Mega Gengar in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Haunter

Onix

Mega Evolution

A Mega Evolution of Gengar Gengar Pokédex

Mega Gengar Pokédex

#94

Normal

Shiny

2477

3097

Type

Ghost

Poison

Weather boost

Attack

349

Top 0.5%

Defense

199

Top 16.5%

Stamina

155

Top 60.8%

Total

703

Haunter

Onix

Attacker Rank

SS Tier

S Tier

SSS Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great League (Mega Edition)Great

3/15/15 · L12.5 · CP 1497

F Tier

#682

Ultra League (Mega Edition)Ultra

0/15/15 · L21 · CP 2494

F Tier

#520

Master League (Mega Edition)Master

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 4902

A Tier

#29

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

2379 -2477 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2974 -3097 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

2379 -2477 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1784 -1858 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

4902 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Mega Gengar is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Ground
Psychic
Ghost
Dark
Resists: Fighting (0.24×)
Normal (0.39×)
Poison (0.39×)
Bug (0.39×)
Grass
Fairy

Mega Gengar in Other Games

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How Mega Gengar stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Ghost	31.96 DPS Top 1.2%	SS	#4	Lick Shadow Ball	31.96 TDO 405
Poison	28.18 DPS Top 0.7%	S	#2	Lick Sludge Bomb	28.18 TDO 560
Overall
Overall	22.15 DPS Top 0.9%	SSS	#14	Lick Shadow Ball	22.15 TDO 340

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Mega Gengar can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Lick
Shadow Ball
19.90
228.9
753.8s
16.51
2
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
19.25
221.5
779.2s
15.87
3
Lick
Sludge Bomb
19.19
220.8
781.6s
15.83
4
Sucker Punch
Shadow Ball
18.99
218.5
789.8s
15.68
5
Hex
Shadow Ball
18.74
215.6
800.4s
15.49
6
Shadow Claw
Sludge Bomb
18.65
214.6
804.2s
15.43
7
Sucker Punch
Sludge Bomb
18.21
209.5
823.7s
15.10
8
Hex
Sludge Bomb
17.94
206.4
836.2s
14.76
9
Lick
Psychic
17.02
195.8
881.2s
14.08
10
Shadow Claw
Psychic
16.96
195.1
884.3s
14.04

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Mega Gengar in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
46.75
1066.1
8.4
192.5s
42.52
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Psystrike
39.95
903.6
10.0
225.3s
35.78
3
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
32.15
872.7
10.3
280.0s
29.63
4
Mega Chandelure
Hex
Ominous Wind+
33.27
727.7
12.4
270.5s
29.63
5
Shadow Mewtwo
Psycho Cut
Psystrike
33.90
512.7
17.6
265.5s
28.98
6
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Psycho Cut
Moongeist Beam
31.60
791.4
11.4
284.8s
28.52
7
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
31.80
745.3
12.1
283.0s
28.31
8
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
29.96
738.5
12.2
300.4s
27.59
9
Mega Houndoom
Snarl
Dark Pulse+
30.64
465.8
19.3
293.8s
26.45
10
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
31.26
448.9
20.1
287.9s
26.39

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Mega Gengar in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Shadow Claw

Multipurpose

Shadow Punch

Spam/Bait

Dark Pulse

General

Rank 1 IVs

1497

3/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 12.5

166.26

Attack

101.08

Defense

Stat Product · 1,344,462

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

Mega Level 4

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
3/15/15	12.5	1497	100.00%
4/14/15	12.5	1498	99.82%
2/15/15	12.5	1493	99.72%
5/13/15	12.5	1499	99.63%
0/13/7	13	1500	99.59%
3/14/15	12.5	1494	99.53%
6/12/15	12.5	1500	99.44%
1/15/15	12.5	1489	99.43%
4/13/15	12.5	1495	99.35%
5/15/13	12.5	1497	99.31%
2/14/15	12.5	1490	99.25%
7/11/15	12.5	1500	99.25%
0/15/5	13	1498	99.24%
5/12/15	12.5	1495	99.16%
0/15/15	12.5	1485	99.15%
6/14/13	12.5	1498	99.13%
0/12/7	13	1497	99.12%
3/13/15	12.5	1490	99.07%
1/14/5	13	1499	99.06%
0/4/14	13	1499	99.03%
4/15/14	12.5	1497	99.03%
4/15/13	12.5	1493	99.03%
0/9/10	13	1500	98.97%
6/11/15	12.5	1496	98.97%
1/14/15	12.5	1485	98.97%
7/13/13	12.5	1498	98.94%
1/11/7	13	1497	98.94%
2/13/5	13	1499	98.88%
4/12/15	12.5	1491	98.88%
5/14/14	12.5	1498	98.85%
5/14/13	12.5	1493	98.85%
1/3/14	13	1500	98.83%
2/13/15	12.5	1486	98.78%
0/14/6	13	1499	98.78%
0/14/5	13	1494	98.78%
0/6/12	13	1498	98.77%
1/8/10	13	1500	98.77%
7/10/15	12.5	1497	98.77%
3/15/14	12.5	1493	98.75%
3/15/13	12.5	1489	98.75%
8/12/13	12.5	1499	98.75%
2/10/7	13	1498	98.75%
3/12/5	13	1500	98.69%
5/11/15	12.5	1492	98.69%
0/14/15	12.5	1481	98.68%
6/13/14	12.5	1499	98.66%
6/13/13	12.5	1494	98.66%
0/11/8	13	1498	98.65%
0/11/7	13	1493	98.65%
2/2/14	13	1500	98.62%

Top 50 Great League (Mega Edition) spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Every fast and charged attack Mega Gengar can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Hex
8
13
1.0s
8
Lick
5
6
0.5s
10
Shadow Claw
6
4
0.5s
12
Sucker Punch
5
6
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Dark Pulse
80
-50
3.0s
26.67
Drain Punch
50
-33
2.5s
20
Focus Blast
140
-100
3.5s
40
Psychic
95
-50
3.0s
31.67
Shadow Ball
100
-50
3.0s
33.33
Shadow Punch
35
-33
1.5s
23.33
Sludge Bomb
85
-50
2.5s
34
Sludge Wave
105
-100
3.0s
35

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Gastly	25 Candy	Haunter
Haunter	100 Candy Free via trade	Gengar
Gengar	200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Gengar

Ranges from 0.686 m to 2.17 m tall, averaging 1.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.686 m 2'03"	0.7 m 2'04"
XS	0.7 m 2'04"	1.05 m 3'05"
M	1.05 m 3'05"	1.75 m 5'09"
XL	1.75 m 5'09"	2.1 m 6'11"
XXL	2.1 m 6'11"	2.17 m 7'01"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.686 m

2'03"

0.7 m

2'04"

0.7 m

2'04"

1.05 m

3'05"

1.05 m

3'05"

1.75 m

5'09"

1.75 m

5'09"

2.1 m

6'11"

XXL

2.1 m

6'11"

2.17 m

7'01"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

14s

Jump time

1.3s

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Mega Gengar at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	61 CP	27	3345 CP
2	192 CP	28	3469 CP
3	323 CP	29	3593 CP
4	454 CP	30	3717 CP
5	584 CP	31	3778 CP
6	715 CP	32	3840 CP
7	846 CP	33	3902 CP
8	977 CP	34	3964 CP
9	1108 CP	35	4026 CP
10	1239 CP	36	4088 CP
11	1363 CP	37	4150 CP
12	1487 CP	38	4212 CP
13	1610 CP	39	4274 CP
14	1734 CP	40	4336 CP
15	1858 CP	41	4391 CP
16	1982 CP	42	4446 CP
17	2106 CP	43	4502 CP
18	2230 CP	44	4558 CP
19	2353 CP	45	4614 CP
20	2477 CP	46	4671 CP
21	2601 CP	47	4728 CP
22	2725 CP	48	4786 CP
23	2849 CP	49	4844 CP
24	2973 CP	50	4902 CP
25	3097 CP	51	4960 CP
26	3221 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	61 CP	18	2230 CP	35	4026 CP
2	192 CP	19	2353 CP	36	4088 CP
3	323 CP	20	2477 CP	37	4150 CP
4	454 CP	21	2601 CP	38	4212 CP
5	584 CP	22	2725 CP	39	4274 CP
6	715 CP	23	2849 CP	40	4336 CP
7	846 CP	24	2973 CP	41	4391 CP
8	977 CP	25	3097 CP	42	4446 CP
9	1108 CP	26	3221 CP	43	4502 CP
10	1239 CP	27	3345 CP	44	4558 CP
11	1363 CP	28	3469 CP	45	4614 CP
12	1487 CP	29	3593 CP	46	4671 CP
13	1610 CP	30	3717 CP	47	4728 CP
14	1734 CP	31	3778 CP	48	4786 CP
15	1858 CP	32	3840 CP	49	4844 CP
16	1982 CP	33	3902 CP	50	4902 CP
17	2106 CP	34	3964 CP	51	4960 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Mega Gengar up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Gengar including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Gastly

#92

Dynamax Gastly

#92

Shadow Gastly

#92

Haunter

#93

Dynamax Haunter

#93

Shadow Haunter

#93

Gengar

#94

Dynamax Gengar

#94

Gigantamax Gengar

#94

Mega Gengar

#94

Shadow Gengar

#94

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Ghost- and Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Mega Gengar with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.