Which Gengar to Use vs Mew Two?
I have 4 level 30 Gengars, and I'm wondering if I should use and/or power up any of them to use against Mew Two.
1) 82% 13/15/9 SC/ShB
2) 64% 15/1/13 SC/ShB
3) 100% 15/15/15 H/ShB
4) 76% 13/10/11 H/ShB
And also a level 29 Gengar I could TM (54 fast, 34 charged):
5) 73% 15/3/15 SP/SlB
My other attackers will be:
-Tyrannitar B/C, 89%, lvl 31.5
-Tyrannitar B/SE, 93%, lvl 30 (planning to TM to B/C)
-Tyrannitar B/SE, 91%, lvl 30 (planning to TM to B/C)
-Tyrannitar B/C, 96%, lvl 20 (planning to take to level 39, just haven't pulled the trigger)
-Scizor FC/XS, 91%, lvl 30
-Dragonite DT/O, 91%, lvl 39
-Houndoom S/FP, 80%, lvl 30
-Gyarados B/HP, 96%, lvl 39 (I could TM to B/C)
-Gyarados B/HP, 91%, lvl 38.5 (I could TM to B/C)
-Alakazam PC/SB, 83%, lvl 30
Answers
Problem with Gengar, as I recently found out when thinking about powering up my own Gengar, is that Confusion hurts. For Gengar to be effective vs Mewtwo it needs to survive 3 Confusions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/6tlrqv/damage_breakpoints_of_mewtwo_counters/dln18dm/
You need to hit one of these breakpoints, depending on your combination of stamina and defence, to survive 3 Confusions.
Shadow Claw is better but only if you power it up to a point where you can survive the damage. The 100% Gengar would need to be level 32, the 82% one would need to be powered up further.
Personally I'm choosing not to power up my only good Gengar because I can't reach one of these breakpoints; not high enough level yet.
No need to survive 3 confusions if the Mewtwo has Psycho cut. Most people will not have the resources to power up multiple Shadow Claw Gengars to the level required to survive 3 Confusions anyway: against Confusion Mewtwo there are several better choices (Tyranitar, except against Focus Blast, Snorlax, Dragonite, Lugia even), unless you are an extreme level 40 player who wants to try and duo Mewtwo just to show off (and even then you really need to have 12 Gengars with Shadow claw, which is a legacy quick move).
