Gengar - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Gengar can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
1	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
1	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
1	Reflect Type	Normal	—	—
1	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
12	Payback	Dark	50	100
16	Spite	Ghost	—	100
20	Curse	Ghost	—	—
24	Hex	Ghost	65	100
30	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
36	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
42	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
48	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
54	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
60	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Reflect Type	Normal	—	—
Smog	Poison	30	70
Toxic	Poison	—	90

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Corrosive Gas	Poison	—	100
Poltergeist	Ghost	110	90
Skitter Smack	Bug	70	90

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
03	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
04	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
05	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
20	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
38	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
44	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
63	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
70	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
74	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
86	Phantom Force	Ghost	90	100

Moves learnt by TR

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
14	Metronome	Normal	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
30	Encore	Normal	—	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
64	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
78	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
92	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
1	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
1	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
1	Reflect Type	Normal	—	—
1	Shadow Punch	Ghost	60	∞
12	Payback	Dark	50	100
16	Spite	Ghost	—	100
20	Curse	Ghost	—	—
24	Hex	Ghost	65	100
30	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
36	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
42	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
48	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
54	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
60	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

Gengar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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	—	—
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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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	75	100
21	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
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	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
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	—	—
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
6	Poison Gas	Poison	—	90
11	Hex	Ghost	65	100
18	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
25	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
34	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100

Move Tutor moves

Gengar can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Power Shift	Normal	—	—
Psychic	Psychic	90	100
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Thunderbolt	Electric	90	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
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette

Clear Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Castform Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim

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 Spiritomb Gallade

Fire Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar

Grudge

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

Haze

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

Ice Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar

Perish Song

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

Reflect Type

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gengar
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Castform

Scary Face

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar

Smog

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

Thunder Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar

Mega Gengar's egg groups: Amorphous

Gengar - Generation 8 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by TR

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by TM

Moves learnt by level up

Move Tutor moves

Gengar egg move parents

Astonish

Clear Smog

Disable

Fire Punch

Grudge

Haze

Ice Punch

Perish Song

Reflect Type

Scary Face

Smog

Thunder Punch

Mega Gengar does not have any egg moves.