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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
BuyIndigo Plateau30,000 Poké DollarsAfter beating the Elite Four
Sold for 30,000 Poké Dollars by the stone salesman at Indigo Plateau, after you beat the Elite Four
How to Get Mega Gengar in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Gengar's 3-stage chain starts with Gastly, which appears at solid rates in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
Catch Gastly or Haunter at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Gengar.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4How to Obtain Gengar in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Gastly is your first catch on the way to Gengar. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 27+ across 16 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve HaunterPokémon Tower - 6FLv.27-32FloorRate 20%Pokémon Tower - 5FLv.27-32FloorRate 10%Pokémon Tower - 3FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 4FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%or evolve from Gastly (Step 1)
- Step 3Gengar ✓
How to Get Shiny Mega Gengar in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
A shiny Gengar becomes a shiny Mega Gengar when it Mega Evolves, so these are the routes to Shiny Gengar.
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Gengar is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Gengar odds across every game
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Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Gengar Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x126-149%KO Crunch 2x68-80% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Jynx builds →Psychic 2x89-105%KO Lick 2x12-15% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
 Dugtrio Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Dugtrio builds →Earthquake 2x102-120%KO Sucker Punch 2x48-56% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x79-94% Dream Eater 2x66-78% Dark Pulse 2x53-63% | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Graveler builds →Earthquake 2x98-115%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Best Build
Gastly Candy
Smart Candy+SPAModest raises Sp. Atk and lowers Attack. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Blue, then Red. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Gengar
- Gastly Candy
- Smart Candy
Smart Candy L
Smart Candy XL
Gastly Candy raises every stat, but only Gastly, Haunter and Gengar can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Gengar is Smart Candy (Sp. Atk), and any Pokemon can eat it; Smart Candy L needs level 30 and Smart Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Mega Evolution
- Mega Gengar
Mega Gengar (Ghost/Poison type) has 60 HP, 65 Attack, 80 Defense, 170 Sp. Atk, 95 Sp. Def and 130 Speed, 600 in total. Weak to Ground, Psychic, Ghost and Dark. Resists Poison (1/4), Bug (1/4), Grass and Fairy. Immune to Normal and Fighting. Best nature for Mega Gengar: Modest (Madam Celadon: Blue, then Red). Mega Stone: 
Gengarite, sold for 30,000 Pokedollars at the Indigo Plateau after you beat the Elite Four. Pokedex: 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.
Mega Evolution can be used once per battle, on one Pokemon.
Master Trainer
Ross battles with one level 80 Gengar that knows Hypnosis, Dream Eater and Thunderbolt. It takes extra damage from Ground, Psychic, Ghost and Dark moves. Win to earn the Gengar Master title. Find Ross in Lavender Town.
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Mega Gengar picks up Dream Eater along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 9 types, but the foundation's already strong by then.
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
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