Pokemon Legends Arceus Gengar | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Gengar

Shadow Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #138

Pokemon Legends Arceus Gengar is a Ghost and Poison Type Shadow Pokémon with a Medium Slow growth rate and a 3 Special Attack EV Yield. Gengar can be found with Cursed Body as an Ability; we recommend the Mild Nature, based on 500 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Gengar Stats and Abilities

Based on Gengar Base IVs we consider this pokemon B-Tier choice. Gengar Highest IV Stat is Special Attack (130) and the Lowest being Defense (60).

Gengar Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	60
E	Attack	65
E	Defense	60
S	Special Attack	130
E	Special Defense	75
C	Speed	110
B	Total	500

Gengar Details
Gengar	Detail
Best Nature	Mild ↑ +10% Special Attack ↓ -10% Defense
Liked Foods	Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	35% Chesto Berry 15% Apricorn 15% Spoiled Apricorn
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Amorphous

Gengar Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Cursed Body May disable a move used on the Pokémon.

How To Evolve Gengar in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Gastly requires (Level 25) to evolve into Haunter and then Linking Cord to evolve into Gengar.

Gengar Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution		Evolution Requirement	Final Evolution
Gastly		Level 25 →	Haunter		Linking Cord →	Gengar

Gengar Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Gastly	310	30	35	100	30	35	80
Stat Change	+95	+15	+15	+15	+15	+20	+15
Haunter	405	45	50	115	45	55	95
Stat Change	+95	+15	+15	+15	+15	+20	+15
Gengar	500	60	65	130	60	75	110

Where To Find Gengar Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Gengar in PLA.

Pokemon LA Gengar Weakness

Gengar is a Ghost and Poison Type pokemon. This will cause Gengar to take More Damage from Ghost, Dark, Ground, Psychic Type Moves, and Less Damage from Grass, Fairy, Normal, Fighting, Poison, Bug Type moves.

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Gengar Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Ghost Dark Ground Psychic
0.5x Less Damage	Grass Fairy
0.25x Less Damage	Poison Bug
Immune to Damage	Normal Fighting

What pokemon is Gengar Weak Against?

Gengar Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Giratina Origin
S	Giratina Altered
S	Landorus Therian
S	Garchomp
S	Cresselia

What pokemon is Gengar Strong Against?

Gengar Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Arceus
S	Regigigas
S	Shaymin Sky
S	Shaymin Land
S	Enamorus

How To Complete Gengar Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	3	4	5
Times you have seen it use Hypnosis	1	3	6	12	25
Times you have seen it use Shadow Ball	1	3	10	30	70
Times you've seen it use an agile style move	1	3	10	30	70

Best Gengar Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Gengar Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Gengar Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
34	Dark Pulse	Special	80	100	15	May cause flinching.
43	Shadow Ball	Special	120	100	15	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
11	Hex	Special	97.5	100	10	Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
18	Venoshock	Special	97.5	100	10	Inflicts double damage if the target is poisoned.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Gengar Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Gengar can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Gengar Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (10)	Astonish	Power: 45 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
6 (15)	Poison Gas	Power: — Acc: 90 PP: 40 Status Poisons opponent.
11 (20)	Hex	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
18 (28)	Venoshock	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Inflicts double damage if the target is poisoned.
25 (35)	Hypnosis	Power: — Acc: 60 PP: 20 Status Puts opponent to sleep.
34 (45)	Dark Pulse	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May cause flinching.
43 (54)	Shadow Ball	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.

Gengar Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Gengar can learn from the Move Shop.

Gengar Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Ominous Wind	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
Power Shift	Power: - Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status The user swaps its offensive and defensive stats.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Fire Punch	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May burn opponent.
Thunder Punch	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May paralyze opponent.
Ice Punch	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May freeze opponent.
Drain Punch	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
Poison Jab	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical May poison the opponent.
Shadow Claw	Power: 105 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical High critical hit ratio.
Energy Ball	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Icy Wind	Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Speed.
Sludge Bomb	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May poison opponent.
Shadow Ball	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Dazzling Gleam	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Hits all adjacent opponents.
Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
Thunderbolt	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May paralyze opponent.
Psychic	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Dark Pulse	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May cause flinching.

Pokemon similar to Gengar based on

Ghost Type

Similar Ghost Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Giratina Origin	680	150	120	120	100	100	90
S	Giratina Altered	680	150	100	100	120	120	90
A	Hisuian Typhlosion	534	73	84	119	78	85	95
A	Basculegion	530	120	112	80	65	75	78
B	Dusknoir	525	45	100	65	135	135	45

Pokemon similar to Gengar based on

Poison Type

Similar Poison Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
A	Crobat	535	85	90	70	80	80	130
B	Tentacruel	515	80	70	80	65	120	100
B	Roserade	515	60	70	125	65	105	90
B	Overqwil	510	85	115	65	95	65	85
B	Sneasler	510	80	130	40	60	80	120

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