Under a full moon, this POKéMON likes to mimic the shadows of people and laugh at their fright.
- Height
- 20 m
- Weight
- 1000 kg
- Generation
- 1
Defensive matchups
Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.
Base Stats
Abilities
Training
| Catch Rate | 45 (17.6%) |
| Base Exp | 225 |
| Base Happiness | 70 |
| Growth Rate | Medium Slow |
Breeding
| Egg Groups | Indeterminate |
| Gender | 50.0% male, 50.0% female |
| Egg Cycles | 20 (5140 steps) |
Compare evolutions and forms
Compare Gengar Gmax with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Gengar Gmax.
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gengar Gmax | 60 | 65 | 60 | 130 | 75 | 110 | 500 |
| Gastly | 30 (-30) | 35 (-30) | 30 (-30) | 100 (-30) | 35 (-40) | 80 (-30) | 310 (-190) |
| Haunter | 45 (-15) | 50 (-15) | 45 (-15) | 115 (-15) | 55 (-20) | 95 (-15) | 405 (-95) |
| Gengar | 60 (0) | 65 (0) | 60 (0) | 130 (0) | 75 (0) | 110 (0) | 500 (0) |
| Gengar Mega | 60 (0) | 65 (0) | 80 (+20) | 170 (+40) | 95 (+20) | 130 (+20) | 600 (+100) |
These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.
Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.
Evolution Chain
Pokédex Entries
Under a full moon, this POKéMON likes to mimic the shadows of people and laugh at their fright.
A GENGAR is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you.
It steals heat from its surround ings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a GENGAR appeared.
To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity.
Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.
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.
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.
It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains.
On the night of a full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be GENGAR’s doing.
It hides in shadows. It is said that if GENGAR is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 degrees F.
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