Mega Gengar Raid Guide

Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar is a Mega Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Its best counters are strong Dark types, Psychic types, Ghost types, and Ground types. This is one of the best Mega Evolutions in the game, making it a worthy catch for all trainers.

After beating the Raid, you cannot catch Gengar in its Mega Evolved form. The Mega Raid Boss is always catchable in its base form, and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Gengar.

Gengar 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

Duo shenanigans aside, 3-5 trainers with strong counters should be able to take down Mega Gengar without too much trouble, regardless of weather. The charge move it has in battle should still be kept in mind, however. 

Shiny Gengar is available in Pokémon GO, and shiny Mega Gengar is available as well.

Best Mega Gengar Counters in Pokémon GO

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	41.94	10	225s
2.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	40.57	11	234s
3.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	32.33	10	289s
4.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	34.86	18	272s
5.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	32.88	13	265s
6.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	30.13	11	312s
7.	Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	31.85	15	289s
8.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.77	8	317s
9.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic	31.87	21	299s
10.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	29.84	16	317s
11.	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	30.15	18	315s
12.	Mega Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	29.98	18	317s
13.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	28.98	16	326s
14.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	29.22	16	317s
15.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	27.75	14	340s
16.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.08	13	323s
17.	Shadow Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.40	15	324s
18.	Unbound Hoopa	Confusion	Psychic	28.62	17	330s
19.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	28.02	17	339s
20.	Shadow Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	28.54	18	322s
21.	Mega Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	27.13	13	345s
22.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	27.37	16	345s
23.	Incarnate Shadow Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	27.42	19	348s
24.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing	28.46	22	324s
25.	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	26.25	15	359s

Mega Gengar Overview

	Mega Gengar GhostPoison
Max CP	4902
ATK	349
DEF	199
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

How to Get Mega Gengar

In order to get Mega Gengar, you will need 200 Mega Energy for the initial evolution. Then, it is possible to evolve that particular Gengar again for free after a cooldown period. The cooldown period depends on their mega level, and you can use mega energy to evolve quicker if you don’t want to wait for the end of the cooldown period.

Mega Energy can be obtained via Mega Gengar Raids, and once you have evolved Mega Gengar, you can earn 5 Mega Energy per candy while walking it as your buddy. You can walk any Gastly, Haunter, or Gengar to earn Mega Energy, as long as you have previously evolved one to register it to your Mega Pokédex.

Shiny Gengar and Mega Gengar

Gengar

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Gengar	Gengar

Mega Gengar

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Mega Gengar	Mega Gengar

All the best, trainers!