Mega Gengar Raid Guide

Gengar (Mega)

Mega Gengar is a mega raid boss in Pokémon GO. Its best counters are strong Dark types, Psychic types, Ghost types and Ground types such as Primal Groudon, Darkrai, Shadow Mewtwo, Metagross, itself, Chandelure, Giratina-Origin, Groudon, Excadrill, Rhyperior, Garchomp and Landorus.

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 Cloudy or Fog 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

In this guide we will cover the strongest Mega Gengar counters, the best strategies on how to defeat it, and what CPs you can get when catching a strong Gengar.

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	Faints	TTW
1.	Mewtwo (Shadow)	Psycho Cut Psychic	Psystrike Psychic	23	305.8s
2.	Groudon (Primal)	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	13	323.4s
3.	Tyranitar (Mega)	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	12	337.4s
4.	Gengar (Mega)	Lick Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	25	349.8s
5.	Tyranitar (Shadow)	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	18	347.1s
6.	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut Psychic	Psystrike Psychic	24	359.7s
7.	Alakazam (Mega)	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	29	369.1s
8.	Latios (Mega)	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	22	370.3s
9.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Dragon Tail Dragon	Dragon Ascent Flying	18	379.8s
10.	Banette (Mega)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	32	396.4s
11.	Gardevoir (Mega)	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	27	387.5s
12.	Garchomp (Shadow)	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	21	382.3s
13.	Latios (Shadow)	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	29	393.5s
14.	Hoopa (Unbound)	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	24	393.3s
15.	Metagross (Shadow)	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	26	400.6s
16.	Alakazam (Shadow)	Psycho Cut Psychic	Psychic Psychic	44	442.2s
17.	Lunala	Confusion Psychic	Shadow Ball Ghost	27	413.8s
18.	Cursola (Shadow)	Hex Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	38	433.1s
19.	Tyranitar	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	18	410.6s
20.	Hydreigon	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	20	410.1s
21.	Exeggutor (Shadow)	Extrasensory Psychic	Psychic Psychic	40	439.5s
22.	Houndoom (Mega)	Snarl Dark	Foul Play Dark	22	415.2s
23.	Mamoswine (Shadow)	Mud-Slap Ground	High Horsepower Ground	29	421.8s
24.	Latias (Mega)	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	21	417.6s
25.	Groudon	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	20	427.0s
26.	Weavile (Shadow)	Snarl Dark	Foul Play Dark	34	442.2s
27.	Rhyperior (Shadow)	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	23	433.3s
28.	Gyarados (Mega)	Bite Dark	Crunch Dark	17	437.6s
29.	Gallade (Shadow)	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	38	455.1s
30.	Gardevoir (Shadow)	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	40	461.0s

Shiny Gengar and Mega Gengar

Normal	Shiny

Mega Gengar Duo

Mega Gengar can be duoed, but it can also be difficult as it requires top-tier counters such as itself + Ghost types, Mega Houndoom + Dark types, or Psystrike Mewtwo.

The charge move Mega Gengar has in the raid battle also plays a huge factor in a duo, if not the biggest factor, since it can one hit KO almost all of its counters if it has the right charge move.

The safest way to achieve the duo is to use Psystrike Mewtwo against Focus Blast, or Mega Gengar + Ghost types against Focus Blast. Mega Houndoom + Dark types can also achieve the duo against Shadow Ball, but even a resisted Shadow Ball does a ton of damage due to Mega Gengar’s crazy high Attack stat.

Last but not least, Ground types can duo it against Sludge Bomb, but Sunny weather is mandatory.

Mega Gengar Facts

Gengar (Mega) GhostPoison
Max CP 4336
ATK 349		DEF 199		HP 155
Weak to			Strong Against
Ghost Psychic Ground Dark			Grass Ghost Psychic Fairy

Mega Gengar Moveset Analysis

Mega Gengar can have the following moves in a raid battle and when captured as its base form:

Focus Blast is the easiest charge move overall, since it’s a one bar move and makes Psychic types and Ghost types much better counters. It’s also fairly easy to dodge.

Sludge Bomb is a two bar move that is very difficult to dodge. However, it is resisted by Ghost types, Tyranitar, Metagross and Ground types.

Shadow Ball is a nightmare for everything, even Dark types. Mega Houndoom and Darkrai take more than 50% damage from just one Shadow Ball. Not only that, it’s a two bar move, meaning Mega Gengar will use it frequently in battle.

Sucker Punch is the weakest fast move since it lacks STAB (same type attack bonus), but it is still super effective against Psychic types and Ghost types.

Shadow Claw has STAB, but doesn’t generate energy very quickly.

Hex has one more base power than Shadow Claw and generates energy much faster, making it the deadliest fast move, especially if it’s combined with Sludge Bomb or Shadow Ball.