Mega Gengar vs Gengar
Ghost
PoisonTypeSameGhostPoison- 60HP=60
- 65Attack=65
- 60Defense+2080
- 130Sp. Atk+40170
- 75Sp. Def+2095
- 110Speed+20130
- 500Total+100600
How to get the Gengarite in Legends: Z-A
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How to Get Mega Gengar in Legends: Z-A
A trade step sits in Gengar's 3-stage chain from Gastly. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Gastly shows up in the wild.
4 locations to catch Gengar (3 on the map)5 locations to catch Haunter
Catch Haunter at any of the 5 locations below, then trade it — it evolves into Gengar.
Where To Catch Gengar in Legends: Z-A
The path to Gengar starts with Gastly at Lv. 9-46 via walking and fixed encounters. 3 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch GastlyWild Zone 4Lv.9-10OverworldLegends: Z-AVert District - Vert Sector 1Lv.14-17OverworldLegends: Z-AVert District - Vert Sector 5Lv.14-16OverworldLegends: Z-AVert District - Vert Sector 7Lv.14-17OverworldLegends: Z-AVert District - Vert Sector 9Lv.14-16OverworldLegends: Z-ABleu District - Bleu Sector 4Lv.15-18OverworldLegends: Z-ABleu District - Bleu Sector 5Lv.15-17OverworldLegends: Z-ABleu District - Bleu Sector 8Lv.15-18OverworldLegends: Z-ABleu District - Espace VideLv.15-18OverworldLegends: Z-AHyperspace Lumiose - Ghost 1-StarLv.15-17GrassLegends: Z-AJaune District - Jaune Sector 6Lv.15-18OverworldLegends: Z-AJaune District - Jaune Sector 9Lv.15-18OverworldLegends: Z-ARouge District - Rouge Sector 8Lv.15-17OverworldLegends: Z-AJaune District - Jaune Sector 4Lv.16-18OverworldLegends: Z-AJaune District - Jaune Sector 7Lv.16-18OverworldLegends: Z-AMagenta District - Magenta Sector 1Lv.16-19OverworldLegends: Z-AMagenta District - Magenta Sector 3Lv.16-19OverworldLegends: Z-AMagenta District - Magenta Sector 4Lv.16-18OverworldLegends: Z-AMagenta District - Magenta Sector 6Lv.16-19OverworldLegends: Z-AMagenta District - Magenta Sector 9Lv.16-18OverworldLegends: Z-AWild Zone 4Lv.21-22OverworldLegends: Z-AHyperspace Lumiose - Ghost 3-StarLv.22-24GrassLegends: Z-AThe SewersLv.34-35OverworldLegends: Z-ABleu DistrictLv.40Interact with PokemonLegends: Z-AWild Zone 18Lv.40OverworldLegends: Z-AThe SewersLv.45-46OverworldLegends: Z-A
- Step 2Catch or Evolve HaunterHyperspace Lumiose - Ghost 1-StarLv.25-27GrassLegends: Z-AHyperspace Lumiose - Ghost 3-StarLv.26-28GrassLegends: Z-AJaune District - Jaune Sector 2Lv.26-29OverworldLegends: Z-AJaune District - Jaune Sector 9Lv.26-29OverworldLegends: Z-ARouge District - Rouge Sector 8Lv.26-28OverworldLegends: Z-AJaune District - Jaune Sector 4Lv.27-29OverworldLegends: Z-AMagenta District - Magenta Sector 1Lv.27-30OverworldLegends: Z-AMagenta District - Magenta Sector 6Lv.27-30OverworldLegends: Z-AThe SewersLv.36-37OverworldLegends: Z-AHyperspace Lumiose - Ghost 4-StarLv.38-40GrassLegends: Z-AWild Zone 15Lv.40-41OverworldLegends: Z-AThe SewersLv.47-48OverworldLegends: Z-AWild Zone 15Lv.50-51OverworldLegends: Z-Aor evolve from Gastly (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Mega Gengar in Legends: Z-A
A shiny Gengar becomes a shiny Mega Gengar when it Mega Evolves, so these are the routes to Shiny Gengar.
In Legends: Z-A, the only route to a Shiny Gengar is Full Odds, about 1 in 1,024 per try. Tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Gengar odds across every game
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1 MethodThe only route here is Full Odds, about 1 in 1,024 on each try. Tune it below.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 108 |
| 25%one in four | 295 |
| 50%coin flip | 710 |
| 90%very likely | 2,357 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Legends: Z-A shiny odds for Gengar.
Mega Gengar Weakness
Type-wise, Mega Gengar takes extra damage from Ground, Psychic, Ghost, and Dark. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Mega Gengar Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mega Gengar
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Alakazam builds →Future Sight 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x125-147%KO | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x129-151%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x102-120%KO Earthquake 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x113-134%KO Crunch 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Zygarde DragonGround | A | |
Obtain MethodWild Zone 20 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Zygarde builds →Earthquake 2x100-117%KO Crunch 2x53-63% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Delphox builds →Future Sight 2x116-136%KO Shadow Ball 2x51-61% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x100-119%KO Knock Off 2x49-57% Psychic 2x45-53% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Garchomp builds →Dig 2x100-117%KO Crunch 2x66-78% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x87-102%KO Phantom Force 2x75-88% Future Sight 2x55-65% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x109-128%KO Crunch 2x59-69% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x95-112%KO Psychic 2x71-84% | ||
Mega Gengar Evolutions
Getting Gengar requires a trade, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Gastly. Sp.Def grew the most through evolution (+40 over Gastly), and Gengar peaks at 500 total stats. In battle, Gengar holding Gengarite Mega Evolves into Mega Gengar. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Mega Gengar Moves in Legends: Z-A
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Mega Gengar learns Sludge Wave and Phantom Force naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Psychic and Ice and beyond give it real matchup play.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Mega Gengar has 600 base stats in total. Sp. Atk leads at 170, and HP is lowest at 60.
It can pass through other dimensions and appear anywhere. It caused a stir one time when it stuck just one leg out of a wall.
Game Availability
Mega Gengar first appeared in X & Y and is in 6 games: X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee and Legends: Z-A.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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