Gengar - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Gengar can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Gengar artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	70
1	Lick	Ghost	20	100
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
5	Spite	Ghost	—	100
8	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
12	Curse	???	—	—
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
25	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
28	Payback	Dark	50	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
39	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
44	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
50	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
55	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Egg moves

Gengar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	80
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Moves learnt by HM

Gengar is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	Fighting	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Gengar can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	20	100
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
5	Spite	Ghost	—	100
8	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
12	Curse	???	—	—
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
25	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
28	Payback	Dark	50	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
39	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
44	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
50	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
55	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Egg moves

Gengar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	80
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Move Tutor moves

Gengar can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Gengar is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	Fighting	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Gengar can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	20	100
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
5	Spite	Ghost	—	100
8	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
12	Curse	???	—	—
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
25	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
28	Payback	Dark	50	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
39	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
44	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
50	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
55	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Egg moves

Gengar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Disable	Normal	—	80
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	80
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Move Tutor moves

Gengar can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Gengar is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	Fighting	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Gengar can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Gengar egg move parents

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Gengar Mega Gengar

Gengar's egg groups: Amorphous

The egg moves for Gengar are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Gengar with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Gengar with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Astonish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Duskull Dusclops Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Duskull Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Castform Shuppet Banette Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim Gallade

Explosion

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Drifloon Drifblim
TM	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar

Fire Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Dusclops Gallade Dusknoir

Grudge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Shuppet Banette
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir
Pre-evolution Level up	Mismagius

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing
Breeding	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Drifloon Drifblim

Ice Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Dusclops Gallade Dusknoir

Perish Song

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar
Pre-evolution Level up	Mismagius

Psywave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Chimecho Mismagius
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing

Thunder Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Dusclops Gallade Dusknoir

Will-O-Wisp

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Dusknoir
TM	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gallade

Mega Gengar's egg groups: Amorphous

Gengar - Generation 4 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Gengar egg move parents

Astonish

Disable

Explosion

Fire Punch

Grudge

Haze

Ice Punch

Perish Song

Psywave

Thunder Punch

Will-O-Wisp

Mega Gengar does not have any egg moves.