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 Megas 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.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	30.39	11	308s
2.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psytrike	32.35	21	292s
3.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	30.69	15	283s
4.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	28.28	13	332s
5.	Shadow Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	29.63	17	310s
6.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	26.98	9	336s
7.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic	29.56	24	323s
8.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	29.93	18	339s
9.	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	28.18	20	337s
10.	Mega Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	28.02	20	339s
11.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	27.11	18	349s
12.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	26.45	14	344s
13.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	26.08	14	362s
14.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	27.20	18	339s
15.	Shadow Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	26.61	17	346s
16.	Unbound Hoopa	Confusion	Psychic	26.74	19	353s
17.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	26.29	19	362s
18.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	25.63	18	369s
19.	Shadow Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	24.65	17	382s
20.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing	26.54	25	348s
21.	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	25.34	21	368s
22.	Mega Salamence	Bite	Brutal Swing	23.73	15	398s
23.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	24.48	18	378s
24.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	25.76	26	367s
25.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	25.29	22	366s
26.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike	23.90	18	387s
27.	Shadow Salamence	Bite	Brutal Swing	24.81	25	387s
28.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	25.47	28	371s
29.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	26.25	18	405s
30.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	23.72	19	389s

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

Normal	Shiny

All the best, trainers!