Gengar

Template:PokéBoxPanel Gengar (Japanese: ゲンガー Gengaa) is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Biology

Physiology

Gengar is a shadow-like, round-bodied Pokémon with two large, pointed ears and short spikes lining its back. Gengar has two red eyes and a toothy, sinister smile. It has claws on its hands. Gengar stands on its two short legs, but it can Levitate as well.

Natural abilities

Gengars have the ability Levitate. Levitate makes Gengar immune to Ground-type moves, but this was later removed in Generation VII. This Pokémon hides in the shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 °F. When there is a Full Moon, this Pokémon likes to scare people by pretending to be their shadow, then laugh at their fear. Gengars are mostly based on being mean and evil by tormenting people, hurting them and overtaking them. It can absorb any surrounding heat, leaving a sudden chill. To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. Gengar is also able to merge with and inhabit the shadow of another being.

Evolution

Gengar is the evolved form of Haunter, by trade. It can further evolve into Mega Gengar by using its Gengarite.

Game info

Pokédex entries

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Stats

Stats
HP	60
Attack	65
Defense	60
Sp. Atk	1
Sp. Def	1
Speed	110
Total	297

Stats
HP	60
Attack	65
Defense	80
Sp. Atk	1
Sp. Def	1
Speed	130
Total	337

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Shadow Punch	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Ghost	Physical
1	Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
5	Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
8	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
12	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status
15	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special
19	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
22	Sucker Punch	70	100%	5	Dark	Physical
28	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
33	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
39	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
44	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
50	Destiny Bond	—	—%	5	Ghost	Status
55	Hex	65	100%	10	Ghost	Special
61	Nightmare	—	100%	15	Ghost	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
5	Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
8	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
12	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
15	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
19	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
22	Sucker Punch	80	100%	5	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
25	Shadow Punch	60	100%	20	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
28	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
33	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
39	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
44	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
50	Destiny Bond	—	—%	5	Ghost	Status		7 ♥	0 ♥
55	Hex	65	100%	10	Ghost	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
61	Nightmare	—	100%	15	Ghost	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Ghost	Physical
5	Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
8	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
12	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status
15	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special
19	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
22	Sucker Punch	80	100%	5	Dark	Physical
25	Shadow Punch	60	100%	20	Ghost	Physical
28	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
33	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
39	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
44	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
50	Destiny Bond	—	—%	5	Ghost	Status
55	Hex	65	100%	10	Ghost	Special
61	Nightmare	—	100%	15	Ghost	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Ghost	Physical		0 ♥
5	Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥
8	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥
12	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status		0 ♥
15	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost	Special		3 ♥
19	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥
22	Sucker Punch	80	100%	5	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
25	Shadow Punch	60	100%	20	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
28	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
33	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		2 ♥
39	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		1 ♥
44	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		2 ♥
50	Destiny Bond	—	—%	5	Ghost	Status		0 ♥
55	Nightmare	—	100%	15	Ghost	Status		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic		1 ♥	3 ♥
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Ghost		1 ♥	4 ♥
8	Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost		2 ♥	0 ♥
13	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
16	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost		3 ♥	0 ♥
21	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost		2 ♥	1 ♥
25	Shadow Punch	60	100%	20	Ghost		2 ♥	0 ♥
31	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost		3 ♥	0 ♥
39	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic		2 ♥	2 ♥
48	Destiny Bond	—	—%	5	Ghost		8 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Ghost
1	Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost
1	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal
1	Curse	—	—%	10	Ghost
1	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic
31	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost
39	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic
48	Destiny Bond	—	—%	5	Ghost
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration I
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Ghost
1	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Ghost
1	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost
29	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic
38	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM53	Energy Ball	90	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM53	Energy Ball	90	100%	10	Grass	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		8 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock Smash^XY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power^ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM98	Power-Up Punch	40	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash^ORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM19	Telekinesis	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM53	Energy Ball	80	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM01	Focus Punch	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special		2 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		2 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		3 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical		0 ♥
TM48	Skill Swap	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM49	Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		2 ♥
TM53	Energy Ball	80	100%	10	Grass	Special		2 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM60	Drain Punch	60	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM79	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		2 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical		2 ♥
TM85	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic	Special		1 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation III
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Focus Punch	150	100%	20	Fighting		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting		1 ♥	4 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Skill Swap	—	—%	10	Psychic		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM49	Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark		2 ♥	1 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	1 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	20	100%	15	Fighting		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation II
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM01	DynamicPunch	100	50%	5	Fighting
TM02	Headbutt	70	100%	15	Normal
TM03	Curse	—	—%	10	???
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM07	Zap Cannon	100	50%	5	Electric
TM08	Rock Smash	20	100%	15	Fighting
TM09	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire
TM13	Snore	40	100%	15	Normal
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass
TM20	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM33	Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice
TM34	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal
TM35	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal
TM41	ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric
TM42	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark
TM48	Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire
TM50	Nightmare	—	100%	15	Ghost
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation I
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM01	Mega Punch	80	85%	20	Normal
TM05	Mega Kick	120	75%	5	Normal
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM08	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal
TM09	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal
TM10	Double-Edge	100	100%	15	Normal
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
TM17	Submission	80	80%	25	Fighting
TM18	Counter	—	100%	20	Fighting
TM19	Seismic Toss	—	100%	20	Fighting
TM20	Rage	20	100%	20	Normal
TM21	Mega Drain	40	100%	10	Grass
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic
TM31	Mimic	—	—%	10	Normal
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM34	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal
TM35	Metronome	—	—%	10	Normal
TM36	Selfdestruct	130	100%	5	Normal
TM40	Skull Bash	100	100%	15	Normal
TM42	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Psychic
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM46	Psywave	—	80%	15	Psychic
TM47	Explosion	170	100%	5	Normal
TM50	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Gengar can learn, refer to Gastly.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Ally Switch ^USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Drain Punch ^USUM	75	100%	10	Fighting	Physical
Fire Punch ^USUM	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Focus Punch ^USUM	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Foul Play ^USUM	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Giga Drain ^USUM	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Ice Punch ^USUM	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
Icy Wind ^USUM	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Knock Off ^USUM	65	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Laser Focus ^USUM	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Pain Split ^USUM	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Role Play ^USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Skill Swap ^USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Snatch ^USUM	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite ^USUM	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Telekinesis ^USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Thunder Punch ^USUM	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Trick ^USUM	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status
Uproar ^USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Wonder Room ^USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Drain Punch ^ORAS	75	100%	10	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Fire Punch ^ORAS	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Punch ^ORAS	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Foul Play ^ORAS	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Giga Drain ^ORAS	75	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Ice Punch ^ORAS	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Icy Wind ^ORAS	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Knock Off ^ORAS	65	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
Pain Split ^ORAS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Role Play ^ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Skill Swap ^ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snatch ^ORAS	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Spite ^ORAS	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Thunder Punch ^ORAS	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Trick ^ORAS	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Uproar ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Wonder Room ^ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
Drain Punch	75	100%	10	Fighting	Physical
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Giga Drain	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Knock Off	20	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Pain Split	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Role Play	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Skill Swap	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Trick	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status
Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Wonder Room	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		2 ♥
Headbutt ^HGSS	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		2 ♥
Icy Wind	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		2 ♥
Knock Off	20	100%	20	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
Ominous Wind	60	100%	5	Ghost	Special		0 ♥
Pain Split ^HGSS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
Role Play ^HGSS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Spite	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥
Sucker Punch	80	100%	5	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		2 ♥
Trick	—	100%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
Uproar	50	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation III
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Body Slam ^FRLGEXD	85	100%	15	Normal		1 ♥	4 ♥
Counter ^FRLGE	—	100%	20	Fighting		2 ♥	0 ♥
Double-Edge ^FRLGEXD	120	100%	15	Normal		6 ♥	0 ♥
Dream Eater ^FRLGEXD	100	100%	15	Psychic		2 ♥	2 ♥
DynamicPunch ^E	100	50%	5	Fighting		2 ♥	1 ♥
Endure ^E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Explosion ^FRLGE	250	100%	5	Normal		8 ♥	0 ♥
Fire Punch ^E	75	100%	15	Fire		4 ♥	0 ♥
Ice Punch ^E	75	100%	15	Ice		4 ♥	0 ♥
Mega Kick ^FRLGE	120	75%	5	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Mega Punch ^FRLGE	80	85%	20	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Metronome ^FRLGE	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Mimic ^FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Nightmare ^XD	—	100%	15	Ghost		1 ♥	3 ♥
Psych Up ^E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Seismic Toss ^FRLGEXD	—	100%	20	Fighting		2 ♥	1 ♥
Selfdestruct ^XD	200	100%	5	Normal		8 ♥	0 ♥
Sleep Talk ^E	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^E	40	100%	15	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Substitute ^FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swagger ^EXD	—	90%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
ThunderPunch ^E	75	100%	15	Electric		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation II
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
Thunderbolt ^C	95	100%	15	Electric
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Evolve Haunter	None
Yellow	Evolve Haunter	None
Gold and Silver	Evolve Haunter	None
Crystal	Evolve Haunter	None
Ruby and Sapphire	Trade	None
FireRed and LeafGreen	Evolve Haunter	None
Emerald	Trade	None
Diamond and Pearl	Old Chateau (Any GBA Pokémon game)	Dongle
Platinum	Old Chateau (Any GBA Pokémon game)	Dongle
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Evolve Haunter	None
Black and White	Evolve Haunter (White only)	None
X and Y	Evolve Haunter	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None
Sword and Shield	Giant's Cap Max Raid Battle: Giant's Mirror, South Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness Gigantamax Raid Battle: Stony Wilderness (shield only)	Common

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 68, Forever Level 18, Mr. Fuji (Adventures)
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Evolve Haunter
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Sky Stairway (1-49F)
Pokémon Ranger	Fiore Temple
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Hippowdon Temple, Altru Tower, Altru Building,
Pokémon Rumble	Eternal Tower
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Haunted Zone
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Oblivia Ruins, Dark Temple

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
No.	Pokémon	Group	Field Move	Poké Assist
R-019	Gengar	Ghost	Psy Power 3	Ghost
Capture Points^{[Notes 1]}	5320 (approx.)	On Sight^{[Notes 2]}	Teleports towards and chases player.
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It attacks by spitting out eerie orbs and sinister ones imbued with loathing.
Notes
^ The amount of points required to capture the Pokémon (excluding boss Pokémon) ^ The reaction of the Pokémon when players approach it

Sprites

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Anime

Trivia

Despite Gengar being able to sneak within shadows, it is unable to learn the move Shadow Sneak.
Despite being part Poison-type, it cannot learn any Poison-type moves by leveling up.
Even though Gengar isn't shown levitating in any of the core series games, it still has the ability Levitate. However, its ability was changed to Cursed Body in Generation VII.
Unlike most Pokémon, a Shiny Gengar has a small physical difference from a normal Gengar in HeartGold and SoulSilver. In said games, the spikes on a Shiny Gengar's back are shaped differently than a regular Gengar's.
Gengar is four inches shorter than Haunter, despite it being evolved from Haunter.
- Mega Gengar, like Mega Alakazam, gets shorter when it Mega Evolves.
Gengar's Mega Stone is banned by Smogon on online battles in X/Y due to Shadow Tag and Perish Song.
There is a theory stating that Gengar might be the shadow of Clefairy or Clefable.
- This is because they have a similar physical appearance, because Gengar's name originates from the term "doppelganger", and because Gengar's species is the Shadow Pokémon.
Gengar, along with Nidorino and Jigglypuff, are the first Pokémon to appear in any Pokémon media.
Back in 2014, a shiny Gengar was released with the move Sludge Wave, a move Gengar normally cannot learn.
Gengar is one of the 16 Pokemon to be made into a puppet in Japan.
- It is also one of the 5 dual types to become a puppet along with Marshtomp, Slowpoke, Croagunk & Buneary. This also means it is the only fully evolved puppet Pokemon.
Gastly and its evolved forms are the first and only Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon.
- This makes Gastly and its evolutions the only Poison-type Pokémon weak to the Dark-type.
Gengar could be seen as a counterpart to Alakazam. Both are part of a three-part evolution line that first requires leveling and then trading in order to fully evolve. Both can Mega Evolve and both of them get shorter once doing so. Both have a BST of 500 in Generation VI. Both are weak to each others STAB moves (Alakazam is weak to Ghost-type moves and Gengar is weak to Psychic-type moves). Both can also learn a total of 13 egg-moves in Generation VI. Both are also weak to Dark-type moves.

Origins

Gengar may have been based on the Oni, a creature of ancient Japanese folklore that was said to float invisibly above cities, bringing anything from a natural disaster like an earthquake to a terrible disease. It also appears to be based off a ghostly cat. Its name is possibly based off "doppelganger".

v · d · eGigantamax Pokémon

Generation I	Venusaur Charizard Blastoise Butterfree Pikachu Meowth Machamp Gengar Kingler Lapras Eevee Snorlax

Generation V	Garbodor

Generation VII	Melmetal

Generation VIII	Rillaboom Cinderace Inteleon Corviknight Orbeetle Drednaw Coalossal Flapple Appletun Sandaconda Toxtricity Centiskorch Hatterene Grimmsnarl Alcremie Copperajah Duraludon Urshifu

See also	Mega Evolution

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