Is Gengar viable in Gen 9 UU?

Gengar is ranked #73 in Gen 9 UU with 1.51% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Gengar in Gen 9 UU

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0094 Gengar

GhostPoison

USAGE 1.5% #73

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 95.5% Sludge Bomb 66.6% Encore 34.2% Trick 32.9% Knock Off 31.8% Sludge Wave 30.6% Focus Blast 30.5% Destiny Bond 22.4%

Items

Air Balloon 32.6% Choice Specs 25.2% Choice Scarf 21.9% Focus Sash 12.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.9% Leftovers 1.5% Life Orb 1.0% Spell Tag 0.9%

Tera Types

Ghost 91.6% Fairy 2.5% Dark 2.2% Poison 1.3% Flying 1.0% Water 0.7% Fighting 0.4% Normal 0.2%

Common Teammates

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 #73 with 1.51% usage. Sorted by conservative score.