Gengar
Will-O-Wisp
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Sludge Bomb
Lick
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Pokemon UNITE
Hex: Gengar Move Effect and Cooldown
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Hex is a Move learned by Gengar in Pokemon UNITE. Learn the effects of Hex, as well as its damage at each level, cooldown time, level to learn and upgrade, status effects it inflicts, and all Pokemon builds using Hex.
List of Contents
Hex Effects and Stats
Hex Basic Information
 Hex
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| Pokemon | |
| Level Learned | Lv. 7 (Upgrade: Lv. 13) |
| Move Slot | Slot 2 (ZR) - Replaces Lick |
| Move Type | Dash |
| Damage Type | Special |
| Status Effects | None |
| Cooldown | 7.5s |
| Damage (Starting / Final) | |
| Starting Level Damage: 327
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| Final Level Damage: 1118
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| All Moves by Damage Dealt | |
Hex Effect
Has the user disappear and move to the designated location, dealing damage to opposing Pokemon in the area of effect. If this hits an opposing Pokemon, that is afflicted by a status condition, it deals increased damage and its cooldown is reduced. The user's next basic attack after this move becomes a boosted attack.
How to Use Hex
Burst Down Enemies Inflicted with Sludge Bomb
Hex allows you to teleport and deal damage to any Pokemon within the target location. The damage is increased and the cooldown is significantly reduced whenever you hit a Pokemon that is inflicted with at least one Status Effect. Starting with a Sludge Bomb leads to extremely high burst damage and lets you chase down fleeing opponents with ease. This makes Gengar an excellent ally to pair up with Pokemon that inflict Status Effects such as Pikachu and Venusaur.
Avoid Damage
Each time you use Hex, you become Invincible for a brief duration. Take advantage of this short time window and use Hex to dodge incoming damage, especially Sure-Hit moves.
Bypass Defenders
On certain situations, Hex can be used to bypass enemies who are defending their goal zone, especially when their goal zones are vulnerable.
Hex Patch History
| 1.7.1.9 | Range decreased. |
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| 1.7.1.7 | Move range shortened. |
| 1.4.1.2 | Move now learned at Level 5. Damage is decreased from 1173 to 1092 (-7%). Hex+: Move now learned at Level 11. |
| 1.16.1.2 | Cooldown reduction when hitting a status-affected Pokemon increased frrom 85% of the cooldown to 90% of the cooldown. |
| 1.1.1.5 | Fixed a bug where Hex was not dealing damage to opposing Pokemon. |
| 1.1.1.4 | Damage dealt to opposing Pokemon decreased from 1317 to 1173 (-11%) . |
Related Pokemon Builds
Check out the builds of the Pokemon related to this move in the link below:
Pokemon UNITE Related Guides
All Gengar Moves
| Move 1 (R) | Move 2 (ZR) |
Hex
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| Unite Move (ZL) | |
Moves by Classification
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Anonymous over 4 years
Anonymous over 4 yearsSeems to not work with Shadow Ball, only statu effect can reset cooldown
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Hex: Gengar Move Effect and Cooldown
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Hi! We appreciate your comment. After testing this out, you are correct. Shadow Ball into Hex does not decrease Hex's cooldown, but Sludge Bomb does. However, we do not know if this is another bug, or if it's intended. We have to wait for future patches to see if this would be addressed.