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Gengar

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Generation I
Gengar artwork

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID
94
Generation
Generation I
Legendary
No
Mythical
No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

3 form records are associated with this species.

Gengar

Default form

Dataset record: gengar

Gengar sprite
Ghost Poison

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Gengar base statistics HP 60 Attack 65 Defense 60 Sp. Atk 130 Sp. Def 75 Speed 110

Total base stats500

Abilities

Cursed Body
Slot 1 Gen V Main series

Weak to

Ground ×2 Ghost ×2 Psychic ×2 Dark ×2

Resists

Poison ×0.25 Bug ×0.25 Grass ×0.5 Fairy ×0.5

Immune to

Normal Fighting

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (130): Sp. Atk.

Lowest value (60): HP, Defense.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary
  • 2× weaknesses: Ground, Ghost, Psychic, Dark
  • ¼× resistances: Poison, Bug
  • ½× resistances: Grass, Fairy
  • Immunities: Normal, Fighting

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage
  • Dark: Resisting types: Dark, Fairy, Fighting.
  • Ghost: Immune types: Normal. Resisting types: Dark.
  • Ground: Immune types: Flying. Resisting types: Bug, Grass.
  • Psychic: Immune types: Dark. Resisting types: Psychic, Steel.

Dual-type coverage across all weaknesses: Bug / Dark; Dark / Flying; Dark / Grass.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 1.5 m

Weight 40.5 kg

Gengar Mega

Dataset record: gengar-mega

Gengar Mega sprite
Ghost Poison

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Gengar Mega base statistics HP 60 Attack 65 Defense 80 Sp. Atk 170 Sp. Def 95 Speed 130

Total base stats600

Abilities

Shadow Tag
Slot 1 Gen III Main series

Weak to

Ground ×2 Ghost ×2 Psychic ×2 Dark ×2

Resists

Poison ×0.25 Bug ×0.25 Grass ×0.5 Fairy ×0.5

Immune to

Normal Fighting

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (170): Sp. Atk.

Lowest value (60): HP.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary
  • 2× weaknesses: Ground, Ghost, Psychic, Dark
  • ¼× resistances: Poison, Bug
  • ½× resistances: Grass, Fairy
  • Immunities: Normal, Fighting

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage
  • Dark: Resisting types: Dark, Fairy, Fighting.
  • Ghost: Immune types: Normal. Resisting types: Dark.
  • Ground: Immune types: Flying. Resisting types: Bug, Grass.
  • Psychic: Immune types: Dark. Resisting types: Psychic, Steel.

Dual-type coverage across all weaknesses: Bug / Dark; Dark / Flying; Dark / Grass.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 1.4 m

Weight 40.5 kg

Gengar Gmax

Dataset record: gengar-gmax

Gengar Gmax sprite
Ghost Poison

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Gengar Gmax base statistics HP 60 Attack 65 Defense 60 Sp. Atk 130 Sp. Def 75 Speed 110

Total base stats500

Abilities

Cursed Body
Slot 1 Gen V Main series

Weak to

Ground ×2 Ghost ×2 Psychic ×2 Dark ×2

Resists

Poison ×0.25 Bug ×0.25 Grass ×0.5 Fairy ×0.5

Immune to

Normal Fighting

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (130): Sp. Atk.

Lowest value (60): HP, Defense.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary
  • 2× weaknesses: Ground, Ghost, Psychic, Dark
  • ¼× resistances: Poison, Bug
  • ½× resistances: Grass, Fairy
  • Immunities: Normal, Fighting

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage
  • Dark: Resisting types: Dark, Fairy, Fighting.
  • Ghost: Immune types: Normal. Resisting types: Dark.
  • Ground: Immune types: Flying. Resisting types: Bug, Grass.
  • Psychic: Immune types: Dark. Resisting types: Psychic, Steel.

Dual-type coverage across all weaknesses: Bug / Dark; Dark / Flying; Dark / Grass.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 20.0 m

Weight 1,000.0 kg

GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

74 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

Learnset entries available in the Gen 9 source; these are not a recommended competitive set.

Browse available moves 74 moves
Acid Spray Poison

Special

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Body Slam Normal

Physical

Power
85
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Brick Break Fighting

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Confuse Ray Ghost

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Curse Ghost

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Dark Pulse Dark

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Dazzling Gleam Fairy

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Destiny Bond Ghost

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Drain Punch Fighting

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Dream Eater Psychic

Special

Power
100
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Encore Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Endure Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Energy Ball Grass

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Facade Normal

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Fire Punch Fire

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Fling Dark

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Focus Blast Fighting

Special

Power
120
Accuracy
70%
PP
5
Focus Punch Fighting

Physical

Power
150
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Priority
-3
Foul Play Dark

Physical

Power
95
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Giga Drain Grass

Special

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Giga Impact Normal

Physical

Power
150
Accuracy
90%
PP
5
Gunk Shot Poison

Physical

Power
120
Accuracy
80%
PP
5
Haze Ice

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30
Hex Ghost

Special

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Hyper Beam Normal

Special

Power
150
Accuracy
90%
PP
5
Hypnosis Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
60%
PP
20
Ice Punch Ice

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Icy Wind Ice

Special

Power
55
Accuracy
95%
PP
15
Imprison Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Knock Off Dark

Physical

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Lick Ghost

Physical

Power
30
Accuracy
100%
PP
30
Mean Look Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Metronome Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Nasty Plot Dark

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Night Shade Ghost

Special

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Pain Split Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Payback Dark

Physical

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Perish Song Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Phantom Force Ghost

Physical

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Poison Jab Poison

Physical

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Poltergeist Ghost

Physical

Power
110
Accuracy
90%
PP
5
Protect Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Psychic Psychic

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Psychic Noise Psychic

Special

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Psych Up Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Rain Dance Water

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Reflect Type Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
15
Rest Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Scary Face Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Shadow Ball Ghost

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Shadow Claw Ghost

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Shadow Punch Ghost

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Skill Swap Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Skitter Smack Bug

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Sleep Talk Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Sludge Bomb Poison

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Sludge Wave Poison

Special

Power
95
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Spite Ghost

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Substitute Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Sucker Punch Dark

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Priority
+1
Sunny Day Fire

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Taunt Dark

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Tera Blast Normal

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Thief Dark

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
25
Thunder Electric

Special

Power
110
Accuracy
70%
PP
10
Thunderbolt Electric

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Thunder Punch Electric

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Thunder Wave Electric

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
90%
PP
20
Toxic Poison

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Toxic Spikes Poison

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Trick Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Trick Room Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Priority
-7
Venoshock Poison

Special

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Will-O-Wisp Fire

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
85%
PP
15