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Gengarin Pokémon SoulGold

ghostpoison

Pokédex Entry

Shadow Pokémon

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.

Gengar in Pokémon SoulGold

Gengar is #94 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its ghost/poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 4 encounter locations.

Type
GhostPoison
Dex
#094
Abilities

Disables moves on contact.

Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
amorphous
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
pokeball
Poké Ball5.3%
greatball
Great Ball7.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball8.9%
Base Exp
250
EV Yield
3 SpecialAttack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
ground ×2psychic ×2ghost ×2dark ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5poison ×0.25bug ×0.25fairy ×0.5
Immune To
normalfighting

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Gastly to Lv. 25
• Trade Haunter
• Use Linkingcord on Haunter

How to Obtain

Look for Gengar in Vajra Pyramid Floor 1 (rare), in Vajra Pyramid Floor 2 (rare), and in Vajra Pyramid Floor 3 (rare), among one other area. Wild ones range from level 58 to 62.

Wild Encounters (4)

Level Up Moves (17)

Mean LookLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC0PP5
Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
Shadow PunchLevel: 1ghost
PWR60ACC0PP20
An unavoidable punch that is thrown from shadows.
Reflect TypeLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC0PP15
The user reflects the foe's type, copying it.
Perish SongLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC0PP5
Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns.
Confuse RayLevel: 1ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
A sinister ray that confuses the foe.
LickLevel: 1ghost
PWR0ACC100PP30
Licks with a long tongue to injure. May also paralyze.
HypnosisLevel: 1psychic
PWR0ACC60PP20
A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.
PaybackLevel: 12dark
PWR50ACC100PP10
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
SpiteLevel: 16ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move by 4.of foe's last move by 2-5.
CurseLevel: 20ghost
PWR0ACC0PP10
A move that functions differently for GHOSTS.
HexLevel: 24ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
Does double damage if the foe has a status problem.
Night ShadeLevel: 30ghost
PWR1ACC100PP15
Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
Sucker PunchLevel: 36dark
PWR0ACC100PP5
Strikes first if the foe is preparing an attack.
Dark PulseLevel: 42dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Shadow BallLevel: 48ghost
PWR80ACC100PP15
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Destiny BondLevel: 54ghost
PWR0ACC0PP5
If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint.
Dream EaterLevel: 60psychic
PWR100ACC100PP15
Takes one half the damage inflicted on a sleeping foe.

Egg Moves (13)

Psywavepsychic
PWR1ACC0PP15
Attacks with a psychic wave of varying intensity.
Perish Songnormal
PWR0ACC0PP5
Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns.
Hazeice
PWR0ACC0PP30
Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Astonishghost
PWR30ACC100PP15
An attack that may shock the foe into flinching.
Grudgeghost
PWR0ACC0PP5
If the user faints, deletes all PP of foe's last move.
Fire Punchfire
PWR75ACC100PP15
A fiery punch that may burn the foe.
Ice Punchice
PWR75ACC100PP15
An icy punch that may leave the foe with frostbite.freeze the foe.
Thunder Punchelectric
PWR75ACC100PP15
An electrified punch that may paralyze the foe.
Disablenormal
PWR0ACC55PP20
For 4 turns, prevents foe For 4-7 turns, prevents foe For 2-5 turns, prevents foe from using last used move.
Scary Facenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Clear Smogpoison
PWR50ACC0PP15
Attacks with white haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Smogpoison
PWR0ACC70PP20
An exhaust-gas attack that may also poison.
Reflect Typenormal
PWR0ACC0PP15
The user reflects the foe's type, copying it.

TM/HM Moves (46)

Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Brick Breakfighting
PWR75ACC100PP15TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Dazzling Gleamfairy
PWR80ACC100PP10TM99
Damages foes by emitting a bright flash.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Drain Punchfighting
PWR0ACC100PP0TM85
An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
Energy Ballgrass
PWR0ACC100PP10TM53
Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Fire Punchfire
PWR75ACC100PP15TM69
A fiery punch that may burn the foe.
Flingdark
PWR1ACC100PP10TM56
The effectiveness varies with the held item.
Focus Blastfighting
PWR120ACC70PP5TM52
Attacks at full power. May lower Sp. Def.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Draingrass
PWR0ACC100PP0TM87
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hexghost
PWR0ACC100PP10TM05
Does double damage if the foe has a status problem.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Ice Punchice
PWR75ACC100PP15TM100
An icy punch that may leave the foe with frostbite.freeze the foe.
Infestationbug
PWR20ACC100PP20TM83
The foe is infested and attacked for turns.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Poison Jabpoison
PWR80ACC100PP20TM84
A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Shadow Clawghost
PWR70ACC100PP15TM65
Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio.
Sludge Bombpoison
PWR90ACC100PP10TM36
Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
Sludge Wavepoison
PWR95ACC100PP10TM34
Swamps all others with a wave of sludge. May also poison.
Strengthnormal
PWR80ACC100PP15HM04
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Thunderelectric
PWR0ACC70PP10TM25
A lightning attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunderboltelectric
PWR0ACC100PP15TM24
A strong electrical attack that may paralyze the foe.
Thunder Punchelectric
PWR75ACC100PP15TM63
An electrified punch that may paralyze the foe.
Thunder Waveelectric
PWR0ACC0PP20TM73
A weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the foe.
Tormentdark
PWR0ACC100PP15TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Trick Roompsychic
PWR0ACC0PP5TM92
Slower Pokémon get to move first for 5 turns.
Venoshockpoison
PWR65ACC100PP10TM09
Does double damage if the foe is poisoned.
Will O Wispfire
PWR0ACC0PP15TM61
Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire.

Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
2
Immunities
8
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Gengar. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Gengar resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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