POKÉDEX #094 · GENERATION 1

Gengar Build Guide

GhostPoison

Fast special setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLife Orb

ABILITYCursed Body

NATURETimid

Shadow Ball

Main Ghost attack; Normal types are immune.

Sludge Bomb

Poison attack for Fairy targets; Steel types are immune.

Focus Blast

Coverage against Dark and Steel targets; only 70% accurate.

Nasty Plot

Boost Special Attack by two stages; avoid setting up under pressure.

How to play

Bring Gengar in through a safe pivot, then attack with Shadow Ball or Sludge Bomb. Use Nasty Plot only when the opponent is forced out or cannot threaten a knockout. Life Orb adds damage but costs HP after a damaging hit.

Watch out for

Gengar has Cursed Body in Generation 9, not Levitate. Ground attacks can hit it, and Focus Blast’s accuracy makes it an unreliable emergency answer.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

Teammate ideas

A Flying teammate can switch into Ground attacks. A bulky partner can help create safer opportunities to bring Gengar in.

Corviknight

Corviknight is immune to Ground and resists Psychic, covering two Gengar weaknesses. Gengar can pressure some Fairy targets, but both still need help against Fire coverage.

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Clefable

Clefable resists Dark for Gengar. Gengar resists Poison for Clefable, but the pair still needs a Ground answer and a teammate that can handle Steel targets.

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These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

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Alternative: Alakazam

Alakazam is another fast special attacker for broader National Dex planning; availability differs by game.

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Type matchups

Weak to

Ground2×Psychic2×Ghost2×Dark2×

Resistances and immunities

Normal0×Grass0.5×Fighting0×Poison0.25×Bug0.25×Fairy0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP60

Attack65

Defense60

Sp. Attack130

Sp. Defense75

Speed110

Evolution chain

Gastly#092
Level 25
Haunter#093
Trade
Gengar#094

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

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Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#094

Gengar

GhostPoison

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense94

Defense64

Coverage22

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Dark attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Ghost attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 4 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Gengar	Weak	Resist
Normal	0×	0	1
Fire	1×	0	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	0×	0	1
Poison	¼×	0	1
Ground	2×	1	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	2×	1	0
Bug	¼×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	2×	1	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	2×	1	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	½×	0	1

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

Psychic✓ Super effective

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

Ghost✓ Super effective

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

SteelNeutral

Fairy✓ Super effective

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.