Appearance
Category | ![]() | Shadow Pokémon |
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Color | ![]() | Purple |
Height | ![]() | 1.5m / 4'11" |
Weight | ![]() | 40.5kg / 89.29lbs |
Shape
Footprint
Cry
Size Comparison
1.8m / 5'11"Trainer
1.5m / (4'11")Pokémon

Regional Pokédex Numbers
Training
Base Friendship (Gen 3-7) | 70 |
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Base Friendship (Gen 8+) | 50 |
Base Experience | 250 |
Catch Rate | 45 |
Leveling Rate | Medium Slow |
Experience to 100 | 1,059,860 |
EV Yield: 3
HP0
ATK0
DEF0
SP.ATK3
SP.DEF0
SPE0
Abilities
PRIMARY | Cursed Body | Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon. |
Base Stats
![]() | HP | 60 | 230 - 324 | ||||||
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![]() | Attack | 65 | 121 - 251 | ||||||
![]() | Defense | 60 | 112 - 240 | ||||||
![]() | Special Attack | 130 | 238 - 394 | ||||||
![]() | Special Defense | 75 | 139 - 273 | ||||||
![]() | Speed | 110 | 202 - 350 | ||||||
Total | 500 | min - max | |||||||
Lvl. 100 range |
- Minimum values assume 0 IV, 0 EV and a hindering nature (→ -10%)- Maximum values assume 31 IV (→ +31), 252 EV (→ +63) and a helpful nature (→ +10%)
Evolutions
Form Changes
Movesets
Moves marked with
get a same-type attack bonus

PokéDex Descriptions
Y | A GENGAR is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you. |
LGE LGP | A Gengar is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you. |
E | 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. |
UM | Even your home isn’t safe. Gengar will lurk in whatever dark corner of a room it can find and wait for its chance to catch its prey. |
C | Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake. |
Y | Hiding in people’s shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake. |
M | It apparently wishes for a traveling companion. Since it was once human itself, it tries to create one by taking the lives of other humans. |
D | It hides in shadows. It is said that if GENGAR is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 degrees F. |
X | It hides in shadows. It is said that if Gengar is hiding, it cools the area by nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit. |
FR SH | It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains. |
HG | It steals heat from its surroundings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a GENGAR appeared. |
G | It steals heat from its surround ings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a GENGAR appeared. |
P | Lurking in the shadowy corners of rooms, it awaits chances to steal its prey’s life force. |
LG | On the night of a full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be GENGAR’s doing. |
SW | On the night of a full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be Gengar’s doing. |
LA | Possesses potential victims' shadows in an effort to steal away the victims' lives. If your shadow begins to laugh, you must take hold of a protective charm posthaste! |
S | Should you feel yourself attacked by a sudden chill, it is evidence of an approaching Gengar. There is no escaping it. Give up. |
R S | 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. |
AS OR | 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. |
PL | The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a GENGAR delighting in casting curses on people. |
B B2 W W2 | The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people. |
S | To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. |
SS | To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey’s shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. |
B R | Under a full moon, this POKéMON likes to mimic the shadows of people and laugh at their fright. |
Pokémon Cries
Introduced
XY
Form NameMega Evolution
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Introduced
SWSH
Form NameGigantamax
0:00
Introduced
RB
Form NameNormal Form
0:00
Introduced
STA
Form NameNormal Form
0:00
Introduced
XY
Form NameNormal Form
0:00