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

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Haunter

Onix

A Shadow form of Gengar

Gengar Pokédex

#94

Normal

Shiny

1644

2055

Type

Ghost

Poison

Weather boost

Attack

261

Top 8.7%

Defense

149

Top 50.2%

Stamina

155

Top 60.8%

Total

565

Attacker Rank

A Tier

A Tier

A Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/13 · L19.5 · CP 1498

F Tier

#430

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/14 · L34.5 · CP 2500

F Tier

#321

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3254

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

558 -648 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

958 -1069 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1505 -1644 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1881 -2055 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3254 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Shadow 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

How Shadow 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	25.89 DPS Top 7.6%	A	#25	Lick Shadow Ball	25.89 TDO 209
Poison	24.66 DPS Top 3.2%	A	#9	Lick Sludge Bomb	24.66 TDO 313
Overall
Overall	18.83 DPS Top 4.9%	A	#80	Lick Shadow Ball	18.83 TDO 184

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Lick
Shadow Ball
16.51
121.3
908.8s
12.38
2
Lick
Sludge Bomb
15.99
117.5
938.1s
11.96
3
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
15.86
116.5
945.8s
11.88
4
Sucker Punch
Shadow Ball
15.56
114.3
964.3s
11.68
5
Shadow Claw
Sludge Bomb
15.47
113.7
969.5s
11.63
6
Hex
Shadow Ball
15.17
111.4
988.8s
11.36
7
Sucker Punch
Sludge Bomb
14.99
110.1
1000.8s
11.24
8
Hex
Sludge Bomb
14.59
107.2
1028.3s
10.92
9
Lick
Psychic
14.40
105.8
1041.6s
10.79
10
Shadow Claw
Psychic
14.36
105.5
1044.3s
10.77

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
80.75
2933.4
1.2
44.6s
78.78
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
68.03
2549.5
1.4
52.9s
66.26
3
Mega Chandelure
Hex
Ominous Wind+
60.09
1978.6
1.8
59.9s
57.29
4
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
60.26
1435.3
2.5
59.7s
56.55
5
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Psycho Cut
Moongeist Beam
58.24
1894.0
1.9
61.8s
55.66
6
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
54.14
2649.0
1.4
66.5s
53.19
7
Mega Houndoom
Snarl
Dark Pulse+
56.02
1879.9
1.9
64.3s
53.14
8
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
55.35
1808.0
2.0
65.0s
52.56
9
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
55.68
1264.3
2.8
64.7s
52.13
10
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
49.91
2208.2
1.6
72.1s
48.96

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

Best moveset

Shadow Claw

Multipurpose

Shadow Punch

Spam/Bait

Dark Pulse

General

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/13/13

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 19.5

153.96

Attack

95.56

Defense

Stat Product · 1,456,564

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/13	19.5	1498	100.00%
1/12/13	19.5	1499	99.76%
0/11/15	19.5	1497	99.76%
0/14/12	19.5	1498	99.60%
1/15/10	19.5	1499	99.57%
2/11/13	19.5	1500	99.52%
1/10/15	19.5	1498	99.52%
0/12/14	19.5	1498	99.38%
0/12/13	19.5	1493	99.38%
1/13/12	19.5	1499	99.37%
2/14/10	19.5	1500	99.34%
2/9/15	19.5	1499	99.27%
0/15/11	19.5	1498	99.19%
0/15/10	19.5	1493	99.19%
1/11/14	19.5	1499	99.14%
1/11/13	19.5	1494	99.14%
4/15/15	19	1500	99.14%
4/15/14	19	1495	99.14%
0/10/15	19.5	1493	99.14%
2/12/12	19.5	1500	99.13%
3/8/15	19.5	1500	99.02%
0/13/12	19.5	1493	98.99%
1/14/11	19.5	1499	98.96%
1/14/10	19.5	1495	98.96%
2/15/9	19.5	1500	98.92%
2/15/8	19.5	1496	98.92%
5/14/14	19	1496	98.91%
2/10/14	19.5	1500	98.90%
2/10/13	19.5	1495	98.90%
1/9/15	19.5	1494	98.89%
6/15/12	19	1498	98.87%
0/12/6	20	1499	98.84%
3/15/15	19	1494	98.77%
3/15/14	19	1490	98.77%
0/11/14	19.5	1493	98.77%
0/11/13	19.5	1488	98.77%
0/7/11	20	1498	98.76%
1/12/12	19.5	1494	98.76%
2/13/11	19.5	1500	98.73%
2/13/10	19.5	1496	98.73%
3/14/8	19.5	1497	98.69%
6/13/14	19	1497	98.67%
3/9/13	19.5	1496	98.65%
2/8/15	19.5	1495	98.64%
7/14/12	19	1499	98.63%
0/10/8	20	1499	98.63%
1/11/6	20	1500	98.60%
0/15/3	20	1499	98.59%
0/14/11	19.5	1493	98.58%
0/14/10	19.5	1489	98.58%

Top 50 Great League 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 Shadow 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
Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
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 22 Candy (purified)	Haunter
Haunter	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified) Free via trade	Gengar
Gengar	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Gengar

Ranges from 0.735 m to 3 m tall, averaging 1.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.735 m 2'05"	0.75 m 2'06"
XS	0.75 m 2'06"	1.125 m 3'08"
M	1.125 m 3'08"	1.875 m 6'02"
XL	1.875 m 6'02"	2.25 m 7'05"
XXL	2.25 m 7'05"	3 m 9'10"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.735 m

2'05"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.875 m

6'02"

1.875 m

6'02"

2.25 m

7'05"

XXL

2.25 m

7'05"

3 m

9'10"

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 Shadow 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	40 CP	27	2220 CP
2	127 CP	28	2302 CP
3	214 CP	29	2385 CP
4	301 CP	30	2467 CP
5	388 CP	31	2508 CP
6	475 CP	32	2549 CP
7	561 CP	33	2590 CP
8	648 CP	34	2631 CP
9	735 CP	35	2672 CP
10	822 CP	36	2713 CP
11	904 CP	37	2755 CP
12	987 CP	38	2796 CP
13	1069 CP	39	2837 CP
14	1151 CP	40	2878 CP
15	1233 CP	41	2914 CP
16	1315 CP	42	2951 CP
17	1398 CP	43	2988 CP
18	1480 CP	44	3025 CP
19	1562 CP	45	3063 CP
20	1644 CP	46	3100 CP
21	1726 CP	47	3138 CP
22	1809 CP	48	3177 CP
23	1891 CP	49	3215 CP
24	1973 CP	50	3254 CP
25	2055 CP	51	3292 CP
26	2138 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	40 CP	18	1480 CP	35	2672 CP
2	127 CP	19	1562 CP	36	2713 CP
3	214 CP	20	1644 CP	37	2755 CP
4	301 CP	21	1726 CP	38	2796 CP
5	388 CP	22	1809 CP	39	2837 CP
6	475 CP	23	1891 CP	40	2878 CP
7	561 CP	24	1973 CP	41	2914 CP
8	648 CP	25	2055 CP	42	2951 CP
9	735 CP	26	2138 CP	43	2988 CP
10	822 CP	27	2220 CP	44	3025 CP
11	904 CP	28	2302 CP	45	3063 CP
12	987 CP	29	2385 CP	46	3100 CP
13	1069 CP	30	2467 CP	47	3138 CP
14	1151 CP	31	2508 CP	48	3177 CP
15	1233 CP	32	2549 CP	49	3215 CP
16	1315 CP	33	2590 CP	50	3254 CP
17	1398 CP	34	2631 CP	51	3292 CP

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


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-

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 Shadow Gengar with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.