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Gengar

#94

Ghost
Poison
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An image of the Pokemon Gengar #94 in the Pokedex
You can hear tales told all over the world about how Gengar will pay a visit to children who are naughty.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Gengar's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Gengar:
2x
Dark
Ghost
Ground
Psychic
1x
Dragon
Electric
Fire
Flying
Ice
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
Bug
Fairy
Grass
0.25x
Poison
Immune
Fighting
Normal
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Gengar's STAB attacks.

Gengar will receive 18% more damage from a Physical Attack compared to a Special Attack.

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Gengar's Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Gengar are Dark and Ground type Pokemon.

Dark
Ground

Ghost and Psychic types will also deal super-effective damage against Gengar, but be careful using Pokemon of this type because they may also receive extra damage from some of Gengar's attacks!

Ghost
Psychic

Weaknesses

Gengar's type is Ghost and Poison.

Gengar has a weakness to Dark, Ghost, Ground, Psychic types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Gengar, causing Gengar to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Fighting and Normal type attacks will have no effect on Gengar, as Gengar is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Gengar is resistant to attacks from Bug, Fairy, Grass, Poison types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Gengar:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Gengar, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Dark
Ground
1x
Dragon
Electric
Fire
Flying
Ice
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
Bug
0.25x
Poison
Immune
Fighting
Normal

Strength Table

Here is what Gengar is strong against:
2x
Fairy
Ghost
Grass
Psychic
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Rock
Steel
Water

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