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Gengar, a Ghost and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Gengar: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Gengar is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (130) and Speed (110), with a base stat total of 500. Competitively it is a strong choice in RarelyUsed.

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What is Gengar weak to?

How much damage Gengar takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkGhostGroundPsychic
0.5×ResistsFairyGrass
0.25×ResistsBugPoison
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Gengar takes super-effective damage from Dark, Ghost, Ground, Psychic. It resists Fairy, Grass, Bug, Poison and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Gengar

Gengar has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Gunk ShotPoison120
  • PoltergeistGhost110

Best nature for Gengar

Timid. Gengar is a special attacker (130 Sp. Atk) with usable 110 Speed, so Timid (+Speed, −Attack) is the standard pick.

Abilities

  • Cursed BodyIf this Pokemon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.

Evolution line

Gastly
Haunter
Gengar
Full learnset (74 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
PoltergeistGhost11090%Physical
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Shadow PunchGhost60-Physical
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
LickGhost30100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
HazeIce--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Mean LookNormal--Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
Perish SongNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
Reflect TypeNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status