Gengarin Pokémon SoulGold

ghostpoison

3 Forms Available:

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.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

3 Forms Available

Type

GhostPoison

Dex

#094

Abilities

Shadow Tag(Primary)

Prevents the foe's escape.

Shadow Tag(Secondary)

Prevents the foe's escape.

Shadow Tag(Hidden)

Prevents the foe's escape.

Growth Rate

mediumslow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

amorphous

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

300

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

Forms

Normal,Mega,Gmax

Evolution Chain

Gastly

Base form

→

Haunter

Level up Gastly to Lv. 25

→

Gengar

• Trade Haunter

• Use Linkingcord on Haunter

Related Guides

How to Obtain

This form of Gengar has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve haunter or gastly to get one.

Pre-evolution-only Moves (15)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Gengar cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Learned from
0	Shadow PunchLevel: 0(Haunter · Level 0)Shadow Punch	ghost	PWR60	ACC0	PP20	Haunter · Level 0
0	Shadow PunchLevel: 0(Haunter · Level 0)Shadow Punch	An unavoidable punch that is thrown from shadows.
1	HypnosisLevel: 1(Haunter · Level 1)Hypnosis	psychic	PWR0	ACC60	PP20	Haunter · Level 1
1	HypnosisLevel: 1(Haunter · Level 1)Hypnosis	A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.
1	Confuse RayLevel: 1(Haunter · Level 1)Confuse Ray	ghost	PWR0	ACC100	PP10	Haunter · Level 1
1	Confuse RayLevel: 1(Haunter · Level 1)Confuse Ray	A sinister ray that confuses the foe.
1	LickLevel: 1(Haunter · Level 1)Lick	ghost	PWR0	ACC100	PP30	Haunter · Level 1
1	LickLevel: 1(Haunter · Level 1)Lick	Licks with a long tongue to injure. May also paralyze.
1	Mean LookLevel: 1(Haunter · Level 1)Mean Look	normal	PWR0	ACC0	PP5	Haunter · Level 1
1	Mean LookLevel: 1(Haunter · Level 1)Mean Look	Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
12	PaybackLevel: 12(Haunter · Level 12)Payback	dark	PWR50	ACC100	PP10	Haunter · Level 12
12	PaybackLevel: 12(Haunter · Level 12)Payback	An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
16	SpiteLevel: 16(Haunter · Level 16)Spite	ghost	PWR0	ACC100	PP10	Haunter · Level 16
16	SpiteLevel: 16(Haunter · Level 16)Spite	Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move by 4.of foe's last move by 2-5.
20	CurseLevel: 20(Haunter · Level 20)Curse	ghost	PWR0	ACC0	PP10	Haunter · Level 20
20	CurseLevel: 20(Haunter · Level 20)Curse	A move that functions differently for GHOSTS.
24	HexLevel: 24(Haunter · Level 24)Hex	ghost	PWR0	ACC100	PP10	Haunter · Level 24
24	HexLevel: 24(Haunter · Level 24)Hex	Does double damage if the foe has a status problem.
30	Night ShadeLevel: 30(Haunter · Level 30)Night Shade	ghost	PWR1	ACC100	PP15	Haunter · Level 30
30	Night ShadeLevel: 30(Haunter · Level 30)Night Shade	Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
36	Sucker PunchLevel: 36(Haunter · Level 36)Sucker Punch	dark	PWR0	ACC100	PP5	Haunter · Level 36
36	Sucker PunchLevel: 36(Haunter · Level 36)Sucker Punch	Strikes first if the foe is preparing an attack.
42	Dark PulseLevel: 42(Haunter · Level 42)Dark Pulse	dark	PWR80	ACC100	PP15	Haunter · Level 42
42	Dark PulseLevel: 42(Haunter · Level 42)Dark Pulse	Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
48	Shadow BallLevel: 48(Haunter · Level 48)Shadow Ball	ghost	PWR80	ACC100	PP15	Haunter · Level 48
48	Shadow BallLevel: 48(Haunter · Level 48)Shadow Ball	Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
54	Destiny BondLevel: 54(Haunter · Level 54)Destiny Bond	ghost	PWR0	ACC0	PP5	Haunter · Level 54
54	Destiny BondLevel: 54(Haunter · Level 54)Destiny Bond	If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint.
60	Dream EaterLevel: 60(Haunter · Level 60)Dream Eater	psychic	PWR100	ACC100	PP15	Haunter · Level 60
60	Dream EaterLevel: 60(Haunter · Level 60)Dream Eater	Takes one half the damage inflicted on a sleeping foe.