Mega Gengar vs Gengar
Ghost
PoisonTypeSameGhostPoison- 60HP=60
- 65Attack=65
- 60Defense+2080
- 130Sp. Atk+40170
- 75Sp. Def+2095
- 110Speed+20130
- 500Total+100600
- LevitateAbilityShadow Tag
How to get the Gengarite in X & Y
GiftLaverre CityIf the player has seen Gastly, Haunter, or Gengar
From the Hex Maniac in front of the houses northwest of the Gym, if the player has seen Gastly, Haunter, or Gengar
How to Get Mega Gengar in X & Y
Gengar doesn't appear in the wild in X & Y, and neither does Gastly. Catch Haunter instead and evolve it into Gengar. The step cards below map the 3-stage chain. The last step into Gengar is a trade evolution, so line up a trade partner.
How to Obtain Gengar in X & Y
- Step 2Catch or Evolve HaunterFrost Cavern - 1FLv.38-40CaveRate 16%Frost Cavern - 2FLv.38-40CaveRate 16%Frost Cavern - 3FLv.38-40CaveRate 16%Route 14Lv.31GrassRate 5%or evolve from Gastly (Step 1)
- Step 3Gengar ✓
How to Get Shiny Mega Gengar in X & Y
A shiny Gengar becomes a shiny Mega Gengar when it Mega Evolves, so these are the routes to Shiny Gengar.
In X & Y, the strongest route to a Shiny Gengar is PokeRadar Chain, which reaches about 1 in 100 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
Gasp! It's Shiny Gengar! (2014); A special shiny Gengar!
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3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 100 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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 | 11 |
| 25%one in four | 29 |
| 50%coin flip | 69 |
| 90%very likely | 230 |
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 X & Y 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 MethodUnknown Dungeon Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x153-180%KO Shadow Ball 2x69-81% Earthquake 2x74-86% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x104-123%KO Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x61-72% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x116-136%KO Foul Play 2x110-130%KO Shadow Claw 2x54-64% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x128-151%KO Shadow Ball 2x57-67% Thief 2x29-35% | ||
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x128-151%KO Shadow Ball 2x57-67% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Delphox builds →Future Sight 2x118-139%KO Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x31-37% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-65% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x117-138%KO Dream Eater 2x61-72% Shadow Ball 2x49-58% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x85-101%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x107-126%KO Shadow Ball 2x49-57% Dark Pulse 2x49-57% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Exeggutor builds →Dream Eater 2x106-125%KO Thief 2x39-46% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x99-117%KO Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x102-120%KO Shadow Ball 2x46-54% Feint Attack 2x25-30% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mega Gengar View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x102-120%KO Psycho Cut 2x59-70% Shadow Claw 2x59-70% | ||
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 X & Y
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Mega Gengar can spread damage across 10 types, with Dark and Psychic punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, 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, Egg, 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Mega Gengar has 600 base stats in total. Sp. Atk leads at 170, and HP is lowest at 60.
Mega Gengar Event Distributions
In X & Y, Gengar is a dependable Mystery Gift returnee, distributed time and again.
These distributions give Gengar. Mega Gengar appears only in battle, through Mega Evolution with the Gengarite.
Shiny GengarMar 2016XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Huch! Ein Schillerndes Gengar!Feb 2015XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
White Mega Gengar GiftNov 2014XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
A special shiny Gengar!XYAlways shiny
Shiny GengarXYAlways shiny
Gengar GiftXYNot shiny
Jarvis's Shiny GengarXYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Mega Evolving Pokemon GiftXYNot shiny
Mega Evolving Pokemon GiftXYNot shiny
Pokemon New Episode Broadcast CommemorationXYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
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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