Pokédex - Gengar (Black Version)
![[Picture of Gengar]](../pictures/bw/front/normal/94.png)
Basic Information
| National Number | #094 |
| Height | 1.5 m (4'11") |
| Weight | 40.5 kg (89.3 lb) |
| Type | GHOST / POISON |
| Footprint | ![[Footprint of Gengar]](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAK0lEQVQ4jWNgGBHgPyWa/qOxidaMywCiDPlPAI8EA/AZQjSg2ABshgxXAADhZjrGwfHxHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==) |
| Color | Purple |
| Body Form | ![[Form 2]](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAB4AAAAXCAIAAACTXWg9AAAAxklEQVQYlbWVPQ7DIAyFnSoH8HEYPXbMURkzeuQ4PkKHSAg1+C+0byJB+Xhyns3GzPAf7dqGiDC3/khUEDGFfkW4AMDcROQH6C+u8TKN1pQynkOnjOfQAFDruYQmKuv0ORoRbXqk6JvbMprH43jbHzq1zmY5ir43TupUFW1zIRBEFZ3tvQT6kp0TW+rkcwPgaikh9q6DXvmT0RlCVKZ1N5o+ikZE7Zap9ZxWJoTufkfj45q53e2rCRnV/fbFdVXaKfLH02N9AFW4XiLt+ur3AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) |
| Starting Catch Rate | 45 |
| Base Experience | 225 |
| Growth Rate | Parabolic (max: 1,059,860 Exp. Points) |
| Gender Rate | 50% female, 50% male |
| Friendship | 70 |
| Egg Groups | Amorphous |
| Steps to Hatch Egg | 5120 |
| Items in Wild Pokémon | No items. |
| Base Stat Points (EVs) Given | Special Attack: 3 |
| Abilities | Levitate |
| Hidden (Dream World) Abilities |
Race Values ("Base Stats")
View detailed stat info for Gengar
| HP | 60 |
| Attack | 65 |
| Defense | 60 |
| Speed | 110 |
| Special Attack | 130 |
| Special Defense | 75 |
Pokédex Entries
English
Gengar - Shadow Pokémon
The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.
French
Ectoplasma - Pokémon Ombre
German
Gengar - Schatten
Spanish
Gengar - Pokémon Sombra
Italian
Gengar - Pokémon Ombra
Japanese
ゲンガー (GENGAA) - シャドーポケモン (SHADOOPOKEMON)
Evolutions (When Gengar Evolves)
- Evolves from Haunter if traded.
Locations (Where to Find or Catch Gengar)
Not found in this version.
Moves Learned
Black Version
| Level | Name | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect Chance (%) | Range | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypnosis | PSYCHIC | Status | 0 | 60 | 20 | 0 | Single exc. user | bce |
| 1 | Lick | GHOST | Physical | 20 | 100 | 30 | 30 | Single exc. user | abe |
| 1 | Spite | GHOST | Status | 0 | 100 | 10 | 0 | Single exc. user | bcep |
| 5 | Spite | GHOST | Status | 0 | 100 | 10 | 0 | Single exc. user | bcep |
| 8 | Mean Look | NORMAL | Status | 0 | 101 | 5 | 0 | Single exc. user | bce |
| 12 | Curse | GHOST | Status | 0 | 101 | 10 | 0 | No particular target | p |
| 15 | Night Shade | GHOST | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 | 0 | Single exc. user | be |
| 19 | Confuse Ray | GHOST | Status | 0 | 100 | 10 | 0 | Single exc. user | bce |
| 22 | Sucker Punch | DARK | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 | 0 | Single exc. user | abe |
| 25 | Shadow Punch | GHOST | Physical | 60 | 101 | 20 | 0 | Single exc. user | abej |
| 28 | Payback | DARK | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | 0 | Single exc. user | abe |
| 33 | Shadow Ball | GHOST | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20 | Single exc. user | be |
| 39 | Dream Eater | PSYCHIC | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | 0 | Single exc. user | be |
| 44 | Dark Pulse | DARK | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20 | Single exc. user | ben |
| 50 | Destiny Bond | GHOST | Status | 0 | 101 | 5 | 0 | User | p |
| 55 | Hex | GHOST | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | 0 | Single exc. user | be |
| 61 | Nightmare | GHOST | Status | 0 | 100 | 15 | 0 | Single exc. user | be |
What moves can Gengar learn in Pokémon Black?
Gengar can learn the following moves:
Body Slam
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
Brick BreakTM31
Confuse Ray
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 31
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 31 (as Haunter)
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 28 (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 19
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 19 (as Gastly)
- Black/White Versions and Later: Pokémon Distribution: きょうえん (ID: 10100) (as Haunter)
CounterFireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
Curse
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 16
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 16 (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 12
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 12 (as Gastly)
Destiny Bond
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 48
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 48 (as Haunter)
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 36 (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 50
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 50 (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 40 (as Gastly)
Double-Edge
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
Drain PunchBefore Black/White: TM60
Dream Eater
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later: Level 39
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later: Level 39 (as Haunter)
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later: Level 33 (as Gastly)
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM85
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM85 (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM85 (as Gastly)
DynamicPunchEmerald: Move Tutor
Explosion
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Egg Move (as Gastly)
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM64
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM64 (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM64 (as Gastly)
Focus BlastTM52
Focus PunchBefore Black/White: TM01
Giga ImpactTM68
HeadbuttHeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
Hyper BeamRuby/Sapphire Versions and Later: TM15
Mean Look
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 13
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 13 (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 8
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 8 (as Gastly)
Mega KickFireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
Mega PunchFireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
MetronomeFireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
Night Shade
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 21
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 21 (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 15
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 15 (as Gastly)
Nightmare
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 55
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 55 (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: Level 43 (as Gastly)
- Black/White Versions and Later: Level 61
- Black/White Versions and Later: Level 61 (as Haunter)
- Black/White Versions and Later: Level 47 (as Gastly)
Poison Jab
- TM84
- TM84 (as Haunter)
Rock Smash
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Black/White: HM06
- Black/White Versions and Later: TM94
Role PlayHeartGold/SoulSilver: Move Tutor
Seismic Toss
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
Shadow Claw
- TM65
- TM65 (as Haunter)
Sludge WavePokémon Distribution: Spooky Manor (III) (with Hidden Ability) (as Gastly)
Spite
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later: Level 1
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 8
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Ruby/Sapphire Versions and Later, but Before Diamond/Pearl: Level 8 (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 5
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: Level 5 (as Gastly)
- Platinum; HeartGold/SoulSilver; Black/White 2: Move Tutor
- Platinum; HeartGold/SoulSilver; Black/White 2: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- Platinum; HeartGold/SoulSilver; Black/White 2: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
StrengthRuby/Sapphire Versions and Later: HM04
Substitute
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- FireRed; LeafGreen; Emerald: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM90
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM90 (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM90 (as Gastly)
Sucker Punch
- Level 22
- Move Maniac (as Haunter)
- Level 22 (as Gastly)
- Platinum; HeartGold/SoulSilver; Black/White 2: Move Tutor
- Platinum; HeartGold/SoulSilver; Black/White 2: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- Platinum; HeartGold/SoulSilver; Black/White 2: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- Black/White Versions and Later: Pokémon Distribution: きょうえん (ID: 10100) (as Haunter)
Swagger
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- Pokémon XD: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- Emerald: Move Tutor
- Emerald: Move Tutor (as Haunter)
- Emerald: Move Tutor (as Gastly)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM87
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM87 (as Haunter)
- Diamond/Pearl Versions and Later: TM87 (as Gastly)
ThunderRuby/Sapphire Versions and Later: TM25