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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#094 Gengar
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- SpeciesShadow Pokémon
- Japanese nameGangar
- PronunciationGANG-ARE
- Height4′ 11″ 1.50 m
- Weight89.0 lb 40.05 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from GANGRENE (death and decay of body tissue) and EDGAR (Edgar Alan Poe, famous horror poet). May also be related to GENGHOOLIE, meaning “scary”.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Under a full moon, this POKEMON likes to mimic the shadows of people and laugh at their fright. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | A GENGAR is close by if you feel a sudden chill. It may be trying to lay a curse on you. |
| Stadium | Appears to attack people who get lost in the mountains. Said to be the culprit behind shadows that laugh in the moonlight. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It steals heat from its surroundings. If you feel a sudden chill, it is certain that a GENGAR appeared. |
| Silver | To steal the life of its target, it slips into the preys shadow and silently waits for an opportunity. |
| Crystal | Hiding in people’s shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake. |
Where to find Gengar
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Must trade a Haunter with a link cable | NA | Evolve |
| Red | NA | Evolve | |
| Yellow | NA | Evolve | |
| Gold | Any | Evolve | |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×0
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×1
- Fighting×0
- Poison×0.25
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×2
- Bug×0.25
- Rock×1
- Ghost×2
- Dragon×1
- Dark×2
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 4 : 5 (80%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than RBY, thus in RBY it has a better defense ratio.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: No Effect 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st (GSC): Good 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): No Effect 2nd (RBY): Normal
- Bug1st (GSC): Normal 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Normal 2nd (RBY): Good
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 8 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 3:8 (37.5%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Start | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status |
| Start | Start | Lick | Ghost | Physical |
| — | Start | Spite | Ghost | Status |
| — | Start | Mean Look | Normal | Status |
| — | Start | Curse | ??? | Status |
| Start | Start | Night Shade | Ghost | Physical |
| Start | 31 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status |
| 38 | 39 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special |
| — | 48 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Thunderbolt
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM09Psych Up
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM29Psychic
- TM30Shadow Ball
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Ice Punch
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM41Thunderpunch
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM48Fire Punch
- TM50Nightmare
- HM04Strength
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM01Mega Punch
- TM05Mega Kick
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Submission
- TM18Counter
- TM19Seismic Toss
- TM20Rage
- TM21Mega Drain
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM29Psychic
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM35Metronome
- TM36Self Destruct
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM44Rest
- TM46Psywave
- TM47Explosion
- TM50Substitute
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Indeterminate Pokémon group 6 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Haze | Mate with a male Koffing/Weezing. |
| Perish Song | Mate with a male Misdreavus. |
| Psywave | Mate with a male Misdreavus. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 60 | 293-323 | 27/4540.14% | 24/4244.05% |
| Attack | 65 | 198-228 | 24/4940.14% | 24/4538.21% |
| Defense | 60 | 188-218 | 31/5538.21% | 26/4436.34% |
| Speed | 110 | 288-318 | 5/4794.52% | 5/4293.92% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 130 | 328-358 | 3/4699.06% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 75 | 218-248 | 20/4157.93% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 130 | 328-358 | — | 3/2998.21% |
| Total | 500 G/S/C 425 R/B/Y |
1513-1693 1295-1445 |
14/8781.59% | 12/6584.13% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library