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 Sash65.5%
- Life Orb8.6%
- Choice Scarf7.6%
- Spell Tag5.1%
Other items, combined · 4.9%
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.
If an opponent knocks out the user, it also faints.
Target can't use status moves its next 3 turns.
10% chance to paralyze the target.
100% chance to lower the foe(s) Speed by 1.
Burns the target.
Eliminates all stat changes.
10% chance to poison adjacent Pokemon.
No additional effect. Hits adjacent foes.
Goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed.
The user and the target trade Abilities.
Causes the target to fall asleep.
10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
User switches its held item with the target's.
Resets all of the target's stat stages to 0.
For 4 turns, disables the target's last move used.
Paralyzes the target.
20% chance to make the target flinch.
No foe can use any move known by the user.
Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2.
All active Pokemon will faint in 3 turns.