Gengar counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Gengar
#0094 Gengar
GhostPoison
USAGE 11.8% #21
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
Shadow Ball 99.9% Focus Blast 96.9% Taunt 49.4% Will-O-Wisp 44.1% Substitute 30.1% Pain Split 25.4% Explosion 23.5% Sucker Punch 6.6%
Items
Black Sludge 48.4% Life Orb 45.0% Choice Scarf 2.2% Lum Berry 1.6% Colbur Berry 0.7% Custap Berry 0.6% Choice Specs 0.5% Leftovers 0.4%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar51.1%Metagross42.7%Latias42.0%Heatran34.4%Flygon27.3%Jirachi26.6%Gyarados24.8%Suicune24.6%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #21 with 11.82% usage. Sorted by reliability score.