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Gengar (Pokémon)/Generation VI learnset

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By leveling up

Generation VI
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming 
011 Hypnosis Psychic Status 0000— 06060% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥
011 Lick Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 30 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥
011 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
055 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
088 Mean Look Normal Status 0000— 00——% 5 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0  
1212 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00——% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
1515 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
1919 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100100% 10 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
2222 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 5 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
2525 Shadow Punch Ghost Physical 06060 00——% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0  
2828 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0  
3333 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
3939 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100100% 15 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0  
4444 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
5050 Destiny Bond Ghost Status 0000— 00——% 5 Clever 8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0  
5555 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100100% 10 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
6161 Nightmare Ghost Status 0000— 100100% 15 Clever 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gengar
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gengar
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation VI
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming 
TM06Bag TM Poison Sprite.png TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
TM09Bag TM Poison Sprite.png TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM10Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
TM11Bag TM Fire Sprite.png TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0  
TM12Bag TM Dark Sprite.png TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
TM15Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥
TM17Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM18Bag TM Water Sprite.png TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0  
TM21Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥
TM24Bag TM Electric Sprite.png TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM25Bag TM Electric Sprite.png TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 Cool 1 ♥ 0  
TM27Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM29Bag TM Psychic Sprite.png TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM30Bag TM Ghost Sprite.png TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM31Bag TM Fighting Sprite.png TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM32Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0  
TM36Bag TM Poison Sprite.png TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
TM41Bag TM Dark Sprite.png TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM42Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM44Bag TM Psychic Sprite.png TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0  
TM45Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM46Bag TM Dark Sprite.png TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 Tough 1 ♥ 0  
TM48Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM52Bag TM Fighting Sprite.png TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM53Bag TM Grass Sprite.png TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM56Bag TM Dark Sprite.png TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
TM61Bag TM Fire Sprite.png TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
TM63Bag TM Dark Sprite.png TM63 Embargo Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
TM64Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM64 Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100}}100% 5 Beautiful 8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM65Bag TM Ghost Sprite.png TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM66Bag TM Dark Sprite.png TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM68Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥
TM77Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM83Bag TM Bug Sprite.png TM83 Infestation Bug Special 02020 100}}100% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
TM84Bag TM Poison Sprite.png TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM85Bag TM Psychic Sprite.png TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM87Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
TM88Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0  
TM90Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0  
TM92Bag TM Psychic Sprite.png TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
TM94Bag TM Fighting Sprite.png TM94 Rock SmashXY Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM94Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM94 Secret PowerORAS Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0  
TM97Bag TM Dark Sprite.png TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
TM98Bag TM Fighting Sprite.png TM98 Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ 0  
TM99Bag TM Fairy Sprite.png TM99 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
XTM100Bag TM Normal Sprite.png TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
ZHM04Bag HM Normal Sprite.png HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
ZHM06Bag HM Fighting Sprite.png HM06 Rock SmashORAS Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gengar
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gengar
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI
Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming 
MisdreavusMismagiusDuskullDusclopsDusknoirChimechoDrifloonDrifblimYamaskCofagrigusLitwickLampentChandelurePhantumpTrevenantPumpkabooGourgeist
 Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥
KoffingWeezing
 Clear Smog Poison Special 50 —% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0  
GrimerMukDuskullDusclopsDusknoirYamaskCofagrigus
 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0  
DusclopsDusknoir
 Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
MisdreavusShuppetBanetteYamaskCofagrigus
 Grudge Ghost Status — —% 5 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥
KoffingWeezingYamaskCofagrigus
 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
DusclopsDusknoir
 Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
Misdreavus
 Perish Song Normal Status — —% 5 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
MisdreavusMismagiusChimechoSolosisDuosionReuniclus
 Psywave Psychic Special — 100% 15 Clever 1 ♥ 0  
Stunfisk
 Reflect Type* Normal Status — —% 15 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0  
CofagrigusPumpkabooGourgeist
 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
KoffingWeezingSlugmaMagcargoLitwickLampentChandelure
 Smog Poison Special 30 70% 20 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
DusclopsDusknoir
 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gengar in Generation VI
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gengar in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gengar
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gengar
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VI
Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming 
X Y OR AS Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100% 10 Tough 1 ♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 Clever 1 ♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥
X Y OR AS Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥
X Y OR AS Pain Split Normal Status — —% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Role Play Psychic Status — —% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Skill Swap Psychic Status — —% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Snatch Dark Status — —% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
X Y OR AS Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
X Y OR AS Trick Psychic Status — 100% 10 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
X Y OR AS Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
X Y OR AS Wonder Room Psychic Status — —% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
  • A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Gengar can be tutored the move in that game
  • A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Gengar cannot be tutored the move in that game
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gengar
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gengar
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VI
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX
 Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming 
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gengar
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gengar
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VI
Other generations:
I - II - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX
 Gen.   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming 
III IV V Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 Tough 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥
III IV V Captivate Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
III IV V Counter Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0  
III IV V Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0  
III IV V Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100100 050}}50% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥
III IV V Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
III IV V Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0  
III IV V Mega Kick Normal Physical 120120 075}}75% 5 Cool 1 ♥ 0  
III IV V Mega Punch Normal Physical 08080 085}}85% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
III IV V Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0  
III IV V Mimic Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0  
III IV V Natural Gift Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 Clever 1 ♥ 0  
III IV V Ominous Wind Ghost Special 06060 100}}100% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0  
III IV V Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
III IV V Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200200 100}}100% 5 Beautiful 8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0  
III IV V Telekinesis Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0  
  • A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gengar
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gengar
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

By events

Generation VI
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX
 Event   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming 
Halloween Gengar
October 2014 Gengar
Pre-ordering player Gengar
XY Gengar
Pokémon Center Hiroshima Gengar 		Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0  
Halloween Gengar
October 2014 Gengar
Pre-ordering player Gengar
XY Gengar
Pokémon Center Hiroshima Gengar 		Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥
  • A superscript level indicates that Gengar can learn this move normally in Generation VI
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gengar
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gengar
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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