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Gengar

Gengar VGC build, current regulation usage, moves, items, teammates, counters, sample sets, and tournament links.

GhostPoison

Use in Team Builder Damage Calc Current Meta

Abilities

Cursed BodyLevitate

Base stats

BST 500

Atk

Def

SpA

130

SpD

Spe

110

Height

Weight

40.5 kg

Gengar links into the current SEO graph through the current regulation meta page with teammate Snorlax and counter Kingambit. Use the builder and tournament links below to continue scouting.

Current meta snapshot

Gengar in the current regulation

Usage

5.0%

Rank #24

Win Rate

0.0%

436 sample

Pick Rate Trend

stable

-0.7 pts

Data Source

tournament results

Updated Aug 8, 2026

Pokemon Champions live usage is pending verified source data. This demo fallback row is not a live meta claim.

Stat profile

Base Stats & Speed Tier

HP60

Attack65

Defense60

Sp. Attack130

Sp. Defense75

Speed110

Speed tier

110

Fast speed tier. Use this with Tailwind, Trick Room, and Choice Scarf assumptions before locking a spread.

Speed lab

Gengar Speed Calculator

Full Speed Tiers

Speed Stat Points28

173

Final Speed

Outspeeds

Outsped By

At 28 Speed Stat Points with a Positive Nature, Gengar reaches 173 Speed and needs more than 32 Speed Stat Points to outrun Whimsicott.

Benchmarks

Garchomp169

Charizard162

Arcanine152

Mega Metagross173

Whimsicott184

Sneasler189

Gholdengo210

Popular Stat Point spreads

143

0 points

156

12 points

165

20 points

173

28 points

178

32 points

Best Speed investments

173 is the current common-build estimate.

Most Common Items

Focus Sash20.0%

Life Orb11.0%

Most Common Moves

Shadow Ball24.0%

Sludge Bomb16.0%

Icy Wind14.0%

Protect12.0%

Top Abilities

Cursed Body20.0%

Levitate20.0%

Team graph

Most Common Teammates

Snorlax

12.0% partner usage

Gardevoir

9.0% partner usage

Charizard

Champions Starter Balance

Arcanine

New Era Balance

Lucario

Champions Starter Balance

Metagross

New Era Balance

Milotic

New Era Balance

Pikachu

Champions Starter Balance

Togekiss

New Era Balance

Counterplay

How to counter Gengar

Kingambit

Pressures Gengar with Dark/Steel coverage

Basculegion

Pressures Gengar with Water/Ghost coverage

Sneasler

Pressures Gengar with Fighting/Poison coverage

Garchomp

Pressures Gengar with Dragon/Ground coverage

Charizard

Pressures Gengar with Fire/Flying coverage

Incineroar

Pressures Gengar with Fire/Dark coverage

Whimsicott

Pressures Gengar with Grass/Fairy coverage

Sinistcha

Pressures Gengar with Grass/Ghost coverage

Core finder

Popular Cores

Gengar + Pikachu + Charizard + Lucario + Gardevoir + Snorlax

Demo Balance Shell

Gengar + Charizard + Milotic + Metagross + Togekiss + Arcanine

Practice Team Shell

Build lab

Sample Builds

Use in Team Builder

Gengar current regulation sample

disruption / speed control

Calc

Gengar @ Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Icy Wind
- Protect

Select the block to copy into Showdown or Champions notes.

Tournament evidence

Tournament Results

NAIC 2026, New Orleans

Jun 11, 2026 | Rishi Gupta

NAIC 2026, New Orleans

Jun 11, 2026 | Caelan Brown

NAIC 2026, New Orleans

Jun 11, 2026 | Maxime Le Brun

Eternal Flower Floette

Special Event Turin

Jun 6, 2026 | Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva

Incineroar

Eternal Flower Floette

Sneasler

Kingambit

Kommo-o

Special Event Turin

Jun 6, 2026 | Nico Davide Cognetta

Special Event Turin

Jun 6, 2026 | Rayan Guezi

Regional Indianapolis, IN

May 30, 2026 | Tyler Coleman

Regional Indianapolis, IN

May 30, 2026 | Rishi Gupta

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Recent Teams

Champions Starter Balance

Demo Balance Shell | Updated May 20, 2026

New Era Balance

Practice Team Shell | Updated May 20, 2026

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FAQ

Gengar VGC FAQ

Is Gengar legal in the current VGC regulation?

Legal in M-B

What is Gengar's current VGC usage?

Gengar is currently at 5.0% usage with a 0.0% win rate.

What are the best teammates for Gengar?

Gengar is most often linked with Snorlax, Gardevoir, Charizard in the available data.

How do you counter Gengar in VGC?

Counter data for Gengar is still building; start by checking type pressure, speed control, and item reveals.

Build with Gengar Review current meta

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