Gengar Profile
- Height
- 1.5 m
- Weight
- 40.5 kg
- Abilities
- Cursed Body
- Egg groups
- Amorphous
- Habitat
- Cave
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 45 / 255 (18%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation I
Gengar Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Gengar's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Gengar?
See the full Gengar weakness guide — best counters included →
Gengar Evolutions
Where to Catch Gengar
In Diamond, Gengar can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Sinnoh map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Gengar Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 60% | 20 | |
| Lick | Ghost | Physical | Lv. 1 | 30 | 100% | 30 | |
| Mean Look | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 5 | |
| Perish Song | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 5 | |
| Reflect Type | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 15 | |
| Shadow Punch | Ghost | Physical | Lv. 1 | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Payback | Dark | Physical | Lv. 12 | 50 | 100% | 10 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | Lv. 16 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | Lv. 20 | — | — | 10 | |
| Hex | Ghost | Special | Lv. 24 | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Night Shade | Ghost | Special | Lv. 30 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | Lv. 36 | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | Lv. 42 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | Lv. 48 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | Lv. 54 | — | — | 5 | |
| Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | Lv. 60 | 100 | 100% | 15 | |
| Acid Spray | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 40 | 100% | 20 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Encore | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Energy Ball | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 70% | 5 | |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 100% | 20 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 15 | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 80% | 5 | |
| Haze | Ice | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Imprison | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Pain Split | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Phantom Force | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Poltergeist | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 110 | 90% | 5 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psych Up | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Psychic Noise | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Thunder | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 70% | 10 | |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 20 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Trick Room | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Venoshock | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 |
Gengar Questions & Answers
- What is Gengar weak to?
- Gengar takes extra damage from Ghost (2×), Dark (2×), Ground (2×), and Psychic (2×) type attacks.
- What is Gengar resistant to?
- Gengar takes reduced damage from Poison (¼×), Bug (¼×), Grass (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks and is immune to Normal and Fighting type attacks.
- What is Gengar strong against?
- Gengar's Ghost and Poison type attacks are super effective against Ghost, Grass, Psychic, and Fairy Pokémon.
- What type is Gengar?
- Gengar is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon.
- What are Gengar's base stats?
- Gengar has a base stat total of 500 — HP 60, Attack 65, Defense 60, Sp. Atk 130, Sp. Def 75, Speed 110.