Gengar counters

Gen 9 RU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gengar
#0094 Gengar
GhostPoison
USAGE 12.1% #16
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 89.5% Shadow Ball 82.3% Trick 44.1% Focus Blast 38.5% Toxic Spikes 34.2% Nasty Plot 17.7% Hex 17.7% Will-O-Wisp 14.4%
Items
Choice Scarf 42.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 22.4% Life Orb 9.8% Air Balloon 8.4% Choice Specs 7.7% Focus Sash 5.8% Leftovers 2.1% Colbur Berry 0.8%
Tera Types
Ghost 55.4% Fighting 14.4% Fairy 8.2% Dark 7.1% Normal 6.4% Poison 5.8% Ground 0.9% Steel 0.8%
Common Teammates
Krookodile32.1%Chesnaught22.4%Noivern22.0%Jirachi21.7%Slowbro19.5%Cyclizar18.8%Bisharp16.9%Entei16.2%
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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 #16 with 12.11% usage. Sorted by reliability score.