Mega Gengar Raid Guide

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Gengar (Mega) Raid Guide

Gengar (Mega)-


Gengar (Mega) is weak to the following types: Ground, Ghost, Psychic, Dark.
Generally speaking, the best counters for it are:
Mega Gengar, Mewtwo, and Giratina.
Gengar (Mega) can be beaten by 2 players in optimal weather, with max friendship and perfect level 40 counters or by 4 unfriended players using level 20 counters from this guide. When caught, Gengar (Mega) will be between 1566 and 1644 cp without a weather boost. In Overcast weather, Gengar (Mega) will be between 1958 and 2055 when caught.

Release History:

  • 10/23/2020-11/03/2020 Mega Gengar will be available as both a raid boss and can also be obtained via a special quest line on 10/25/2020. Mega Gengar will be replacing Mega Venusaur.

Movesets

  • Focus Blast:

    • Psychic-Types are hit for 🛡️ Resistance
    • Ghost-Types are hit for 🛡️🛡️ Resistance
    • Dark-Types are hit for 💥 Weakness

  • Sludge Bomb:

    • Ground-Types are hit for 🛡️ Resistance
    • Ghost-Types are hit for 🛡️ Resistance

  • Shadow Ball:

    • Psychic-Types are hit for 💥 Weakness
    • Ghost-Types are hit for 💥 Weakness
    • Dark-Types are hit for 🛡️ Resistance

Top Raid Counters

Gengar–Mega

Best Moveset: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐☆☆☆☆

With Level 35 Gengar–Mega you need 3 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Lick
  • Best Estimator VS: Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb
  • Type Interactions:
    • 3× Resists: Fighting
    • 2× Resists: Poison
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark, Psychic

Mewtwo (Elite TM Moveset)

Best Moveset: Confusion / Psystrike (Elite TM)

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

Psystrike was only available when it was a raid boss in September 2019, making it incredibly limited. Psychic is only a little bit below it however! With Level 35 Mewtwo you need 3 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Psycho Cut
  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fighting, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Giratina–Origin

Best Moveset: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

With Level 35 Giratina–Origin you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Hex / Focus Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Fighting
    • 1× Resists: Poison
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Darkrai

Best Moveset: Snarl / Shadow Ball

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

Shadow Ball and Dark Pulse have near identical performance. Darkrai is by far the best Dark-Type attacker right now. Giratina Origin Form is only prefered if you are facing Fighting-Type damage from the Raid. With Level 35 Darkrai you need 3 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Feint Attack
  • Alternative Charge Moves: Dark Pulse
  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Focus Blast
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Psychic
    • 1× Resists: Ghost, Dark
    • 1× Weak: Fighting

Gengar

Best Moveset: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Shadow Claw is NO LONGER legacy! But if you were lucky enough to play during Gengar Raid Day, Lick is just as good. Hex is a bit of a drop, but still usable. Gengar isn’t too difficult to acquire with Gastlys nesting and being a common night spawn, as well as being featured in annual Halloween events. Gastly currently can be found in nests. With Level 35 Gengar you need 3 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Lick
  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Focus Blast
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb
  • Type Interactions:
    • 3× Resists: Fighting
    • 2× Resists: Poison
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark, Psychic

Groudon

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Earthquake

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

Groudon is a Legendary Pokemon and thus can only be gotten in time limited ways, by being featured in Event Raids or Field Research Breakthroughs. They are the a pretty safe investment to power up, but might get Precipital Blade someday. Mud-shot and Earthquake got buffed December 2019. With Level 35 Groudon you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Poison

Weather

Here is a list of Pokemon that can perform similar or better than the typical #1 option (in this case, Gengar_Mega) with weather bonuses:

Pokemon Weather Fast Move Charge Move Estimator
Gengar–Mega 👻Fog Lick Shadow Ball 2
Mewtwo 🪁Windy Confusion Psystrike 2.1
Gengar–Mega 🪁Windy Lick Psychic 2.3
Landorus ☀️Clear Mud Shot Earth Power 2.4

Alternate Pokemon

Landorus

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Earth Power

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

With Level 35 Landorus you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Hex / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Poison, Fighting

Hydreigon

Best Moveset: Bite / Dark Pulse

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐☆☆☆☆

Hydreigon is incredibly difficult to get, being Pseudo-legendary rarity, and released September 17th. Someday it will get a community day, but until then just hope to be lucky out hunting and hatching. With Level 35 Hydreigon you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Hex / Sludge Bomb
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Psychic
    • 1× Resists: Ghost, Dark
    • 1× Weak: Fighting

Metagross

Best Moveset: Zen Headbutt / Psychic

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

its Legacy Moveset (Meteor Mash) was made very available during its community day in October 2018. Trading is the only way to acquire it right now. Non-Legacy Metagross can still be obtained however. Coming back during a December Community Day event. With Level 35 Metagross you need 3 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Focus Blast
  • Best Ranking VS: Sucker Punch / Sludge Bomb
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Poison, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark
    • Canceled Out: Fighting

Excadrill

Best Moveset: Mud Slap / Drill Run

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

Excadrill is a new pokemon, but Drilbur are not rare, and it is boosted in sunny weather! It doesn’t look it, but Excadrill is a phenomental ground-Type attacker, and it’s Steel duel typing ussually help it more than it hurts. With Level 35 Excadrill you need 4 players.

  • Alternative Charge Moves: Earthquake
  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 3× Resists: Poison
    • 1× Resists: Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Fighting

Weavile

Best Moveset: Snarl / Foul Play

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sneasel currently can be found in nests. With Level 35 Weavile you need 4 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Feint Attack
  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Psychic
    • 1× Resists: Ghost, Dark
    • 2× Weak: Fighting

Latios

Best Moveset: Zen Headbutt / Psychic

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

Latios was available August 2019 in Research Breakthroughs. It is a pretty good Psychic-Type attacker (particularly since “Psychic” the move got buffed), but can also be a good Dragon-Type attacker. With Level 35 Latios you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Hex / Sludge Bomb
  • Best Ranking VS: Hex / Focus Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fighting, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Garchomp

Best Moveset: Mud Shot / Earthquake

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐☆☆☆☆

Garchomp, while a great Dragon AND Ground-Type attacker (and one with resistance to Rock and triple resistance to Electric) is very difficult to acquire for now. No nests, no events, very rare, very new. Gible are exceedingly rare in the wild. It’s likely he will someday get a community day however. With Level 35 Garchomp you need 4 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Dragon Tail
  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Focus Blast
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Poison

Chandelure

Best Moveset: Hex / Shadow Ball

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐☆☆☆☆

Chandelure is incredibly hard to get right now. It was released September 17th, and you can only get Litwick from 10k eggs! It is the new highest DPS Ghost AND Fire-Type. There was a Halloween quest and Spiritomb Special Research that rewarded one at least. With Level 35 Chandelure you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb
  • Best Ranking VS: Sucker Punch / Focus Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Fighting
    • 1× Resists: Poison
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Tyranitar

Best Moveset: Bite / Crunch

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Accessibility will be a bit tough if you are only starting now as Larvitars do not nest and are rare. They are also in 10k eggs. Tier 4 Tyranitar Raids were a staple for quite a while, however. Larvitar can be found in ‘Make 3 Excellent Throws in a Row’ Quests. The family was last in raid bosses during Water Festival in Sept 2019. Larvitar community day (the only time you could get Smack Down) was June 2018. It isn’t the highest raw DPS Dark-Type anymore, but it has a ton of bulk on top of near optimal DPS. Weavile and Honchkrow trade with it depending on the matchup.
With Level 35 Tyranitar you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Psychic
    • 1× Resists: Ghost, Poison, Dark
    • 2× Weak: Fighting

Espeon

Best Moveset: Confusion / Psychic

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Espeon Evolves from Eevee. You can evolve any Eevee into an Espeon immediately if you use a ONE TIME naming trick by naming it “Sakura” and using the normal evolution. Otherwise, you need to set Eevee as your Buddy and walk it 10k and receive 2 candies. Evolve it while it is still your buddy, with the GPS active during the day. Eevee is also just a decently common Pokemon in general, with even increased spawns in Partly Cloudy weather which is fairly common.

If all else fails, you can acquire a shiny Eevee from the “Jump Start” Special Research quest part 4/6. Eevee is also a quest reward for the “Evolve a Pokemon” Field Research quests. “A Ripple in Time” Special Research also rewards a normal Eevee in both part 3 and part 4. Eevee was also featured in the Field Research Rewards. Future Sight used to be the superior moveset, but after Psychic got buffed it is now superior. Eevee currently can be found in nests. With Level 35 Espeon you need 4 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Zen Headbutt
  • Alternative Charge Moves: Futuresight
  • Best Estimator VS: Hex / Sludge Bomb
  • Best Ranking VS: Hex / Focus Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fighting, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Mewtwo–Armored

Best Moveset: Confusion / Psystrike

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

With Level 35 Mewtwo–Armored you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fighting, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Rhyperior

Best Moveset: Mud Slap / Earthquake

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Rhyhorn is very common and boosted in the common Sunny, but Rhyperior is a Sinnoh Stone evolution Pokemon. Rhydon is a pretty good Ground-Type as well, so if you get a good moveset on it and don’t have the candy or stone to evolve, it’s not that bad. It’s also great as a Rock-Type attacker with different moves. Rhyhorn currently can be found in nests. With Level 35 Rhyperior you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Poison
    • 1× Weak: Fighting

Jirachi

Best Moveset: Confusion / Psychic

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐☆☆☆

With Level 35 Jirachi you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Poison, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark
    • Canceled Out: Fighting

Azelf

Best Moveset: Confusion / Futuresight

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

Azelf is regional to the Americas region, it can spawn incredibly rarely around bodies of water in the wild. This family of legendaries are the only ones available in the wild to any degree. They have never been in Special Research. With Level 35 Azelf you need 4 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Extrasensory
  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Sludge Bomb
  • Best Ranking VS: Hex / Focus Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fighting, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Latias

Best Moveset: Zen Headbutt / Psychic

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

With Level 35 Latias you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Shadow Claw / Focus Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fighting, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Alakazam (Elite TM Moveset)

Best Moveset: Confusion / Psychic (Elite TM)

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐☆☆☆

Abra is boosted a ton during windy weather. Psychic sadly is no longer available on Alakazam (it is now superior to Future Sight). There are a lot of Psychic pokemon with Psychic as an attack, so Alakazam has a lot of competition for the “Second Best” Psychic-Type now. Abra currently can be found in nests. With Level 35 Alakazam you need 4 players.

  • Alternative Fast Moves: Psycho Cut
  • Alternative Charge Moves: Futuresight
  • Best Estimator VS: Sucker Punch / Sludge Bomb
  • Best Ranking VS: Hex / Focus Blast
  • Type Interactions:
    • 1× Resists: Fighting, Psychic
    • 1× Weak: Ghost, Dark

Houndoom

Best Moveset: Snarl / Foul Play

  • ⚔️ Raw Damage: ⭐☆☆☆☆
  • 🛡️ Survival/Bulk: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
  • 📉 Consistency: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 🌐 Accessibility: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Houndoom has the benefits of being a Dark-type that doesn’t involve a ton of extra work to evolve and find as a high level. You can find Houndours weather boosted in the common Sunny weather! its also a relatively common research reward as well. Houndour hatch from 5k Eggs. With Level 35 Houndoom you need 4 players.

  • Best Estimator VS: Sucker Punch / Shadow Ball
  • Best Ranking VS: Hex / Shadow Ball
  • Type Interactions:
    • 2× Resists: Psychic
    • 1× Resists: Ghost, Dark
    • 1× Weak: Fighting

Miscellaneous Analysis

Mega Gengar is a very challenging raid due to the charge move variety. If you are attempting to short man Mega Gengar, you may need to rejoin with proper counters by moveset. You can look into this sort of detail in the customizable Mega Gengar Raid Counters.  Mega Gengar will be extremely useful in upcoming psychic raids so make sure to stock up on rare candy. If you are looking for a mega to use for Mega Gengar, I would use Mega Houndoom for defeating Mega Gengar to give you the chance to stock up on Mega Gengar energy!

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