Gengar (Pokémon GO) - Best Movesets, Counters, Evolutions And CP

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#94 (Kanto)

Pokémon type

Ghost Poison

Stronger attack types vs. Gengar

Ground 160% Ghost 160% Psychic 160% Dark 160% Grass 63% Fairy 63% Normal 39% Poison 39% Bug 39% Fighting 24%

Weaker attack types

Best moveset for Gengar

The best moves for Gengar are Lick and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense

Lick Elite TM 12dps Shadow Ball 40dps

Defense

Hex 9.6dps Shadow Ball 40dps View all moves » Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are currently a total of 4 Pokémon in the Gastly family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Gengar evolves from Haunter which costs 100 Candy, and evolves into Mega Gengar which is not permanent.

GastlyHaunter25Gengar100Mega Gengar

• Evolving Mega Gengar costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

Gengar (Costume 2020)Mega Gengar

• Evolving Mega Gengar costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

Forms

There are 3 different forms of Gengar:

Normal Costume 2020 Mega Evolution

Standard game images

There is a very low chance that you can get a shiny Gengar, which would have the following appearance:

Summary

Gengar is a Ghost & Poison Pokémon which evolves from Haunter. It is vulnerable to Ground, Ghost, Psychic and Dark moves. Gengar's strongest moveset is Lick & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 3,254. Gengar evolves into Mega Gengar.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Sucker Punch	5	12	10
Shadow Claw	6	8	14.4
Hex	8	13	9.6
Lick Elite TM	5	12	12

Main move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Shadow Ball	100	-16.7	40
Sludge Bomb	85	-20	40.8
Focus Blast	140	-28.6	40
Dark Pulse Elite TM	80	-16.7	26.7
Shadow Punch Elite TM	35	-22	28
Sludge Wave Elite TM	105	-33.3	42
Psychic Elite TM	95	-16.7	31.7

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Offensive Defensive

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Lick 12 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	23.7	105%
Lick 12 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	22.8	101%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.5	100%
Hex 9.6 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.5	100%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.2	98%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.7	96%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.6	96%
Hex 9.6 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.4	95%
Lick 12 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	20.2	90%
Lick 12 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	19.9	88%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	19.8	88%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19.6	87%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	19.4	86%
Lick 12 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	19.3	85%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19.1	85%
Hex 9.6 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19	84%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	18.5	82%
Hex 9.6 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	18.4	82%
Hex 9.6 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	18.2	81%
Lick 12 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	18.1	80%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	18.1	80%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	17.9	79%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	17.8	79%
Lick 12 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	17.6	78%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	17	75%
Hex 9.6 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	16.8	75%
Hex 9.6 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	16.3	72%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	16.3	72%

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Hex 9.6 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.5	100%
Hex 9.6 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.4	90%
Hex 9.6 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19	84%
Hex 9.6 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	16.8	75%
Hex 9.6 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	18.2	72%
Lick 12 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	23.7	69%
Hex 9.6 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	18.4	69%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.5	66%
Lick 12 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	22.8	63%
Hex 9.6 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	16.3	63%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.6	60%
Lick 12 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	20.2	59%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19.1	56%
Lick 12 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	18.1	53%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.2	53%
Lick 12 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	19.9	52%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	17	50%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.7	49%
Lick 12 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	19.3	49%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	18.5	48%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19.6	48%
Lick 12 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	17.6	46%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	17.8	46%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	18.1	44%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	17.9	44%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	19.8	44%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	16.3	43%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	19.4	42%

Counters & Raids

What counters Gengar?

Gengar is a Ghost/Poison type Pokémon, which makes it weak against Ground, Ghost, Psychic and Dark moves.

These are the Pokémon and their moves that do the most damage to Gengar.

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Gengar Raid Guide

Gengar has previously been a Raid Boss in Tier 3 Raids.

Tier 1 Tier 3 Tier 5 Mega Raid Tier 2 Tier 4 Raid Tier 1 Boss CP 3,227 Suggested players 2-5

Boss HP	123
Caught CP range	123
Caught CP (boosted)	12 - 32
Minimum IVs	10 / 10 / 10

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack	261
Defense	149
Stamina	155

Max HP

Level 40

134

Size

Height	1.5 m
Weight	40.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,233
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,644
Level 30 Max wild	2,467
Level 40	2,878
Level 50	3,254

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,055
Level 35 (wild)	2,672

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