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Pokédex · Gen I · Gengar

#0094 · Shadow Pokémon

Gengar

GhostPoison

Base Stats

HP60
Attack65
Defense60
Sp. Atk130
Sp. Def75
Speed110

Total 500

Health Record

Gengar

National No.
#0094
Type
GhostPoison
Category
Shadow Pokémon
Height
1.5 m 4.9 ft
Weight
40.5 kg 89.3 lb
Abilities
Cursed Body
Debut
Gen I · Kanto · 1996
Japanese name
ゲンガー

About Gengar

Gengar is a Ghost / Poison-type Pokémon, the Shadow Pokémon, number 94 in the National Pokédex. It debuted in Generation I (Kanto), which began with Pokémon Red, Green and Blue in 1996. It evolves from Haunter.

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Evolution Line

#0092GastlyGhostPoison
Lv. 25#0093HaunterGhostPoison
Trade#0094GengarGhostPoison

Type Matchups

Weak To

Resists

Immune To

Forms

Gengar has 2 other forms with different types or stats.

Mega Gengar

GhostPoison

Base stat total
600
Abilities
Shadow Tag
Height / weight
1.4 m · 40.5 kg
60HP65Attack80Defense170Sp. Atk95Sp. Def130Speed

Gigantamax Gengar

GhostPoison

Base stat total
500
Abilities
Cursed Body
Height / weight
20 m · 1000 kg
60HP65Attack60Defense130Sp. Atk75Sp. Def110Speed

Game Data

Training

EV yield+3 Sp. Atk
Catch rate45hard to catch
Base friendship70out of 255
Base experience225on defeat
Growth rateMedium Slow

Breeding

Gender ratio♂ 50% male♀ 50% female
Egg groupsAmorphous
Egg cycles20about 5,140 steps to hatch

Moves Learned by Level

In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

LevelMoveTypeCategoryPowerAcc.
1Confuse RayGhostStatus—100
1LickGhostPhysical30100
1Perish SongNormalStatus——
1Mean LookNormalStatus——
1Shadow PunchGhostPhysical60—
1Reflect TypeNormalStatus——
1HypnosisPsychicStatus—60
12PaybackDarkPhysical50100
16SpiteGhostStatus—100
20CurseGhostStatus——
24HexGhostSpecial65100
30Night ShadeGhostSpecial—100
36Sucker PunchDarkPhysical70100
42Dark PulseDarkSpecial80100
48Shadow BallGhostSpecial80100
54Destiny BondGhostStatus——
60Dream EaterPsychicSpecial100100

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