Gengar counters

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

Gengar
#0094 Gengar
GhostPoison
USAGE 3.3% #39
ABILITYSheer Force
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
Malignant Chain 88.5% Focus Blast 76.6% Substitute 49.4% Infernal Parade 49.3% Moongeist Beam 36.6% Trick 19.9% Shadow Ball 11.5% Energy Ball 10.1%
Items
Life Orb 61.6% Choice Specs 18.8% Choice Scarf 7.5% Focus Sash 7.5% Black Sludge 2.8% Air Balloon 0.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.5% Salac Berry 0.4%
Abilities
Sheer Force57.6%Beads of Ruin20.3%Adaptability5.3%Normalize4.6%Prankster2.1%Serene Grace1.9%Magic Guard1.7%Merciless1.6%
Common Teammates
Ting-Lu66.3%Rotom-Wash49.0%Ogerpon43.1%Probopass42.1%Weezing-Galar41.8%Corviknight25.3%Deoxys-Speed20.8%Iron Hands19.1%
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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 #39 with 3.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.