Gengar | Pokédex

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Ruby/Sapphire

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.

Emerald

Deep in the night, your shadow cast by a streetlight may suddenly overtake you. It is actually a GENGAR running past you, pretending to be your shadow.

Firered

It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains.

Leafgreen

On the night of a full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be GENGAR’s doing.

Evolution Chain

Gastly

Level 25

Haunter

🔄

Trade

Gengar

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Shadow Pokémon

Height 1.5 m (4'11")

Weight 40.5 kg (89.3 lbs)

Abilities

Cursed Body

EV Yield +3 Sp. Atk

Catch Rate 45

Base Friendship 70

Growth Rate medium slow

Gender Ratio

♂ ♀

Egg Groups Indeterminate

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #094

Johto (G/S/C) #060

Sinnoh (D/P) #071

Sinnoh (Plat.) #071

Johto (HG/SS) #060

Kalos (Mountain) #032

Alola (S/M) #063

Alola (US/UM) #075

Galar (Sw/Sh) #143

Hisui #138

Paldea (S/V) #070

National #094

Kitakami #120

Held Items

Spell Tag 5%

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Ruby/Sapphire

Lvl	Name	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Puts the target to sleep.
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
1	Spite	—	100%	10	Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.
8	Spite	—	100%	10	Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.
13	Mean Look	—	—	5	Prevents the target from leaving battle.
16	Curse	—	—	10	Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
21	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.
25	Shadow Punch	60	—	20	Never misses.
31	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Confuses the target.
39	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
48	Destiny Bond	—	—	5	If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.

Emerald

Lvl	Name	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Puts the target to sleep.
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
1	Spite	—	100%	10	Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.
8	Spite	—	100%	10	Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.
13	Mean Look	—	—	5	Prevents the target from leaving battle.
16	Curse	—	—	10	Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
21	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.
25	Shadow Punch	60	—	20	Never misses.
31	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Confuses the target.
39	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
48	Destiny Bond	—	—	5	If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.

FireRed/LeafGreen

Lvl	Name	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
1	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Puts the target to sleep.
1	Lick	30	100%	30	Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
1	Spite	—	100%	10	Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.
8	Spite	—	100%	10	Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.
13	Curse	—	—	10	Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
16	Night Shade	—	100%	15	Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.
21	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Confuses the target.
25	Shadow Punch	60	—	20	Never misses.
31	Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
39	Destiny Bond	—	—	5	If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.
45	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
53	Nightmare	—	100%	15	Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it’s asleep.
64	Mean Look	—	—	5	Prevents the target from leaving battle.

TM/HM Moves

Ruby/SapphireEmeraldFireRed/LeafGreen

Name	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
HM04 Strength	80	100%	15	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM06 Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM01 Focus Punch	150	100%	20	If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
TM06 Toxic	—	90%	10	Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM10 Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day	—	—	5	Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM12 Taunt	—	100%	20	For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.
TM15 Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17 Protect	—	—	10	Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Rain Dance	—	—	5	Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM19 Giga Drain	75	100%	10	Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM21 Frustration	—	100%	20	Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM24 Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
TM25 Thunder	110	70%	10	Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM27 Return	—	100%	20	Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM29 Psychic	90	100%	10	Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TM30 Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TM31 Brick Break	75	100%	15	Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
TM32 Double Team	—	—	15	Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM36 Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM41 Torment	—	100%	15	Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
TM42 Facade	70	100%	20	Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM43 Secret Power	70	100%	20	Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
TM44 Rest	—	—	5	User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract	—	100%	15	Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46 Thief	60	100%	25	Takes the target’s item.
TM48 Skill Swap	—	—	10	User and target swap abilities.
TM49 Snatch	—	—	10	Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted.

Tutor Moves

Emerald

Name	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Body Slam	85	100%	15	Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Counter	—	100%	20	Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
Double Edge	120	100%	15	User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Dynamic Punch	100	50%	5	Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
Endure	—	—	10	Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Explosion	250	100%	5	User faints.
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
Mega Kick	120	75%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Punch	80	85%	20	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Metronome	—	—	10	Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.
Mimic	—	—	10	Copies the target’s last used move.
Psych Up	—	—	10	Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.
Seismic Toss	—	100%	20	Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.
Sleep Talk	—	—	10	Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Snore	50	100%	15	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Substitute	—	—	10	Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Swagger	—	85%	15	Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
Thunder Punch	75	100%	15	Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

FireRed/LeafGreen

Name	Power	Acc.	PP	Effect
Body Slam	85	100%	15	Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Counter	—	100%	20	Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
Double Edge	120	100%	15	User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Dream Eater	100	100%	15	Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Explosion	250	100%	5	User faints.
Mega Kick	120	75%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Punch	80	85%	20	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Metronome	—	—	10	Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.
Mimic	—	—	10	Copies the target’s last used move.
Seismic Toss	—	100%	20	Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.
Substitute	—	—	10	Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

Base Stats

Hp 60

Attack 65

Defense 60

Sp. Atk 130

Sp. Def 75

Speed 110

Total 500

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x

0.25x

0.5x