Gengar

Gengar Sets & Builds

#094 Ghost Poison BST: 500
RUMono
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Base Stats

HP
60
Attack
65
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
130
Sp. Def
75
Speed
110

RU Sets

Nasty Plot

RarelyUsed
Item
Air Balloon / Colbur Berry
Ability
Nature
Timid
Tera Type
Ghost Fighting
Moves
Nasty Plot
Shadow Ball
Sludge Wave
Focus Blast
or Encore
EVs
4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

Hex

RarelyUsed
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers / Colbur Berry
Ability
Nature
Timid
Tera Type
Fairy Dark
Moves
Hex
Sludge Bomb
Dazzling Gleam
Will-O-Wisp
EVs
4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

Choice Scarf

RarelyUsed
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Nature
Timid
Tera Type
Ghost Dark
Moves
Shadow Ball
Sludge Wave
Trick
Toxic Spikes
or Focus Blast, Thunder Wave, Destiny Bond
EVs
252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

Mono Sets

Choice Specs (Poison)

Monotype
Item
Choice Specs
Ability
Nature
Timid
Moves
Shadow Ball
Thunderbolt
or Focus Blast
Focus Blast
or Dazzling Gleam
Trick
or Icy Wind
EVs
252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

Toxic Spikes Lead (Ghost)

Monotype
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Nature
Timid
Moves
Toxic Spikes
Taunt
Destiny Bond
Sludge Bomb
EVs
252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

What Players Actually Run

Ranked-ladder usage for Gengar, updated monthly. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).

Smogon OU (July 2026)

#128 · 0.1% of teams
Moves
Shadow Ball (24.7%) · Destiny Bond (22.6%) · Sludge Bomb (21.3%) · Trick (20.9%) · Sludge Wave (2.2%)
Items
Choice Scarf (82.4%) · Focus Sash (9.3%) · Choice Specs (4.4%) · Heavy Duty Boots (1.8%) · Black Sludge (1.1%)
Natures
Timid (96.8%) · Modest (3%)

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