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Does this Gengar have value for power up?

I've had this for a long time and was keeping it as a trophy because it has a legacy Shadow Claw move, but as i was going back though my mons since TMs came out I was thinking it might have real value if I Charge TM it to get Shadow Ball and power it up. Should I?

Gengar Shadow Claw/Sludge Bomb 12/14/15 lvl22 CP1622

Asked by YodaJi7 years 10 months ago
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Yes, any gengar with SC is worth power up.

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might cost a little more to get it above the break point but shadow claw rocks It's the only thing that gives me a chance against kazam (until they give me my crack against mewtwo)

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For sure, Shadow Claw is leagues ahead of Gengar's other 2 quick moves. If you look on raid simulators, Shadow Claw + Sludge Bomb / Shadow Ball is normally like 10 seconds faster than the best non-Shadow Claw moveset (most of the time that's Hex + Shadow Ball).

On top of that yours has great IVs. There's IV snobs that only care for 15 attack, but all it's going to cost you is one extra power up to hit a damage breakpoint, which isn't much. You can "fix" IV deficiencies with extra power ups but there's no fixing a Hex or Sucker Punch Gengar into a Shadow Claw one.

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shadowclaw vs alakazam in T3 raids. breakpoint for 15 attack at level 30 + 1/2 level per -1 IV.

my main use for gengars.

also vs mewtwo breakpoint 32.5 +1/2 level per -1 IV

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my mistake, I am just used to seeing the Iv's listed as attack/defense/stamina so assumed it was in that order.

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Depends on what you want to use it for. Shadow Claw/Shadow Ball Gengar is amazing for soloing Gengar/ Alakzam raids, as well as Mewtwo raids, provided the last 2 don’t have Confusion. I powered mine up and never looked back. That being said, I rarely use it outside of those specific situations.

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