 150 |
| Electric | Zap Cannon | Special | 120 |
| Poison | Gunk Shotsame type | Physical | 120 |
| Ghost | Poltergeistsame type | Physical | 110 |
| Psychic | Dream Eater | Special | 100 |
| Dark | Foul Play | Physical | 95 |
| Grass | Energy Ball | Special | 90 |
| Fairy | Dazzling Gleam | Special | 80 |
| Fire | Fire Punch | Physical | 75 |
| Ice | Ice Punch | Physical | 75 |
| Bug | Skitter Smack | Physical | 70 |
Type counters to Gengar
Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.
