Turn it with the arrows or by dragging · pinch or scroll to zoom. Fan-made model from the Pokémon 3D API project.
- Height
- 1.5 m 4′11″
- Weight
- 40.5 kg 89.3 lbs
- Base stat total
- 500 Higher than 70% of Pokémon
- Introduced
- Gen I Red & Green (JP)
Gengarite Timid · HP 2 / SpA 32 / Spe 32Full set →
Turn it with the arrows or by dragging · pinch or scroll to zoom. Fan-made model from the Pokémon 3D API project.
- Height
- 1.4 m 4′07″
- Weight
- 40.5 kg 89.3 lbs
- Base stat total
- 600 Higher than 94% of Pokémon
- Introduced
- Gen VI X & Y
- Height
- 20 m 65′07″
- Weight
- Not given
- Base stat total
- 500 Higher than 70% of Pokémon
- Introduced
- Gen VIII Sword & Shield
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!
Gigantamax
- Same as Gengar
- Types, base stats and abilities
- Height
- 20 mGengar: 1.5 m
- Game
- Sword & ShieldGen VIII
- In Pokémon Champions
- NoIts only gimmick is Mega Evolution
A Gengar with the Gigantamax Factor takes this form when it Dynamaxes: a new look, and a G-Max Move in place of one type’s Max Move. Gigantamax is in Sword & Shield, not in Pokémon Champions.
GengarHow Dynamax works →Base stats
Ranges in Pokémon Champions at Lv 50: 0 Stat Points with a −10% Stat Alignment to 32 Stat Points with a +10% one (HP has no alignment).Ranges in the main games at Lv 100: 0 IV/EV with a hindering nature to 31 IV/252 EV with a helpful nature. EV yield: 3 SpA.
Stat calculatorChampions Stat Points & Stat Alignment, or EVs, IVs & nature
Ranges in Pokémon Champions at Lv 50: 0 Stat Points with a −10% Stat Alignment to 32 Stat Points with a +10% one (HP has no alignment).Ranges in the main games at Lv 100: 0 IV/EV with a hindering nature to 31 IV/252 EV with a helpful nature. EV yield: 3 SpA.
Stat calculatorChampions Stat Points & Stat Alignment, or EVs, IVs & nature
Type matchups
Colors show what this Pokémon takes
GhostPoisonshow which type causes itweaknessresistance
Weak to
Resists
Immune to
Takes normal damage from 8 types
Colors show what this Pokémon takes
GhostPoisonshow which type causes itweaknessresistance
Weak to
Resists
Immune to
Takes normal damage from 8 types
Colors show what this Pokémon takes
GhostPoisonshow which type causes itweaknessresistance
Weak to
Resists
Immune to
Takes normal damage from 8 types
Abilities
- Cursed Body
If this Pokémon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
Other Pokémon with Cursed Body 12
- Shadow Tag
Prevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this Ability.
Other Pokémon with Shadow Tag 5
Evolution
#0092GastlyGhostPoison- Level 25
#0093HaunterGhostPoison- Trade#0094GengarGhostPoison
- Mega Evolution, in battleholding Gengarite
#0094Mega GengarGhostPoison
- #0092GastlyGhostPoison
- Level 25#0093HaunterGhostPoison
- Trade#0094GengarGhostPoison
- Mega Evolution, in battleholding Gengarite#0094Mega GengarGhostPoison
- #0092GastlyGhostPoison
- Level 25#0093HaunterGhostPoison
- Trade#0094GengarGhostPoison
- Mega Evolution, in battleholding Gengarite#0094Mega GengarGhostPoison
Where to find
Evolves from Haunter: Trade.
Sword: The Crown Tundra 5 areas
- Ballimere Lake (Max Den P)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Frigid Sea (Max Den H)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Giant's Foot (Max Den E)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Old Cemetery (Max Den A)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Slippery Slope (Max Den E)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Shield 4 areas
- Giant's Cap (Main Area)Special overworld spawn in a fixed location. · Lv 60
- Giant's Mirror (Max Den A)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- South Lake Miloch (Max Den B)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Stony Wilderness (Max Den F)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Sword 4 areas
- Giant's Cap (Main Area)Special overworld spawn in a fixed location. · Lv 60
- Giant's Mirror (Max Den A)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- South Lake Miloch (Max Den B)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Stony Wilderness (Max Den F)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Ultra Moon 1 area
- Royal AvenueSOS Battle · Lv 31–34
Ultra Sun 1 area
- Royal AvenueSOS Battle · Lv 31–34
Moon 1 area
- Royal AvenueSOS Battle · Lv 29–32
Sun 1 area
- Royal AvenueSOS Battle · Lv 29–32
Platinum 1 area
- Old Chateau (2F right room)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 17
Pearl 1 area
- Old Chateau (2F right room)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 16
Diamond 1 area
- Old Chateau (2F right room)Walking in tall grass or a cave · Lv 16
Locations cover Red & Blue to Sword & Shield (with its DLC) and Let’s Go. We don’t have them yet for Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A.
Mega Evolves in battle from Gengar holding Gengarite.
Not found in the wild in the games we have location data for.
Locations cover Red & Blue to Sword & Shield (with its DLC) and Let’s Go. We don’t have them yet for Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A.
Shield: The Crown Tundra 5 areas
- Ballimere Lake (Max Den P)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Frigid Sea (Max Den H)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Giant's Foot (Max Den E)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Old Cemetery (Max Den A)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
- Slippery Slope (Max Den E)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Shield 2 areas
- All Max Dens in the Galar Wild AreaCatch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 60
- Stony Wilderness (Max Den E)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Sword 1 area
- All Max Dens in the Galar Wild AreaCatch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 60
Locations cover Red & Blue to Sword & Shield (with its DLC) and Let’s Go. We don’t have them yet for Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A.
Training
- EV yield
- 3 SpA
- Catch rate
- 45 ≈5.9% with a Poké Ball at full HP
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 3 SpA
- Catch rate
- 45 ≈5.9% with a Poké Ball at full HP
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
Breeding
- Egg groups
- Amorphous
- Gender
- ♂ 50%♀ 50%
- Hatch time
- 20 egg cycles ≈5,355 steps (Gen IV–VII)
Pokédex entries
No Pokédex entries for Gigantamax Gengar in our data. Gengar’s entries are on its page.
Names around the world
- English
- Gengar
- Japanese
- ゲンガー
- Japanese (romaji)
- Gangar
- Korean
- 팬텀
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 耿鬼
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 耿鬼
- French
- Ectoplasma
- German
- Gengar
- Spanish
- Gengar
- Italian
- Gengar
Biology
Gengar is a round, ghost-like being that evolves from the Pokémon Gastly and Haunter. Standing 4 feet 11 inches (150 cm) tall, it has a round purple body, short arms and legs, two red eyes, and a perpetual toothy grin. Along its back are multiple spikes, ending in a small tail.
Gengar seeps into the shadows of people and Pokémon to scare them for fun or eat their life force. A sudden chill of 10 °F or cooler may be a Gengar trying to curse someone. Gengar will lurk in whatever dark corner of a room it can find and wait for its chance to catch its prey.
It likes to attack people in mountains. Sometimes, Gengar will pose as people's shadows. It apparently wishes for a traveling companion; since it may have once been human, it tries to create one by taking the lives of other humans.
Design & origin
Created by Ken Sugimori, Gengar was one of the earliest Pokémon designed during the planning stages of Red and Blue, back when the games were intended to be called Capsule Monsters. Its design went through multiple iterations, with its body changed to a solid color and its teeth changed from singular fangs to a long solid row of teeth.
As the series progressed, its body became smoother and rounder, changes often attributed to its anime appearances.
Forms
Mega Gengar becomes significantly larger, with its legs embedded into the ground and its spikes more pronounced. Its arms become longer, with the forearms also embedded into the ground, and a gold-colored third eye appears upon its forehead.
Part of its body is in another dimension. Waiting for an opportunity to strike, it will try to kill anyone and everyone, even those it loves and trusts.
Gigantamax Gengar
Resembling a typical haunted house inflatable decoration, Gigantamax Gengar emerges waist-deep from the ground with a massive gaping mouth that has a swirling vortex, while its lengthened arms extend from the ground on both sides of it. It is theorized that its mouth leads to the afterlife instead of inside its body. Its signature G-Max Move is G-Max Terror.
Adapted from Wikipedia: List of generation I Pokémon, List of generation VI Pokémon, List of generation VIII Pokémon, Gengar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited.
Sprites
Artwork and 3D models
Generation IX · animated models
Generation VIII · animated models
Gen VII · Gen VI · Gen V
Generation IV
Generation III
Generation II
Generation I
Artwork and 3D models
Gen IX · Gen VII · Gen VI
Artwork and 3D models
Generation VIII · animated models
Polls & views
- Official worldwide voteGengar: #10 in the 2020 Pokémon of the Year poll (worldwide) and #2 in Kanto, 60,214 votesThe Pokémon Company International
- Official vote, JapanGengar: #35 of 720 in the 2016 Pokémon General Election 720 (Japan)Official results, via Cinematoday
- WikipediaGengar: Wikipedia views: #9 of 67 Pokémon articles (last 30 days), 7,671 viewsWikipedia page views: Wikimedia Foundation (CC0)
Each line is one source, as it published it. Polls counted every form under its species.
HP
603rd of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 34%
27th of 65 Ghost types
47th of 83 Poison types
Attack
614th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 36%
38th of 65 Ghost types
44th of 83 Poison types
Defense
612th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 34%
41st of 65 Ghost types
46th of 83 Poison types
Sp. Atk
34th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 96%
10th of 65 Ghost types
3rd of 83 Poison types
Sp. Def
380th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 58%
34th of 65 Ghost types
30th of 83 Poison types
Speed
69th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 92%
5th of 65 Ghost types
7th of 83 Poison types
Base stat total
278th of 1,025 Pokémon
22nd of 65 Ghost types
19th of 83 Poison types
Defense
330th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 63%
22nd of 65 Ghost types
22nd of 83 Poison types
Sp. Atk
2nd of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 99%
1st of 65 Ghost types
1st of 83 Poison types
Sp. Def
158th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 82%
19th of 65 Ghost types
12th of 83 Poison types
Speed
17th of 1,025 Pokémon · higher than 98%
3rd of 65 Ghost types
1st of 83 Poison types
Base stat total
25th of 1,025 Pokémon
3rd of 65 Ghost types
2nd of 83 Poison types
Dark vs Gengar: Ghost takes 2×, Poison takes 1× → 2× (super effective)Ghost vs Gengar: Ghost takes 2×, Poison takes 1× → 2× (super effective)Ground vs Gengar: Ghost takes 1×, Poison takes 2× → 2× (super effective)Psychic vs Gengar: Ghost takes 1×, Poison takes 2× → 2× (super effective)Fairy vs Gengar: Ghost takes 1×, Poison takes ½× → ½× (not very effective)Grass vs Gengar: Ghost takes 1×, Poison takes ½× → ½× (not very effective)Bug vs Gengar: Ghost takes ½×, Poison takes ½× → ¼× (mostly ineffective)Poison vs Gengar: Ghost takes ½×, Poison takes ½× → ¼× (mostly ineffective)Fighting vs Gengar: Ghost takes 0×, Poison takes ½× → 0× (no effect)Normal vs Gengar: Ghost takes 0×, Poison takes 1× → 0× (no effect)Dark vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes 2×, Poison takes 1× → 2× (super effective)Ghost vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes 2×, Poison takes 1× → 2× (super effective)Ground vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes 1×, Poison takes 2× → 2× (super effective)Psychic vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes 1×, Poison takes 2× → 2× (super effective)Fairy vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes 1×, Poison takes ½× → ½× (not very effective)Grass vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes 1×, Poison takes ½× → ½× (not very effective)Bug vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes ½×, Poison takes ½× → ¼× (mostly ineffective)Poison vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes ½×, Poison takes ½× → ¼× (mostly ineffective)Fighting vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes 0×, Poison takes ½× → 0× (no effect)Normal vs Mega Gengar: Ghost takes 0×, Poison takes 1× → 0× (no effect)A Japan-only vote on the film's site, for the 720 Pokémon of Generations I–VI except
Volcanion and 
Magearna. Only the winner's vote count was published.