Gengar counters

Gen 9 Champions BSS Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gengar
#0094 Gengar
GhostPoison
USAGE 1.8% #66
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 88.5% Sludge Wave 67.8% Destiny Bond 60.5% Icy Wind 56.4% Focus Blast 24.0% Sludge Bomb 15.3% Taunt 10.8% Hex 10.3%
Items
Focus Sash 84.7% Choice Scarf 13.3% Spell Tag 0.6% nothing 0.6% Shuca Berry 0.3% Quick Claw 0.2% Bright Powder 0.1% Colbur Berry 0.1%
Tera Types
Ghost 0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp37.1%Primarina29.2%Meowscarada19.1%Mimikyu17.9%Corviknight16.8%Kingambit15.5%Gyarados-Mega15.3%Hippowdon14.5%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #66 with 1.78% usage. Sorted by reliability score.