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No. 094Swirly Gengar

Gengar

Ghost

Poison

1.5 mtall, beside a trainer40.5 kgweight

HP60

Atk65

Def60

SpA130

SpD75

Spe110

Abilities: Cursed Body
Breeding: Amorphous Breeder's Guide, 1 entry
Damage it takes: 2×
½×
¼×
0×
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Evolution

Formes of Gengar

Looks of Gengar

Swirly: not rolled in the wild or from eggs.

How to get it

GastlyLv. 25HaunterTradeGengar

Gengar (Swirly) is not found in the wild. Catch Gastly in Old Graveyard, then raise it to level 25 for Haunter, then trade turns it into Gengar.

Where Gastly is found
Old Graveyard Location
- WalkingLv. 8-10
  Common27%
  +1 SpA

1 place on the map

Trainers that use it

Captain B.Captain B.Crescent Town Chapter 29: Haunted Badge
Lv. 81Cursed BodyFocus Sash
Shadow BallLv. 48Sludge BombTMFocus BlastTMDestiny BondLv. 54
The Ancient King · The AncientAredia Ruins
Lv. 55Cursed Body
Destiny BondLv. 54Sucker PunchLv. 36Shadow BallLv. 48Dark PulseLv. 42
Captain B.Crescent Gym
Lv. 81Cursed Body
Destiny BondLv. 54Shadow BallLv. 48Dream EaterLv. 60NightmareLv. 61

Competitive

Usage stats

Usage, last 30 days

Singles8.5%#544% won-1.1
Doubles8.8%#639% won-1.3
2v2 Doubles5.2%#2143% won-2.0
Little Cup8.8%#664% won+0.1

Top community setsAll 2 sets

Choice Scarfsingles 1Trick Shadow Ball Sludge Wave Focus Blast
Nasty Plotsingles -1Nasty Plot Shadow Ball Sludge Wave Focus Blast

Trade value

Most common priced

★Perfect

Halloween form

4val0.67

Low demand, 3/10 Stable22 Oct 2026

Halloween Events, Mega doesn't have Shadow Tag.

Prices from the trade team's value list, in val; a Bottlecap is worth 6 val. The list prices the copies people trade for, so a plain one may not be listed.

Who moves first

Speed calculator

Slowest at Lv. 1002020 IV, 0 EVs, −Speed nature

Neutral at Lv. 10025631 IV, 0 EVs, neutral nature

Fastest at Lv. 10035031 IV, 252 EVs, +Speed nature

Speed at level 100: slowest with 0 IV, 0 EVs and a −Speed nature; fastest with 31 IV, 252 EVs and a +Speed nature.

Compare Gengar's Speed with another Pokémon

Moves

141

Hardest hittersThe strongest move of each type it learns, weighted to its Sp. Atk 130

Sludge WaveSTABTM95
Shadow BallSTABLv. 4880
UproarTM90
Energy BallTM90
PsychicTM90
ThunderboltTM90

Lv.MoveCategoryPowerAcc.PP
1Confuse RayStatus—100%10
1HypnosisStatus—60%20
1LickPhysical30100%30
1Mean LookStatus—∞5
1Perish SongStatus—∞5
1Reflect TypeStatus—∞15
1Shadow PunchPhysical60∞20
12PaybackPhysical50100%10
16SpiteStatus—100%10
20CurseStatus—∞10
24HexSpecial65100%10
30Night ShadeSpecialLv.100%15
36Sucker PunchPhysical70100%5
42Dark PulseSpecial80100%15
48Shadow BallSpecial80100%15
54Destiny BondStatus—∞5
60Dream EaterSpecial100100%15
61NightmareStatus—100%15

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