Competitive Information for Gengar [Sun/Moon]
Ghost / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gengar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Gengar is popular Ghost and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Gengar out in the 7th generation battlefield. Gengar is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Gengar is weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Blast
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Gengar (Popular/Trending)
Gengar is a notable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Gengar's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Choice Scarf will increase Gengar's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Cursed Body, if Gengar is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Sludge Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Gengar (Cursed Body)
Gengar is popular Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Gengar from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Cursed Body, if Gengar is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gengar? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Poisonium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Gengar (Cursed Body)
Gengar is a notable Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Gengar from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Cursed Body, if Gengar is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 36 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Thunderbolt
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Gengar (Cursed Body)
Gengar is an astounding Offensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Gengar from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Cursed Body, if Gengar is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gengar learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gengar can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Gengar
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Snatch, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Gengar's stats
- Curse
- Ominous Wind
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Gengar
- Dazzling Gleam
- Destiny Bond
- Disable
- Energy Ball
- Focus Blast
- Hex
- Hidden Power Ice
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Psychic
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Sludge Wave
- Substitute
- Taunt
- Taunt
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Trick
Common Effort Values for Gengar in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Gengar's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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