Mega Gengar Raid Guide

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Mega Gengar is an easy Mega Raids raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 50516. 4 trainers should be more than enough to defeat Mega Gengar in the raid. Mega Gengar is vulnerable to Ghost, Dark type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Yveltal, Darkrai, Hydreigon, Weavile, Bisharp. Defeating Mega Gengar in a raid will only encounter Gengar (not Mega form) but will earn you Mega Gengar candy.

Mega Gengar can obtain below CP values when defeated.

• 1958 - 2055 CP during Cloudy and Fog weather conditions.
• 1566 - 1644 CP during other weather conditions.

Mega Gengar is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was February 8, 2023. Shiny Gengar is also available from raids in the game.

Weather boost

Mega Gengar raids will be boosted during Cloudy and Fog weather conditions.

Mega Gengar Raid Counters

• Yveltal

  Yveltal is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  Sucker Punch (Dark, DPS 10.0)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Darkrai

  Darkrai is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  Shadow Ball (Ghost , DPS 33.3)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Hydreigon

  Hydreigon is a Dark, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  and fast moves: Bite (Dark, DPS 12.0)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Weavile

  Weavile is a Dark, Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Bisharp

  Bisharp is a Dark, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Honchkrow

  Honchkrow is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Houndoom

  Houndoom is a Dark, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Crunch (Dark , DPS 21.9)  Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Zoroark

  Zoroark is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Shadow Claw (Ghost, DPS 12.9)  Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Absol

  Absol is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  Payback (Dark )  and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Malamar

  Malamar is a Dark, Psychic type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  which is effective against Mega Gengar.

• Mandibuzz

  Mandibuzz is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  Shadow Ball (Ghost , DPS 33.3)  and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Scrafty

  Scrafty is a Dark, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Umbreon

  Umbreon is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Sneasel

  Sneasel is a Dark, Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Mightyena

  Mightyena is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Crunch (Dark , DPS 21.9)  and fast moves: Bite (Dark, DPS 12.0)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Zweilous

  Zweilous is a Dark, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  and fast moves: Bite (Dark, DPS 12.0)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Liepard

  Liepard is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  Payback (Dark )  and fast moves: Snarl (Dark, DPS 10.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Murkrow

  Murkrow is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Pawniard

  Pawniard is a Dark, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Night Slash (Dark , DPS 22.7)  which is effective against Mega Gengar.

• Sableye

  Sableye is a Dark, Ghost type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  Shadow Sneak (Ghost , DPS 17.2)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  Shadow Claw (Ghost, DPS 12.9)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Scraggy

  Scraggy is a Dark, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Vullaby

  Vullaby is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Houndour

  Houndour is a Dark, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Crunch (Dark , DPS 21.9)  Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

• Zorua

  Zorua is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse (Dark , DPS 26.7)  Foul Play (Dark , DPS 35.0)  and fast moves: Feint Attack (Dark, DPS 11.1)  which are effective against Mega Gengar.

Mega Gengar Mega counters

Mega Absol, Mega Banette, Mega Gengar, Mega Gyarados, Mega Houndoom, Mega Sableye, Mega Sharpedo are best Mega counters to battle with Mega Gengar if you have Mega evolved Pokemon or Mega candy.

Past Mega Gengar events

Mega Gengar moves set

Mega Gengar will use below moves during the battle.

Mega Gengar raids weather impact

Here is how each weather condition boosts Mega Gengar moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Mega Gengar.

Shiny Gengar

There is a chance that you may encounter a shiny Gengar if you win the raid. The rate of encounting a shiny Gengar can be around 2%.