Gengar Raid Counters Guide

Gengar

Gengar is a Tier 3 Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Its best counters are strong Dark, Ghost, Ground, and Psychic types.

It can be caught with the following CP values:

• 1566 – 1644 CP at level 20, no weather boost
• 1958 – 2055 CP at level 25 with Fog or Cloudy weather boost

Gengar is an easy solo for high-level trainers, while others would need groups of around 2 to 3 to get the job done.

Best Gengar Counters in Pokémon GO

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike	63.41	1	59s
2.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	61.50	1	62s
3.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	55.78	3	68s
4.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	54.13	2	68s
5.	Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	50.29	2	74s
6.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic	50.58	3	75s
7.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	47.82	1	77s
8.	Shadow Darkrai	Snarl	Foul Play	47.25	2	79s
9.	Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike	46.69	3	81s
10.	Normal Deoxys	Zen Headbutt	Psycho Boost	50.64	6	85s
11.	Mega Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	46.16	3	82s
12.	Mega Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	46.29	2	81s
13.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	45.25	2	82s
14.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	45.21	2	83s
15.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	44.59	2	84s
16.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	45.77	2	82s
17.	Mega Delphox	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	44.61	2	85s
18.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	43.98	1	84s
19.	Shadow Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	44.62	2	84s
20.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing	45.79	3	82s
21.	Unbound Hoopa	Confusion	Psychic	44.13	2	86s
22.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Dark Pulse+	43.65	2	84s
23.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	44.11	3	86s
24.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	42.57	2	87s
25.	Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	44.42	4	85s

Gengar Overview

	Gengar GhostPoison
Max CP	3254
ATK	261
DEF	149
HP	155
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Hex Shadow Claw Lick* Sucker Punch
Charge moves	Shadow Ball Shadow Punch* Sludge Bomb Sludge Wave Dark Pulse Psychic* Focus Blast Drain Punch

*Denotes a Legacy Move.

Shiny Gengar Sprite

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Gengar	Gengar

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