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Gengar Stats, Moves, and How to Get Fast

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Gengar Pokemon Champions Details

Gengar is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokemon that is available in Pokemon Champions. Learn how to get Gengar fast in the mainline games, along with its stats, abilities, weaknesses and resistances, and its moves.

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How to Get Gengar Fast

Catch in SwSh, PLA, SV, and Z-A

The best way to get a Gengar is by catching one wandering around the overworld of Sword and Shield, Legends Arceus, Scarlet and Violet, and Legends Z-A. Also, they can be encountered during raids in SwSh and SV as well.

Use a Link Cord on a Haunter in Legends Arceus

Alternatively, you can also get a Gengar by using a Link Cord on a Haunter in Legends Arceus. This an item exclusive to PLA, and you will need to manually trade for a Gengar if you're trying to get one in any other game.

Obtain from Mainline Games

Pokemon Sword Type Icon
Pokemon Shield Type Icon
・Can be caught in the wild at Giant's Cap
・Catch a Gastly at Watchtower Ruins during cloudy weather, evolve it to Haunter, and trade it to evolve it
▶︎ Sword and Shield Details
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Type Icon
Pokemon Shining Pearl Type Icon
・Catch and Evolve Gastly or Haunter at Route 209, Lost Tower, Old Chateau, Turnback Cave, and the Grand Underground
・A Haunter can be obtained in an in-game trade at Snowpoint City (Holding an Everstone)
▶︎ Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Details
Pokemon Legends Arceus Type Icon
・Use a Linking Cord to evolve Haunter.
・Can be caught as an Alpha in Crimson Mirelands.
▶︎ Legends: Arceus Details
Pokemon Scarlet Type Icon
Pokemon Violet Type Icon
・Catch and evolve Gastly or Haunter in West Province Area One or East Province Area Two
・Can be found in 5★ or 6★ Tera Raid Dens
・Can be obtained in an in-game Trade in Levincia for Pincurchin.
▶︎ Scarlet and Violet Details
Pokemon Legends Z-A Type Icon
・Can be caught in the Old Building during Main Mission 20
・Can be caught in Wild Zone 20
▶︎ Legends: Z-A Details
Pokemon Fire Red Type Icon
Pokemon Leaf Green Type Icon
・Catch and Evolve Gastly or Haunter at the Pokemon Tower and Lost Cave
▶︎ FireRed and LeafGreen Details
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・Catch and Evolve Gastly or Haunter at the Pokemon Tower
Pokemon GO Type Icon
・Can be caught in Pokemon GO

Gengar can be caught from previous titles in the series. After catching it in a game, Gengar can be moved from the source game to Pokemon HOME, then send it to Pokemon Champions.

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Gengar Game Data

Gengar Type

National Dex #0094
Gengar Gengar
Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon
Generation Gen 1
Height 1.5 m
Weight 40.5 kg
Species Shadow Pokémon

Gengar Abilities

Ability Effect
Cursed Body When the Pokémon takes damage from a move, the attacker has a 30% chance of gaining the Move Disabled status for 4 turns.

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Gengar Weakness and Resistance

Weak to:
⦿
(2x)
Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Damaged Normally By: (1x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Resists: △
(0.5x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
▼
(0.25x)
Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon
Immune to: ×
(0x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon

Type Chart:
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Gengar Stats

Stat Value
HP
60
Atk
65
Def
60
SpAtk
130
SpDef
75
Speed
110
Total
500

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Gengar Moves and Learnset

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Move Type Category Pow Acc PP
Acid Spray Poison Type Moves Special 40 100 20
Body Slam Normal Type Moves Physical 85 100 16
Brick Break Fighting Type Moves Physical 75 100 16
Clear Smog Poison Type Moves Special 50 16
Confuse Ray Ghost Type Moves Status 100 12
Corrosive Gas Poison Type Moves Status 100 20
Curse Ghost Type Moves Status 12
Dark Pulse Dark Type Moves Special 80 100 16
Dazzling Gleam Fairy Type Moves Special 80 100 12
Destiny Bond Ghost Type Moves Status 8
Disable Normal Type Moves Status 100 20
Drain Punch Fighting Type Moves Physical 75 100 12
Endure Normal Type Moves Status 12
Energy Ball Grass Type Moves Special 90 100 12
Facade Normal Type Moves Physical 70 100 20
Fire Punch Fire Type Moves Physical 75 100 16
Fling Dark Type Moves Physical 100 12
Focus Blast Fighting Type Moves Special 120 70 8
Focus Punch Fighting Type Moves Physical 150 100 20
Foul Play Dark Type Moves Physical 95 100 16
Giga Drain Grass Type Moves Special 75 100 12
Giga Impact Normal Type Moves Physical 150 90 8
Haze Ice Type Moves Status 20
Hex Ghost Type Moves Special 65 100 12
Hyper Beam Normal Type Moves Special 150 90 8
Hypnosis Psychic Type Moves Status 60 20
Ice Punch Ice Type Moves Physical 75 100 16
Icy Wind Ice Type Moves Special 55 95 16
Imprison Psychic Type Moves Status 12
Knock Off Dark Type Moves Physical 65 100 20
Mean Look Normal Type Moves Status 8
Nasty Plot Dark Type Moves Status 20
Night Shade Ghost Type Moves Special 100 16
Pain Split Normal Type Moves Status 20
Payback Dark Type Moves Physical 50 100 12
Perish Song Normal Type Moves Status 8
Phantom Force Ghost Type Moves Physical 90 100 12
Poison Jab Poison Type Moves Physical 80 100 20
Poltergeist Ghost Type Moves Physical 110 90 8
Protect Normal Type Moves Status 8
Psych Up Normal Type Moves Status 12
Psychic Psychic Type Moves Special 90 100 12
Psychic Noise Psychic Type Moves Special 75 100 12
Rain Dance Water Type Moves Status 8
Reflect Type Normal Type Moves Status 16
Rest Psychic Type Moves Status 8
Round Normal Type Moves Special 60 100 16
Scary Face Normal Type Moves Status 100 12
Self-Destruct Normal Type Moves Physical 200 100 8
Shadow Ball Ghost Type Moves Special 80 100 16
Shadow Claw Ghost Type Moves Physical 70 100 16
Shadow Punch Ghost Type Moves Physical 60 20
Skill Swap Psychic Type Moves Status 12
Skitter Smack Bug Type Moves Physical 70 90 12
Sleep Talk Normal Type Moves Status 12
Sludge Bomb Poison Type Moves Special 90 100 12
Sludge Wave Poison Type Moves Special 95 100 12
Snore Normal Type Moves Special 50 100 16
Spite Ghost Type Moves Status 100 12
Substitute Normal Type Moves Status 12
Sucker Punch Dark Type Moves Physical 70 100 8
Sunny Day Fire Type Moves Status 8
Taunt Dark Type Moves Status 100 20
Thief Dark Type Moves Physical 60 100 20
Thunder Electric Type Moves Special 110 70 12
Thunder Punch Electric Type Moves Physical 75 100 16
Thunder Wave Electric Type Moves Status 90 20
Thunderbolt Electric Type Moves Special 90 100 16
Toxic Poison Type Moves Status 90 12
Toxic Spikes Poison Type Moves Status 20
Trick Psychic Type Moves Status 100 12
Trick Room Psychic Type Moves Status 8
Venoshock Poison Type Moves Special 65 100 12
Will-O-Wisp Fire Type Moves Status 85 16
Wonder Room Psychic Type Moves Status 12

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