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Gengar

1,856 appearances (Regulation M-A)
Forms: Gengar [Mega Gengar]
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Tier
Gengar
Ghost Poison
HP 60
Atk 65
Def 60
Sp.Atk 130
Sp.Def 75
Speed 110
Total 500
Weight 89.3 lbs.
Cursed Body
When the Pokémon takes damage from a move, the attacker has a 30% chance of gaining the Move Disabled status for 4 turns.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Ground Psychic Ghost Dark
Resistance · ½×
Grass Fairy
Resistance · ¼×
Poison Bug
Immunity · 0×
Normal Fighting

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Cursed Body Gengarite
100.0 51.7% WR · 303 teams
Perish Song Protect Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb
Team
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body · Gengarite
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
89%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Chople Berry
42%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Sitrus Berry
36%
Kommo-o
Kommo-o
Soundproof · Leftovers
31%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · Focus Sash
31%
The Grand Champions Festival · SupahSanti (#4) · 16–3
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body Gengarite
Protect Perish Song Sludge Bomb Shadow Ball
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden Focus Sash
Protect Fake Out Close Combat Dire Claw
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Sitrus Berry
Protect Fake Out Flare Blitz Parting Shot
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant Chople Berry
Protect Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Low Kick
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Snow Warning Never-Melt Ice
Protect Encore Disable Blizzard
Dragonite
Dragonite
Multiscale Dragon Fang
Protect Extreme Speed Dragon Claw Low Kick
#2
Cursed Body Gengarite
96.7 53.1% WR · 42 teams
Protect Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Will-O-Wisp
Team
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body · Gengarite
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Chople Berry
67%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
38%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Chople Berry
36%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
29%
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
Sand Stream · Choice Scarf
29%
UK-Only! Champions Pop-Up TOUR!!! (£25 Prizepool) · bwenty (#2) · 6–1
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body Gengarite
Sludge Bomb Shadow Ball Will-O-Wisp Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Sitrus Berry
Flare Blitz Throat Chop Parting Shot Fake Out
Dragonite
Dragonite
Multiscale Dragon Fang
Dragon Claw Low Kick Extreme Speed Tailwind
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil Floettite
Moonblast Dazzling Gleam Calm Mind Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant Chople Berry
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Low Kick Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Mystic Water
Wave Crash Last Respects Aqua Jet Protect
#3
Cursed Body Gengarite
96.6 49.9% WR · 360 teams
Disable Perish Song Protect Shadow Ball
Team
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body · Gengarite
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Passho Berry
95%
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle · Sitrus Berry
74%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Kasib Berry
57%
Kommo-o
Kommo-o
Soundproof · Leftovers
35%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Leftovers
20%
The Grand Champions Festival · Vgcorner (#20) · 13–3
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body Gengarite
Shadow Ball Perish Song Disable Protect
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero Mystic Water
Jet Punch Wave Crash Encore Protect
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle Leftovers
Hurricane Muddy Water Wide Guard Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Sitrus Berry
Fake Out Darkest Lariat Parting Shot Protect
Maushold
Maushold
Friend Guard Focus Sash
Super Fang Follow Me Encore Protect
Hydreigon
Hydreigon
Levitate Choice Scarf
Dark Pulse Snarl Draco Meteor U-turn
#4
Cursed Body Gengarite
96.3 49.9% WR · 294 teams
Disable Protect Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb
Team
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body · Gengarite
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Shuca Berry
72%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Choice Scarf
40%
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Snow Warning · Focus Sash
39%
Rotom [Wash Rotom]
Rotom [Wash Rotom]
Levitate · Sitrus Berry
32%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
28%
The Grand Champions Festival · MichaelderBeste (#6) · 15–3
Aegislash
Aegislash
Stance Change Colbur Berry
Poltergeist Shadow Sneak Sacred Sword King's Shield
Rotom [Wash Rotom]
Rotom [Wash Rotom]
Levitate Sitrus Berry
Hydro Pump Volt Switch Will-O-Wisp Protect
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body Gengarite
Sludge Bomb Shadow Ball Disable Protect
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin Choice Scarf
Earthquake Stomping Tantrum Rock Slide Rock Tomb
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Snow Warning Focus Sash
Blizzard Freeze-Dry Encore Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Shuca Berry
Flare Blitz Throat Chop Fake Out Parting Shot
#5
Cursed Body Gengarite
90.0 49.4% WR · 57 teams
Protect Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Substitute
Team
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body · Gengarite
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
72%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
33%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
28%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Chople Berry
26%
Kommo-o
Kommo-o
Overcoat · Leftovers
26%
Alpensee Anniversary by codecentric AG (500€💰) · Finabas (#6) · 8–2
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster Focus Sash
Moonblast Tailwind Encore Fake Tears
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body Gengarite
Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Substitute Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Sitrus Berry
Fake Out Flare Blitz Darkest Lariat Parting Shot
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin Garchompite
Earthquake Dragon Claw Rock Slide Protect
Rotom [Wash Rotom]
Rotom [Wash Rotom]
Levitate Choice Scarf
Electroweb Hydro Pump Volt Switch Trick
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden White Herb
Close Combat Dire Claw Fake Out Protect

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
71.6% usage · WR 48.0%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost
32.5% usage · WR 48.3%
Politoed
Politoed
Water
27.0% usage · WR 47.7%
Kommo-o
Kommo-o
Dragon Fighting
26.5% usage · WR 49.0%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Dark Steel
26.4% usage · WR 49.6%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
22.3% usage · WR 47.4%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Fighting Poison
21.4% usage · WR 49.3%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
19.2% usage · WR 48.5%

Most Common Moves

Shadow Ball
1782 (96.0%)
Protect
1753 (94.5%)
Sludge Bomb
1166 (62.8%)
Perish Song
924 (49.8%)
Disable
696 (37.5%)
Icy Wind
254 (13.7%)
Substitute
254 (13.7%)
Sludge Wave
91 (4.9%)
Taunt
67 (3.6%)
Will-O-Wisp
66 (3.6%)

Most Common Items

Gengarite Gengarite
1719 (92.6%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
92 (5.0%)
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
14 (0.8%)
Quick Claw Quick Claw
10 (0.5%)
Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
8 (0.4%)
White Herb White Herb
2 (0.1%)
Poison Barb Poison Barb
2 (0.1%)
Meganiumite Meganiumite
1 (0.1%)
Leftovers Leftovers
1 (0.1%)
Shell Bell Shell Bell
1 (0.1%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 16
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 16
Clear Smog Poison Special 50 101 16
Confuse Ray Ghost Status - 100 12
Corrosive Gas Poison Status - 100 20
Curse Ghost Status - 101 12
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 16
Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 80 100 12
Destiny Bond Ghost Status - 101 8
Disable Normal Status - 100 20
Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100 12
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100 16
Fling Dark Physical 1 100 12
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 8
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 16
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 12
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80 8
Haze Ice Status - 101 20
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 12
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Hypnosis Psychic Status - 60 20
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 16
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 16
Imprison Psychic Status - 101 12
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Mean Look Normal Status - 101 8
Nasty Plot Dark Status - 101 20
Night Shade Ghost Special 1 100 16
Pain Split Normal Status - 101 20
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 12
Perish Song Normal Status - 101 8
Phantom Force Ghost Physical 90 100 12
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110 90 8
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Psych Up Normal Status - 101 12
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 12
Psychic Noise Psychic Special 75 100 12
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Reflect Type Normal Status - 101 16
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Scary Face Normal Status - 100 12
Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200 100 8
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 16
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 16
Shadow Punch Ghost Physical 60 101 20
Skill Swap Psychic Status - 101 12
Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90 12
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 12
Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Spite Ghost Status - 100 12
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 8
Sunny Day Fire Status - 101 8
Taunt Dark Status - 100 20
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 12
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 16
Thunder Wave Electric Status - 90 20
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 16
Toxic Poison Status - 90 12
Toxic Spikes Poison Status - 101 20
Trick Psychic Status - 100 12
Trick Room Psychic Status - 101 8
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 12
Will-O-Wisp Fire Status - 85 16
Wonder Room Psychic Status - 101 12

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