Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar official artwork

Btier

3.01%

Usage

3,386

Sets

1.21% with EVs

233

Top 8

6.88%

33

Wins

0.97%

Only the sets played as Mega.

Roles

Special attackerBulkyFastDisruption

Summary

Mega Gengar is used on 3.01% of Masters teams in every format Distortion World tracks, ranking it B tier, from 3,386 tournament sets and 233 top-8 finishes.

Mega Gengar always has Shadow Tag and holds Gengarite; the most common build is a Timid nature with Perish Song / Protect / Shadow Ball / Sludge Bomb.

Its most frequent teammate is Incineroar, on 79.71% of its teams.

Based on 3,386 Masters sets from tournaments through 12 October 2026.

Base stats

HP

60

Atk

65

Def

80

SpA

170

SpD

95

Spe

130

Total600

Usage over time

Ability

Shadow Tag

The Pokémon steps on the opposing Pokémon's shadows to prevent them from fleeing or switching out.

The only ability Mega Gengar can have — Mega Evolution replaces Cursed Body.

Item

Gengarite

One of a variety of mysterious Mega Stones. Have Gengar hold it, and this stone will enable it to Mega Evolve during battle.

Required to Mega Evolve — every Mega Gengar set holds it.

Moves

Move	Share of sets	Sets
	97.19%	3,288
	94.74%	3,205
	67.81%	2,294
	64.11%	2,169
	30.51%	1,032
	13.98%	473
	7.69%	260
	2.51%	85
	2.31%	78
	2.16%	73
	2.07%	70
	1.12%	38

3,383 sets counted · 49 unique moves

Movesets

Moveset	Share of sets	Sets
	34.44%	1,165
	20.28%	686
	8.07%	273
	7.39%	250
	5.20%	176
	5.11%	173
	1.89%	64

3,383 sets

Natures

Nature	Share	Sets
Timid	51.23%	1,081
Modest	46.16%	974
Bold	1.42%	30
Calm	0.76%	16
Serious	0.14%	3
Other	0.28%	6

2,110 sets

EVs

Average investment41 sets

Stat	Investment	Average
HP		60
Atk		0
Def		23
SpA		29
SpD		13
Spe		91

Teammates

share of its 3,386 Masters teams

Alolan Ninetales

Sets

sets with EVs first · best placements first

Modest

CHAMP

32 HP

0 Atk

19 Def

0 SpA

15 SpD

0 Spe

Timid

OR

AS

252 HP

0 Atk

44 Def

4 SpA

28 SpD

180 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

21 Def

0 SpA

10 SpD

5 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

13 Def

0 SpA

16 SpD

7 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

1 Def

1 SpA

28 SpD

6 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

21 Def

5 SpA

0 SpD

10 Spe

Timid

OR

AS

188 HP

0 Atk

20 Def

44 SpA

4 SpD

252 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

32 HP

0 Atk

0 Def

0 SpA

14 SpD

20 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

8 Def

5 SpA

16 SpD

7 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

12 Def

0 SpA

0 SpD

24 Spe

Timid

US

UM

156 HP

0 Atk

4 Def

68 SpA

28 SpD

252 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

32 HP

0 Atk

6 Def

0 SpA

8 SpD

20 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

32 HP

0 Atk

9 Def

1 SpA

1 SpD

23 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

21 Def

5 SpA

0 SpD

10 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

19 Def

0 SpA

12 SpD

5 Spe

Timid

US

UM

92 HP

0 Atk

44 Def

116 SpA

4 SpD

252 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

32 HP

0 Atk

21 Def

0 SpA

8 SpD

5 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

1 Def

1 SpA

28 SpD

6 Spe

Timid

CHAMP

30 HP

0 Atk

28 Def

0 SpA

0 SpD

8 Spe

Modest

CHAMP

32 HP

0 Atk

6 Def

0 SpA

8 SpD

20 Spe

Best results

24 teams

Aug 19, 2016

1st

Wolfe Glick

Jun 23, 2019

1st

Wolfe Glick

Jun 7, 2026

1st

Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva

Apr 6, 2014

1st

Tony Cheung

May 17, 2015

1st

Wolfe Glick

Apr 18, 2015

1st

Philip de Sousa

Oct 15, 2016

1st

Ian Mclaughlin

Apr 15, 2018

1st

Giuseppe Musicco

Sep 8, 2019

1st

Barry Anderson

May 19, 2019

1st

Ashton Cox

Nov 27, 2016

1st

Dane Zieman

Apr 20, 2019

1st

James Baek