Gengar - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Gengar can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

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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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
1	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
5	Spite	Ghost	—	100
8	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
12	Curse	Ghost	—	—
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
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	Hex	Ghost	65	100
61	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Gengar learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Shadow Punch	Ghost		60	∞

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	100
Reflect Type	Normal	—	—
Scary Face	Normal	—	100
Smog	Poison	30	70
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
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	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
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	—	—
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

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 Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Submission	Fighting	80	80	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
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
Dynamic Punch	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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
1	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
1	Spite	Ghost	—	100
5	Spite	Ghost	—	100
8	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
12	Curse	Ghost	—	—
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
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	Hex	Ghost	65	100
61	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Gengar learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Shadow Punch	Ghost		60	∞

Egg moves

Gengar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	100
Reflect Type	Normal	—	—
Scary Face	Normal	—	100
Smog	Poison	30	70
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Move Tutor moves

Gengar can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
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	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
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	—	—
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Submission	Fighting	80	80	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
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
Dynamic Punch	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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
1	Haze	Ice	—	—
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
1	Smog	Poison	30	70
5	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
7	Poison Gas	Poison	—	90
12	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
14	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
19	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
21	Toxic	Poison	—	90
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
36	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
45	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
02	Taunt	Dark	—	100
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
11	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
13	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
15	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
20	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
21	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
23	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
26	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
31	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
32	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
35	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
36	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
38	Thunder	Electric	110	70
40	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
42	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
48	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
52	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
53	Mega Drain	Grass	75	100
59	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

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 either parent (from Gen 6+) 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 Yamask Cofagrigus Litwick Lampent Phantump Trevenant Pumpkaboo (Average Size) Gourgeist (Average Size) Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Stunfisk
Pre-evolution Level up	Chandelure

Clear Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo
Breeding	Alolan Grimer Alolan Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Castform Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Duskull Dusclops Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Castform Shuppet Banette Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim Spiritomb Gallade Yamask Cofagrigus Pumpkaboo (Average Size) Gourgeist (Average Size)

Fire Punch

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

Grudge

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

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Dusknoir Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Ice Punch

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

Perish Song

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

Psywave

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

Reflect Type

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Castform Stunfisk

Scary Face

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Cofagrigus Pumpkaboo (Average Size) Gourgeist (Average Size)
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar
Evolution	Cofagrigus

Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo Litwick Lampent Chandelure
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Gulpin Swalot

Thunder Punch

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

Mega Gengar's egg groups: Amorphous

Gengar - Generation 7 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Moves learnt on evolution

Egg moves

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Moves learnt on evolution

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar egg move parents

Astonish

Clear Smog

Disable

Fire Punch

Grudge

Haze

Ice Punch

Perish Song

Psywave

Reflect Type

Scary Face

Smog

Thunder Punch

Mega Gengar does not have any egg moves.