Where can I find Gengar in Polished Crystal?

Gengar can be found in three areas, including Cerulean Cave 2F in Polished Crystal.

Gengar is a ghost/poison-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Gengar learn in Polished Crystal?

Gengar can learn 16+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Gengar have?

Gengar's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Cursed Body, Levitate, Shadow Tag.

Gengar - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Fast special attacker with Shadow Ball and Sludge Bomb as main options. It's has lower defense, so you need to predict how the opponent is going to play, but it is pretty damn strong! Needs a Linking Cord to evolve.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

GhostPoison

Dex

#063

Abilities

Cursed Body(Primary)

May disable a move used on it.

Levitate(Secondary)

Gives immunity to Ground-type moves.

Shadow Tag(Hidden)

Prevents the foe from escaping.

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

indeterminate

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

190

EV Yield

3 SpecialAttack

Wild Held Items

Spelltag(5%)

Weak To

ground ×2psychic ×2ghost ×2dark ×2

Resists

grass ×0.5poison ×0.25bug ×0.25fairy ×0.5

Immune To

normalfighting

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Gastly

Base form

→

Haunter

Level up Gastly to Lv. 25

→

Gengar

Use Linkingcord on Haunter

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How to Obtain

Look for Gengar in Cerulean Cave 2F (rare) in the night, in Cerulean Cave B1F (rare) in the night, and in Cinnabar Volcano B2F (very rare) in the night. Wild ones range from level 65 to 72.

Wild Encounters (3)


Cerulean Cave 2F	night	Field	Lv. 70	5%
Cerulean Cave B1F	night	Field	Lv. 72	5%
Cinnabar Volcano B2F	night	Field	Lv. 65-66	5%

Level Up Moves (16)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Shadow Claw	ghost		70	100	15
1	Shadow Claw	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Shadow ClawLevel: 1
ghost		70	100	15
Has a high critical hit ratio.
1	Hypnosis	psychic		0	60	20
1	Hypnosis	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
HypnosisLevel: 1
psychic		0	60	20
May cause the foe to fall asleep.
1	Lick	ghost		30	100	30
1	Lick	An attack that may cause paralysis.
LickLevel: 1
ghost		30	100	30
An attack that may cause paralysis.
5	Disable	normal		0	100	20
5	Disable	Disables the foe's most recent move.
DisableLevel: 5
normal		0	100	20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
8	Mean Look	normal		0	100	5
8	Mean Look	Prevents fleeing or switching.
Mean LookLevel: 8
normal		0	100	5
Prevents fleeing or switching.
12	Curse	ghost		0	100	10
12	Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
CurseLevel: 12
ghost		0	100	10
Works differently for Ghost-types.
15	Night Shade	ghost		1	100	15
15	Night Shade	Damage equals the user's level.
Night ShadeLevel: 15
ghost		1	100	15
Damage equals the user's level.
19	Confuse Ray	ghost		0	100	10
19	Confuse Ray	A move that may confuse the foe.
Confuse RayLevel: 19
ghost		0	100	10
A move that may confuse the foe.
22	Sucker Punch	dark		70	100	5
22	Sucker Punch	Attacks before the foe does.
Sucker PunchLevel: 22
dark		70	100	5
Attacks before the foe does.
28	Pain Split	ghost		0	100	20
28	Pain Split	Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total.
Pain SplitLevel: 28
ghost		0	100	20
Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total.
33	Shadow Ball	ghost		80	100	15
33	Shadow Ball	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Shadow BallLevel: 33
ghost		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
39	Dream Eater	psychic		100	100	15
39	Dream Eater	Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Dream EaterLevel: 39
psychic		100	100	15
Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
44	Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15
44	Dark Pulse	An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark PulseLevel: 44
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
50	Destiny Bond	ghost		0	100	5
50	Destiny Bond	The foe faints if the user does.
Destiny BondLevel: 50
ghost		0	100	5
The foe faints if the user does.
55	Hex	ghost		65	100	10
55	Hex	Damage doubles if foe has status.
HexLevel: 55
ghost		65	100	10
Damage doubles if foe has status.
61	Perish Song	normal		0	100	5
61	Perish Song	Both user and foe faint in 3 turns.
Perish SongLevel: 61
normal		0	100	5
Both user and foe faint in 3 turns.

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Egg Moves (7)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Astonish	ghost		30	100	15
Astonish	An attack that may cause flinching.
Astonish
ghost		30	100	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
Disable	normal		0	100	20
Disable	Disables the foe's most recent move.
Disable
normal		0	100	20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
Haze	ice		0	100	30
Haze	Eliminates all stat changes.
Haze
ice		0	100	30
Eliminates all stat changes.
Perish Song	normal		0	100	5
Perish Song	Both user and foe faint in 3 turns.
Perish Song
normal		0	100	5
Both user and foe faint in 3 turns.
Scary Face	normal		0	100	10
Scary Face	Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Scary Face
normal		0	100	10
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Nasty Plot	dark		0	100	20
Nasty Plot	Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk.
Nasty Plot
dark		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk.
Feint Attack	dark		60	100	20
Feint Attack	An attack that never misses.
Feint Attack
dark		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.

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Wild Moves (1)

Note: These moves are only available on wild Pokémon caught at specific locations.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP	Location
Metronome	typeless		0	100	20	Cerulean Cave
Metronome	Randomly uses any Pokémon move.
Metronome (Cerulean Cave)
typeless		0	100	20
Randomly uses any Pokémon move.

TM/HM Moves (35)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Dynamicpunch	fighting		100	50	5	TM01
Dynamicpunch	An attack that confuses the foe.
Dynamicpunch
fighting		100	50	5	TM01
An attack that confuses the foe.
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Venoshock	poison		65	100	10	TM09
Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Venoshock
poison		65	100	10	TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5	TM15
Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper Beam
normal		150	90	5	TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10	TM19
Giga Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Giga Drain
grass		75	100	10	TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Thunderbolt	electric		90	100	15	TM24
Thunderbolt	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunderbolt
electric		90	100	15	TM24
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunder	electric		110	70	10	TM25
Thunder	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunder
electric		110	70	10	TM25
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Psychic	psychic		90	100	10	TM29
Psychic	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Psychic
psychic		90	100	10	TM29
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Shadow Ball	ghost		80	100	15	TM30
Shadow Ball	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Shadow Ball
ghost		80	100	15	TM30
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge Bomb	An attack that may poison the foe.
Sludge Bomb
poison		90	100	10	TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Dazzlingleam	fairy		80	100	10	TM49
Dazzlingleam	Dazzles with a powerful flash.
Dazzlingleam
fairy		80	100	10	TM49
Dazzles with a powerful flash.
Leech Life	bug		80	100	10	TM50
Leech Life	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Leech Life
bug		80	100	10	TM50
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Focus Blast	fighting		120	70	5	TM52
Focus Blast	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Focus Blast
fighting		120	70	5	TM52
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Energy Ball	grass		90	100	10	TM53
Energy Ball	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Energy Ball
grass		90	100	10	TM53
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15	TM58
Dark Pulse	An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark Pulse
dark		80	100	15	TM58
An attack that may cause flinching.
Drain Punch	fighting		75	100	10	TM60
Drain Punch	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Drain Punch
fighting		75	100	10	TM60
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Will O Wisp	fire		0	85	15	TM61
Will O Wisp	A move that may burn the foe.
Will O Wisp
fire		0	85	15	TM61
A move that may burn the foe.
Explosion	normal		250	100	5	TM64
Explosion	Very powerful but makes user faint.
Explosion
normal		250	100	5	TM64
Very powerful but makes user faint.
Shadow Claw	ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Shadow Claw	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Shadow Claw
ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20	TM66
Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison Jab
poison		80	100	20	TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
Giga Impact	normal		150	90	5	TM68
Giga Impact	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Giga Impact
normal		150	90	5	TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.

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Move Tutor Moves (19)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Returns a physical attack double.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Dream Eater	psychic		100	100	15	MT09
Dream Eater	Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Dream Eater
psychic		100	100	15	MT09
Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Fire Punch	fire		75	100	15	MT12
Fire Punch	A fiery punch. May cause a burn.
Fire Punch
fire		75	100	15	MT12
A fiery punch. May cause a burn.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Ice Punch	ice		75	100	15	MT15
Ice Punch	An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Ice Punch
ice		75	100	15	MT15
An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20	MT18
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20	MT18
Slaps down the foe's held item.
Seismic Toss	fighting		1	100	20	MT22
Seismic Toss	Damage equals the user's level.
Seismic Toss
fighting		1	100	20	MT22
Damage equals the user's level.
Skill Swap	psychic		0	100	10	MT23
Skill Swap	Swaps abilities with the foe.
Skill Swap
psychic		0	100	10	MT23
Swaps abilities with the foe.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sucker Punch	dark		70	100	5	MT25
Sucker Punch	Attacks before the foe does.
Sucker Punch
dark		70	100	5	MT25
Attacks before the foe does.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Thunderpunch	electric		75	100	15	MT27
Thunderpunch	An electric punch. It may paralyze.
Thunderpunch
electric		75	100	15	MT27
An electric punch. It may paralyze.
Trick	psychic		0	100	10	MT28
Trick	Swaps held items with the foe.
Trick
psychic		0	100	10	MT28
Swaps held items with the foe.
Trick Room	psychic		0	100	5	MT29
Trick Room	Slow Pokémon move first for 5 turns.
Trick Room
psychic		0	100	5	MT29
Slow Pokémon move first for 5 turns.
Zap Cannon	electric		120	50	5	MT30
Zap Cannon	An attack that always paralyzes.
Zap Cannon
electric		120	50	5	MT30
An attack that always paralyzes.

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