Gengar - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Gengar can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet
Pokémon Legends: Z-A

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.

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Scarlet/Violet Legends: Z-A

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 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 or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
13	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
29	Hex	Ghost	65	100
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
42	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
45	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
62	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
67	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
73	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
79	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
80	Metronome	Normal	—	—
82	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
92	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
94	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
98	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
102	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
109	Trick	Psychic	—	100
111	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
119	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
120	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
140	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
151	Phantom Force	Ghost	90	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
161	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
174	Haze	Ice	—	—
175	Toxic	Poison	—	90
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
198	Poltergeist	Ghost	110	90
202	Pain Split	Normal	—	—
203	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
214	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
219	Skitter Smack	Bug	70	90
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—
228	Psychic Noise	Psychic	75	100

Moves learnt by level up

Gengar learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
4	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
8	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
12	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
16	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
20	Curse	Ghost	—	—
24	Haze	Ice	—	—
28	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
36	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
40	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
48	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
50	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
55	Phantom Force	Ghost	90	100

Egg moves

Gengar does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by TM

Gengar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Legends: Z-A:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Metronome	Normal	—	—
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Protect	Normal	—	—
Psychic	Psychic	90	100
Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Taunt	Dark	—	100
Thunder	Electric	110	70
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
Toxic	Poison	—	90
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85