Gengar
Shadow Pokémon
- height
- 1.5 m
- weight
- 40.5 kg
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!
Base stats
Abilities
- Cursed Body100.0%
If this Pokemon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
Type matchups
Weak to
Resists / immune
Bar = relative damage taken · dashed line = neutral (1×)
Usage trends
Ranked usage at 1500+ · regulation changes are marked
Held items
Share of this form's ranked sets · current regulation
- Focus Sash67.8%
- Choice Scarf10.1%
- Life Orb6.0%
- Nothing2.7%
Other items, combined · 4.4%
Mega Gengar’s ranked sets are tracked separately.
See Mega Gengar items →
Moves76
20% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
30% chance to poison the target.
Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn.
100% chance to lower the foe(s) Speed by 1.
If an opponent knocks out the user, it also faints.
Target can't use status moves its next 3 turns.
10% chance to poison adjacent Pokemon.
Goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed.
Burns the target.
10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
No additional effect. Hits adjacent foes.
10% chance to paralyze the target.
20% chance to make the target flinch.
30% chance to paralyze. Can't miss in rain.
User switches its held item with the target's.
Poisons grounded foes on switch-in. Max 2 layers.
10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
All active Pokemon will faint in 3 turns.
100% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 2.
Badly poisons the target. Poison types can't miss.
Causes the target to fall asleep.
Resets all of the target's stat stages to 0.
Eliminates all stat changes.
User takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a substitute.
Power doubles if the target has a status ailment.
For 4 turns, disables the target's last move used.