Gengar counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Gengar
#0094 Gengar
GhostPoison
USAGE 2.7% #46
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
Sludge Wave 89.1% Trick 75.1% Destiny Bond 69.2% Hex 63.0% Shadow Ball 36.6% Focus Blast 12.2% Nasty Plot 10.4% Sludge Bomb 9.6%
Items
Choice Scarf 76.9% Focus Sash 9.8% Choice Specs 5.6% Life Orb 2.7% Wise Glasses 1.7% Black Sludge 1.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.0% Leftovers 0.4%
Common Teammates
Garchomp72.7%Clefable65.7%Rotom-Wash64.3%Scovillain-Mega63.0%Dondozo60.8%Greninja15.2%Scizor13.1%Dragonite12.7%

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 #46 with 2.71% usage. Sorted by reliability score.