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National Dex #0094 · Generation 1

Gengar

GhostPoison

Gengar is a Ghost / Poison Pokémon in the base Pokémon dataset used by Pokelike Wiki. Its default form is weak to Ground, Psychic, Ghost, Dark, resists Grass, Poison, Bug, Fairy, and is immune to Normal, Fighting. Add it to the Team Analyzer to compare it with your current team.

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Kanto Story facts · dated source

Gengar: a Pokelike route you can plan

In the reviewed Kanto Story data, Gastly evolves into Haunter at level 25 and Haunter into Gengar at level 38. Look for Gastly on Maps 3–4, Haunter on Maps 5–6, or a direct Gengar opportunity on Map 9. These are dated encounter windows, not guaranteed offers.

Reused from the official-client inspection of September 17, 2026 and the pinned v3.1 evolution guard checks. This concerns ordinary Story species, not every selectable Form, Challenge rule or a guarantee that the current game will offer a capture.

How to evolve Gengar in Pokelike

Gastly → Haunter: level 25 or above. Haunter → Gengar: level 38 or above. This ordinary Pokelike level route does not require importing the main-series trade method. If evolution is blocked, check Eviolite, a no-evolution challenge or a run-specific evolution cap.

Where to plan your Kanto capture

Gastly is listed in the Maps 3–4 window (Nugget Bridge / Rock Tunnel); Haunter in Maps 5–6 (Silph Co / Safari Zone); Gengar in Map 9 (Victory Road). Keeping an earlier stage and levelling it is an alternative to waiting for the late direct encounter. Neither route guarantees a random capture offer.

When Gengar helps, and what it costs

Ghost damage can help against Sabrina’s Psychic members, but the Gastly line is also Poison and weak to Psychic. Treat it as a conditional attacker with enough HP and an actual Ghost attack, rather than a safe defensive switch. For a direct wild Shiny Gengar target, use the Map 9 route and the ordinary-roll conditions in the Shiny hunting guide.

Kanto capture windows and evolution levelsPlan a specific Shiny targetDated sources and their limits

Defensive profile

Gengar

GhostPoison

Weak to

GroundPsychicGhostDark

Resists

GrassPoisonBugFairy

Immune to

NormalFighting

Neutral

FireWaterElectricIceFlyingRockDragonSteel

All 18 attack-type multipliers

Attacking typeMultiplierResult
Normal0×Immune
Fire1×Neutral
Water1×Neutral
Electric1×Neutral
Grass0.5×Resists
Ice1×Neutral
Fighting0×Immune
Poison0.25×Resists
Ground2×Weak
Flying1×Neutral
Psychic2×Weak
Bug0.25×Resists
Rock1×Neutral
Ghost2×Weak
Dragon1×Neutral
Dark2×Weak
Steel1×Neutral
Fairy0.5×Resists

Gengar in Pokésort: colour, generation and stage

Pokelike v3.1 records Gengar as purple, Gen 1, and Stage 2. Its puzzle types, in order, are Ghost / Poison. For a Beats link with Gengar on the left, use Ghost against both types of the Pokémon on the right.

These are the official puzzle’s recorded facts, checked September 13, 2026. Basic is stage 0; later stages count earlier evolutions, including babies. Puzzle membership does not establish Story encounter availability.

Check a Pokésort pair and its clue

Base Pokémon evolution reference

Stage 3. Directly connected Species are shown below.

← Evolves from Haunter

Related Types

Browse Ghost PokémonBrowse Poison Pokémon

Sources

Snapshot and independent status

Imported 2026-08-27 from commit baad407c222945dba207849901f2f6109c83428e.

Pokelike-specific answers above have their own dated official-client evidence. The imported Forms and type reference do not independently establish game availability, moves or battle outcomes.