Gengar counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Gengar
#0094 Gengar
GhostPoison
USAGE 23.0% #10
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 65
DEF 60
SPA 130
SPD 75
SPE 110
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GroundPsychicGhostDark
½×
GrassFairy
¼×
PoisonBug
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Explosion 98.2% Hypnosis 98.0% Thunderbolt 69.7% Psychic 69.6% Night Shade 56.7% Confuse Ray 2.7% Mega Drain 2.6% Rest 1.2%
Items
nothing 100.0%
Common Teammates
Tauros98.2%Exeggutor84.8%Snorlax83.7%Chansey62.9%Starmie47.1%Zapdos27.4%Alakazam22.6%Jynx21.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock DEFENSIVE COUNTER
49.857
74
74.1% dies 8.74%
02
Tauros
Tauros
Normal OFFENSIVE CHECK
211.19
64
64.3% dies 5.55%
03
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
143.619
63
63.3% dies 6.85%
04
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
269.076
61
61.0% dies 5.09%
05
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
210.132
51
51.0% dies 5.93%
06
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
36.552
50
49.7% dies 8.27%
07
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
116.807
47
46.6% dies 7.95%
08
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
205.569
43
43.1% dies 5.87%
09
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric SOFT CHECK
24.327
43
43.0% dies 10.04%
10
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
247.349
43
43.0% dies 5.37%
11
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
145.376
23
22.6% dies 5.76%

Ranked #10 with 22.98% usage. Sorted by reliability score.