Gengar counters

Gen 3 FRLG OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gengar
#0094 Gengar
GhostPoison
USAGE 29.4% #9
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
Thunderbolt 91.0% Explosion 86.9% Hidden Power Ice 55.6% Giga Drain 50.5% Taunt 31.1% Hidden Power Grass 17.1% Hypnosis 14.3% Focus Punch 12.5%
Items
Leftovers 91.0% Lum Berry 8.8% Magnet 0.1% Twisted Spoon 0.1% Silk Scarf 0.0% Spell Tag 0.0% nothing 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar82.3%Skarmory78.0%Starmie51.9%Blissey47.7%Jolteon40.3%Donphan32.7%Snorlax20.5%Machamp18.7%
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Ranked #9 with 29.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.