Best Gengar counters

The best Gengar counters in Pokémon GO are Shadow Mewtwo, Primal Groudon, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Gengar, Mega Garchomp, Mega Alakazam, and Shadow Tyranitar. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Gengar in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Shadow Mewtwo

Psycho Cut / Psystrike

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

Mega Gengar

Lick / Shadow Ball

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Mega Alakazam

Confusion / Psychic

Shadow Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	58.41	795.5	4	67s	98.9
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	48.17	1486.6	2	78s	96.3
3.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	44.28	1538.6	2	84s	90.7
4.	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	51.81	734.9	4	75s	88.4
5.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	43.72	1243.4	2	86s	86.0
6.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	51.26	657.7	5	76s	85.7
7.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	45.66	1032.3	3	83s	85.7
8.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	45.20	958.1	3	84s	83.7
9.	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	47.59	773.8	4	81s	83.5
10.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	45.40	850.9	4	84s	82.0
11.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	46.10	708.8	5	84s	80.0
12.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	45.26	732.6	4	85s	79.4
13.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	41.53	1013.0	3	91s	79.2
14.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	47.71	574.6	6	82s	78.8
15.	Hoopa Unbound	Confusion	Psychic	43.63	793.4	4	88s	78.3
16.	Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	48.43	526.6	6	82s	78.3
17.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	42.32	891.9	4	90s	78.3
18.	Shadow Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	49.72	456.4	7	81s	77.7
19.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	45.62	638.3	5	85s	77.7
20.	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	42.86	725.3	4	89s	75.8
21.	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	47.79	423.6	8	84s	74.2
22.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	39.96	848.2	4	95s	74.0
23.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	39.73	851.2	4	95s	73.8
24.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	42.49	653.8	5	91s	73.7
25.	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	45.42	493.8	7	87s	73.5
26.	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	37.51	1009.4	3	100s	72.9
27.	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	38.82	879.0	4	97s	72.9
28.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	38.39	913.6	3	98s	72.8
29.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	37.66	949.9	3	100s	72.3
30.	Lunala	Confusion	Shadow Ball	41.06	675.9	5	94s	72.2

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Group size

You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Gengar in a 3-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Gengar CP range from Raids

Gengar can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1566 CP to 1644 CP, with no weather boost
From 1958 CP to 2055 CP with Fog and Cloudy weather boost

Gengar weaknesses

Gengar type chart

When fighting Gengar, keep in mind the that Ghost and Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, and Psychic-type moves. They take reduced damage from Fairy, Grass, Bug, Normal, Poison, and Fighting-type moves.

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Dark	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%
Ground	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

Resistances

Fighting	24.4%
Bug	39.1%
Normal	39.1%
Poison	39.1%
Fairy	62.5%
Grass	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Gengar

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Psychic	120.0%	Windy
Ground	96.0%	Sunny
Dark	90.0%	Fog
Ghost	72.0%	Fog
Dragon	6.0%	Windy
Flying	4.0%	Windy
Fire	4.0%	Sunny
Electric	4.0%	Rain
Water	4.0%	Rain

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Gengar in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Gengar down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Gengar counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.