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Gengar - Costume 2020

Best moveset for Gengar - Costume 2020

The best moves for Gengar (Costume 2020) are Lick and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense

  Lick Elite TM
12dps
40dps

Defense

  Hex
9.6dps
40dps

Evolution

There are currently a total of 2 Pokémon in the Gengar (Costume 2020) family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Gengar (Costume 2020) evolves into Mega Gengar which is not permanent.

  • Evolving Mega Gengar costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.
  • Evolving Mega Gengar costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

Standard game images

There is a very low chance that you can get a shiny Gengar - Costume 2020, which would have the following appearance:

Summary

Gengar (Costume 2020) is a Ghost & Poison Pokémon. It is vulnerable to Ground, Ghost, Psychic and Dark moves. Gengar's strongest moveset is Lick & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 3,254. Gengar (Costume 2020) evolves into Mega Gengar.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All movesets

Offensive
Defensive
Quickmove Mainmove DPS Relative
 
Lick
12 dps
 
Shadow Ball
40 dps
23.7 105%
 
Lick
12 dps
 
Sludge Bomb
40.8 dps
22.8 101%
 
Sucker Punch
10 dps
 
Shadow Ball
40 dps
22.5 100%
 
Hex
9.6 dps
 
Shadow Ball
40 dps
22.5 100%
 
Shadow Claw
14.4 dps
 
Shadow Ball
40 dps
22.2 98%
 
Shadow Claw
14.4 dps
 
Sludge Bomb
40.8 dps
21.7 96%
 
Sucker Punch
10 dps
 
Sludge Bomb
40.8 dps
21.6 96%
 
Hex
9.6 dps
 
Sludge Bomb
40.8 dps
21.4 95%
 
Lick
12 dps
 
Psychic Elite TM
31.7 dps
20.2 90%
 
Lick
12 dps
 
Focus Blast
40 dps
19.9 88%
 
Shadow Claw
14.4 dps
 
Focus Blast
40 dps
19.8 88%
 
Shadow Claw
14.4 dps
 
Psychic Elite TM
31.7 dps
19.6 87%
 
Shadow Claw
14.4 dps
 
Sludge Wave Elite TM
42 dps
19.4 86%
 
Lick
12 dps
 
Sludge Wave Elite TM
42 dps
19.3 85%
 
Sucker Punch
10 dps
 
Psychic Elite TM
31.7 dps
19.1 85%
 
Hex
9.6 dps
 
Psychic Elite TM
31.7 dps
19 84%
 
Sucker Punch
10 dps
 
Focus Blast
40 dps
18.5 82%
 
Hex
9.6 dps
 
Sludge Wave Elite TM
42 dps
18.4 82%
 
Hex
9.6 dps
 
Focus Blast
40 dps
18.2 81%
 
Lick
12 dps
 
Dark Pulse Elite TM
26.7 dps
18.1 80%
 
Shadow Claw
14.4 dps
 
Dark Pulse Elite TM
26.7 dps
18.1 80%
 
Shadow Claw
14.4 dps
 
Shadow Punch Elite TM
28 dps
17.9 79%
 
Sucker Punch
10 dps
 
Sludge Wave Elite TM
42 dps
17.8 79%
 
Lick
12 dps
 
Shadow Punch Elite TM
28 dps
17.6 78%
 
Sucker Punch
10 dps
 
Dark Pulse Elite TM
26.7 dps
17 75%
 
Hex
9.6 dps
 
Dark Pulse Elite TM
26.7 dps
16.8 75%
 
Hex
9.6 dps
 
Shadow Punch Elite TM
28 dps
16.3 72%
 
Sucker Punch
10 dps
 
Shadow Punch Elite TM
28 dps
16.3 72%

Counters & Raids

What counters Gengar (Costume 2020)?

The 5 strongest Pokémon you can use to defeat Gengar (Costume 2020) are:

  • Calyrex (Shadow Rider),
  • Mewtwo,
  • Hoopa (Unbound),
  • Deoxys (Attack),
  • Blacephalon.

Gengar (Costume 2020) is a Ghost/Poison type Pokémon, which makes it weak against Ground, Ghost, Psychic and Dark moves.

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack
261
Defense
149
Stamina
155

Max HP

Level 40 134

Size

Height 1.5 m
Weight 40.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate 0%
Base flee rate 0%
Buddy walk distance 3 km

Max CP

Level 15

Research encounters

1,233

Level 20

Max hatched / raids

1,644

Level 30

Max wild

2,467

Level 40

2,878

Level 50

3,254

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids) 2,055
Level 35 (wild) 2,672