Gengar
Gengar ShinyShiny

Type Defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Gengar.

Under a full moon, this POKéMON likes to mimic the shadows of people and laugh at their fright.

Pokédex Data

National №0094
Typeghostpoison
SpeciesShadow Pokémon
Height1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Weight40.5 kg (89.3 lbs)
Abilities
Local №0094 (Gen 1)

Training

Catch Rate45 (17.6%)
Base Exp225
Base Happiness70
Growth RateMedium Slow

Breeding

Egg GroupsIndeterminate
Gender50.0% male, 50.0% female
Egg Cycles20 (5140 steps)

Base Stats

Hp60
54 - 66
Attack65
58 - 71
Defense60
54 - 66
Sp. Atk130
117 - 143
Sp. Def75
67 - 82
Speed110
99 - 121
Total500
Min - Max

Evolution Chain

Pokédex Entries

red

Under a full moon, this POKéMON likes to mimic the shadows of people and laugh at their fright.

yellow

A GENGAR is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you.

gold

It steals heat from its surround­ ings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a GENGAR appeared.

silver

To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity.

crystal

Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.

ruby

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.

emerald

Deep in the night, your shadow cast by a streetlight may suddenly overtake you. It is actually a GENGAR running past you, pretending to be your shadow.

firered

It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains.

leafgreen

On the night of a full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be GENGAR’s doing.

diamond

It hides in shadows. It is said that if GENGAR is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 degrees F.

Moves Learned

Moves learned by level up

Lv.MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.
1Perish SongnormalStatus
1Mean LooknormalStatus
1Shadow PunchghostPhysical60
12PaybackdarkPhysical50100%
36Sucker PunchdarkPhysical70100%
54Destiny BondghostStatus

Moves learned by TM/HM

MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.
Brick BreakfightingPhysical75100%
CurseghostStatus
Dark PulsedarkSpecial80100%
Drain PunchfightingPhysical75100%
EncorenormalStatus100%
EndurenormalStatus
Energy BallgrassSpecial90100%
FacadenormalPhysical70100%
Fire PunchfirePhysical75100%
FlingdarkPhysical100%
Focus BlastfightingSpecial12070%
Focus PunchfightingPhysical150100%
Giga DraingrassSpecial75100%
Giga ImpactnormalPhysical15090%
HazeiceStatus
Ice PunchicePhysical75100%
Icy WindiceSpecial5595%
ImprisonpsychicStatus
Knock OffdarkPhysical65100%
Nasty PlotdarkStatus
Pain SplitnormalStatus
Poison JabpoisonPhysical80100%
ProtectnormalStatus
Psych UpnormalStatus
Rain DancewaterStatus
Scary FacenormalStatus100%
Shadow BallghostSpecial80100%
Shadow ClawghostPhysical70100%
Skill SwappsychicStatus
Sleep TalknormalStatus
Sludge BombpoisonSpecial90100%
SpiteghostStatus100%
Sunny DayfireStatus
TauntdarkStatus100%
ThiefdarkPhysical60100%
Thunder PunchelectricPhysical75100%
Thunder WaveelectricStatus90%
Toxic SpikespoisonStatus
TrickpsychicStatus100%
Trick RoompsychicStatus
Will O WispfireStatus85%

Sprites

Official Artwork

Gengar official artworkNormal
Gengar shiny artworkShiny

Pokémon HOME

Gengar home spriteNormal
Gengar home shinyShiny

Animated

Gengar animatedNormal
Gengar animated shinyShiny

Game Sprites

Gengar red-bluered blue
Gengar yellowyellow
Gengar crystalcrystal
Gengar goldgold
Gengar silversilver
Gengar emeraldemerald
Gengar firered-leafgreenfirered leafgreen
Gengar ruby-sapphireruby sapphire
Gengar diamond-pearldiamond pearl
Gengar heartgold-soulsilverheartgold soulsilver
Gengar platinumplatinum
Gengar scarlet-violetscarlet violet

Held Items

ItemRarityGames
Spell Tag5%firered, leafgreen