#94

Mega Gengar

349

Attack

199

Defense

155

Stamina

Weak to

Resists

4,902

Lvl 50Max CP

4,336

Lvl 40

3,097

Lvl 25Weather Boost

2,477

Lvl 20Raids/Eggs

1,858

Lvl 15Research

Fast

Charge

Best Movesets

Moves and Analysis

PvE

Analysis

Mega Gengar is an absolutely tremendous Pokemon. With a massive attack stat and some of the nicest moves in all of Pokemon Go, it's one of the must-have Mega Evolutions without a doubt. Though it still suffers from the same psychic/ghost weaknesses that its base forme famously fights with, its sheer power is still more than enough to warrant a place on any team where it does Super Effective damage, and possibly even some where it doesn't.

Mega Gengar is a safe and very effective investment. Period.

Offense

Best

Good

Shadow Claw is a strong attack with decent energy gain.
Lick* is also a strong attack with less power, but faster energy gain than Shadow Claw. Both perform similar DPS.
Hex and Sucker Punch are quite close in performance; the main difference is that Hex is resisted by fewer types.
Shadow Ball is Mega Gengar's best charge move, sharing the same type as its best fast moves.
Sludge Bomb also has STAB, but its Poison typing lacks synergy with Ghost-type attacks. It should be paired with Lick due to its superior energy generation.
Focus Blast has niche uses vs. Normal-type foes, but overall is an inferior option.
For Mega Gengar's legacy moves, Sludge Wave* has the same problem as Sludge Bomb's lack of type synergy in addition to being a 1 bar move that doesn't complement Gengar's frailty.
Dark Pulse* is generally awful and offers almost no advantages over Shadow Ball.
Psychic* is a good charged move, but it has no utility on Gengar.
Shadow Punch*, Mega Gengar's Community Day move, is too weak to be useful on offense. Its only niche is being able to throw out a parting shot if Mega Gengar is about to faint and can't quite use Shadow Ball.