Mega Gengar

#94 (Kanto)

Pokémon type

Ghost

Poison

Stronger attack types vs. Gengar

160%

63%

39%

24%

Weaker attack types

Best moveset for Mega Gengar

The best moves for Mega Gengar 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

Shadow Ball

40dps

Defense

Hex

9.6dps

Shadow Ball

40dps

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Evolution

There are currently a total of 4 Pokémon in the Gastly family, including 1 Mega Pokémon.

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

Gengar (Costume 2020)

Mega Gengar

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

Forms

There are 3 different forms of Gengar:

Normal

Costume 2020

Mega Evolution

Standard game images

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

Summary

Mega Gengar 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 4,902.

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 moves

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Sucker Punch	5	12	10
Shadow Claw	6	8	14.4
Hex	8	13	9.6
Lick Elite TM	5	12	12

Main move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Shadow Ball	100	-16.7	40
Sludge Bomb	85	-20	40.8
Focus Blast	140	-28.6	40
Dark Pulse Elite TM	80	-16.7	26.7
Shadow Punch Elite TM	35	-22	28
Sludge Wave Elite TM	105	-33.3	42
Psychic Elite TM	95	-16.7	31.7

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

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%

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Hex 9.6 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.5	100%
Hex 9.6 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.4	90%
Hex 9.6 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19	84%
Hex 9.6 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	16.8	75%
Hex 9.6 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	18.2	72%
Lick 12 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	23.7	69%
Hex 9.6 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	18.4	69%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.5	66%
Lick 12 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	22.8	63%
Hex 9.6 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	16.3	63%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.6	60%
Lick 12 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	20.2	59%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19.1	56%
Lick 12 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	18.1	53%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Shadow Ball 40 dps	22.2	53%
Lick 12 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	19.9	52%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	17	50%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Sludge Bomb 40.8 dps	21.7	49%
Lick 12 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	19.3	49%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	18.5	48%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Psychic Elite TM 31.7 dps	19.6	48%
Lick 12 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	17.6	46%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	17.8	46%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Dark Pulse Elite TM 26.7 dps	18.1	44%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	17.9	44%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Focus Blast 40 dps	19.8	44%
Sucker Punch 10 dps	Shadow Punch Elite TM 28 dps	16.3	43%
Shadow Claw 14.4 dps	Sludge Wave Elite TM 42 dps	19.4	42%

Counters & Raids

What counters Mega Gengar?

The 5 strongest Pokémon you can use to defeat Mega Gengar are:

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

Mega Gengar 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 »

Mega Gengar Raid Guide

Mega Gengar has previously been a Raid Boss in Mega Raids.

Raid

Tier 1

Boss CP

3,227

Suggested players

2-5

Boss HP	123
Caught CP range	123
Caught CP (boosted)	12 - 32
Minimum IVs	10 / 10 / 10

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		349
Defense		199
Stamina		155

Max HP

Level 40

134

Size

Height	1.4 m
Weight	40.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	?
Base flee rate	?
Buddy walk distance	?

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,858
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,477
Level 30 Max wild	3,717
Level 40	4,336
Level 50	4,902

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	3,097
Level 35 (wild)	4,026