Gengar counters

Gen 5 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Gengar
#0094 Gengar
GhostPoison
USAGE 17.1% #11
ABILITYPrankster
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 100.0% Focus Blast 97.8% Will-O-Wisp 75.4% Destiny Bond 75.4% Sludge Wave 22.4% Fire Punch 22.4% Mean Look 2.2% Skill Swap 2.2%
Items
Life Orb 97.8% Black Sludge 2.2% Choice Specs 0.0%
Abilities
Prankster75.4%Sheer Force22.4%Normalize2.2%Storm Drain0.0%No Guard0.0%
Common Teammates
Ferrothorn75.4%Dragonite75.4%Latios75.4%Scizor75.4%Starmie75.4%Excadrill24.6%Celebi22.4%Victini22.4%
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Ranked #11 with 17.15% usage. Sorted by reliability score.