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Mega Gengar Raid Counter Guide
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Mega Gengar Trio Raid Guide

Table of Contents

Click for Gengar
How Shiny is Acquired
Mega Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all S Tier

Pokemon Stats

Unlock Energy Cost
200 40
Type
40.50 kg Weight
1.40 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,902
Level 40: 4,336
Level 25: 3,097 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,477 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,858 (Research Tasks)
ATK 349
DEF 199
STA 155

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
A
Lick*
Shadow Ball
A
Lick*
Sludge Bomb
B
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Shadow Claw is a strong attack with decent energy gain. 
  • Lick* is also a strong attack with less power, but faster energy gain than Shadow Claw. Both perform similar DPS.
  • Hex and Sucker Punch are quite close in performance; the main difference is that Hex is resisted by fewer types.
  • Shadow Ball is Mega Gengar's best charge move, sharing the same type as its best fast moves.
  • Sludge Bomb also has STAB, but its Poison typing lacks synergy with Ghost-type attacks.
  • Focus Blast has niche uses vs. Normal-type foes, but overall is an inferior option.
  • For Mega Gengar's legacy moves, Sludge Wave* has the same problem as Sludge Bomb's lack of type synergy in addition to being a 1 bar move that doesn't complement Gengar's frailty.
  • Dark Pulse* is generally awful and offers almost no advantages over Shadow Ball.
  • Psychic* is a good charged move, but it has no utility on Gengar.
  • Shadow Punch*, Mega Gengar's Community Day move, is too weak to be useful on offense. Its only niche is being able to throw out a parting shot if Mega Gengar is about to faint and can't quite use Shadow Ball.

PVE Overview

Mega Gengar is an absolutely tremendous Pokemon. With a massive attack stat and some of the nicest moves in all of Pokemon Go, it's one of the must-have Mega Evolutions without a doubt. Though it still suffers from the same psychic/ghost weaknesses that its base forme famously fights with, its sheer power is still more than enough to warrant a place on any team where it does Super Effective damage, and possibly even some where it doesn't

Mega Gengar is a safe and very effective investment. Period.

Fast Moves

7
Sucker Punch
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.70
0.40
11.43
10.00
12.50
10
Hex
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.20
13.33
8.33
10.42
9
Shadow Claw
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.70
0.25
8.57
12.86
16.07

Elite Fast Moves

5
Lick
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.30
12.00
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

140
Focus Blast
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.50
0.50
0.00
 1.40
40.00
50.00
 56.00
100
Shadow Ball
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.40
0.00
 2.00
33.33
41.67
 66.67
80
Sludge Bomb
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.30
1.00
0.00
 1.60
34.78
43.48
 55.65

Elite Charge Moves

110
Sludge Wave
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.00
0.00
 1.10
34.38
42.97
 37.81
80
Dark Pulse
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.90
0.00
 1.60
26.67
33.33
 42.67
90
Psychic
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
1.30
0.00
 1.80
32.14
40.18
 57.86
40
Shadow Punch
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.70
0.20
0.00
 1.21
23.53
29.41
 28.52

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate10.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage
62.5% damage
24.4% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
39.1% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Ghost Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Poison Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20015461
2001.5111126
2002169192
2002.5227257
4003285323
4003.5343388
4004400454
4004.5458519
6005516584
6005.5574650
6006631715
6006.5689781
8007747846
8007.5805912
8008863977
8008.59201043
100099781108
10009.510361173
10001010941239
100010.511481301
13001112031363
130011.512581425
13001213121487
130012.513671548
16001314221610
160013.514761672
16001415311734
160014.515861796
19001516401858
190015.516951920
19001617501982
190016.518042044
22001718592106
220017.519142168
22001819682230
220018.520232292
25001920782353
250019.521322415
25002021872477
250020.522422539
30002122962601
300021.523512663
30002224062725
300022.524612787
35002325152849
350023.525702911
35002426252973
350024.526793035
40002527343097
400025.527893159
40002628433221
400026.528983283
45002729533345
450027.530083407
45002830623469
450028.531173531
50002931723593
500029.532263655
50003032813717
500030.533083748
60003133363778
600031.533633809
60003233903840
600032.534183871
70003334453902
700033.534723933
70003435003964
700034.535273995
80003535544026
800035.535824057
80003636094088
800036.536364119
90003736644150
900037.536914181
90003837184212
900038.537464243
100003937734274
1000039.538004305
100004038284336
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