Gengar

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Gengar (耿鬼)
Species/Race	Pokémon; Ghost type 3 328
Affiliation	Distinct Gengar belong to the old woman at Mt. Pyre, Agatha, Phoebe, Roy, Morty, and Allister 9 179 293 308 410 505.
Gender	Male for the old woman’s Gengar and Roy’s Ancient Gengar 9 308.
Occupation/Role	Depending on the individual: rescuer, bodyguard, Pokémon instructor, prankster, or battle partner 1 77 113 179 505.
First Appearance	Chapter 1: the Mt. Pyre household’s Gengar rescues Roy from a Spearow flock 1.

Power Progression

The records below concern separate Gengar, not one continuous evolution history.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 84 — High-level Elite Four	9	The old woman’s Gengar is scanned before Roy leaves Mt. Pyre; this is an established power level rather than a newly shown breakthrough.
Increased Ghost-type energy	117	Agatha’s Gengar eats an entire Shaderoot Carrot, causing his internal Ghost-type energy to surge. No level increase is specified.
Haunter → Gengar; level 40 — Gym Leader level	179	Phoebe’s former Haunter has evolved by Roy’s return. Roy concludes that it appears to have undergone Trade Evolution.
Mega Gengar	293	Agatha successfully activates Mega Evolution using a Key Stone and Gengarite. Gengar gains Shadow Tag.
Level 60 after suppression	308 309	Giratina confiscates most of Ancient Gengar’s power, shrinks him, and removes his attack-absorbing internal space. Roy captures him in this weakened state.
Unsuccessful Mega Evolution	331 332	Ancient Gengar begins turning white, but the transformation collapses. Roy suspects their bond is not yet strong enough.
Dynamax	334 335	Roy successfully enlarges Ancient Gengar with a Wishing Star and Ghost Power. His ordinary moves become Max Moves; the transformation lasts five minutes.
Gigantamax	389 390	After drinking Roy’s Max Soup, Ancient Gengar successfully Gigantamaxes and gains access to G-Max Terror.
Level 72 — Mid-tier Elite Four	400	Ancient Gengar rises from level 60 to 72 over a year, becoming Roy’s highest-level Pokémon at that point.
Level 60 — Beginner King level	505	Morty’s Gengar is revealed to have reached this level while defending him from Ecruteak Gym’s apprentices.

Background / History

The Old Woman’s Gengar

The Gengar belonging to Phoebe’s grandmother saves Roy shortly after his arrival in the Pokémon world, driving off a Spearow flock with Shadow Ball. This rescue brings Roy into the Mt. Pyre household 1 9.

When Roy eventually leaves Mt. Pyre, Gengar meets him at the mountain’s exit and hands him two items. His scan identifies him as a level-84, High-level Elite Four Pokémon 9.

Despite normally ignoring Mt. Pyre’s ambient Ghost-type aura, he is drawn to Roy’s Ghost Power strongly enough to consume a portion intended for Phoebe’s Gengar. The elders cannot explain its unusual appeal 183. He later deals with spirits emerging from the Spirit World rift during preparations for Lampent’s evolution 438.

Agatha’s Gengar

Agatha’s starter Pokémon has accompanied and battled beside her for decades. She leaves him with Roy as both a bodyguard and a training supervisor, entrusting him with a schedule and money for Roy’s Pokéblock lessons 90 113 293.

Gengar teaches Roy’s Pokémon, accompanies him through Meteor Cave, and retrieves Golurk’s Mega Stone without alerting the surrounding Pokémon. After more than a year with Roy, he and Arbok return to Agatha for an exhibition match—though they first request three months’ worth of Roy’s Pokéblocks 77 113 150.

Agatha later Mega Evolves him successfully. His subsequent battle against Professor Oak’s Dragonite leaves him sulking in her shadow, unwilling to answer Roy’s calls 293 302. In Lavender Town, he destroys an escaped soul-eating ghost with Shadow Ball 328.

Phoebe’s Gengar

Phoebe’s Gengar is the Haunter that formerly woke Roy with Lick and helped her attempt to frighten him. By Roy’s return to Mt. Pyre, it has evolved and reached level 40 1 179.

It disguises itself as a Ghost Bride, accompanied by two Gastly posing as paper figures. Once Roy identifies it, Gengar abandons the scare and affectionately circles him, upsetting Phoebe’s plans 179 180.

During another attempted ambush, it tries to keep Phoebe’s hiding place secret but betrays her location with repeated glances when Roy offers a sour-and-bitter Pokéblock 436. Later, after being hypnotized by a mysterious Marshadow-like Pokémon, it wakes too late to ask Ancient Gengar for instruction in shadow-based combat 476.

Roy’s Ancient Gengar

Ancient Gengar was sealed in ruins near Pallet Town alongside Ancient Alakazam and Ancient Jigglypuff. Gengar explains that Jigglypuff’s singing caused his sealing; Roy infers that he is at least three thousand years old from artifacts found inside 310.

Roy obtains a three-sphere relic from the Pokémon League’s warehouse and uses it to release him. Ancient Gengar emerges roughly eleven or twelve meters tall, absorbs Misdreavus and Annihilape into an internal space, and attempts to eat Roy 258 307.

Giratina intervenes, rescues all three, and confiscates most of Ancient Gengar’s power. Reduced to level 60, Gengar is captured in a Luxury Ball and initially resents his situation 307 308 309.

Roy first wins a temporary truce by feeding him Ghost Power. Gengar becomes openly cooperative after learning that Roy is connected to Giratina, whom he knows as the Nether Dragon Deity. He interprets serving Roy as joining the deity’s ranks 309 310.

Leaving the ruins, Gengar feels uncertain about the unfamiliar modern world but follows Roy into his shadow. He subsequently develops a taste for Roy’s Pokéblocks, joins his team, and remains with him even after a Dynamax experiment destroys his Luxury Ball 311 317 334 335.

His Gigantamax form later appears publicly against Lance’s Dynamax Gyarados and helps contain the Spirit World outbreak in Ecruteak City 409 527.

Other Trainers’ Gengar

• Morty’s Gengar — Emerges from Morty’s shadow to intercept Golem’s Rock Blast, then defeats Golem with Shadow Ball and Energy Ball. Morty stops it from retaliating against the attacking apprentice 505.
• Allister’s Gengar — Watches Roy’s Gigantamax battle alongside Allister and Mimikyu. Allister explains that its own Gigantamax form would be purple and lack Ancient Gengar’s markings 410.

Appearance

Ordinary Gengar

• The Mt. Pyre Gengar is described as large and purple 9.
• Agatha’s Gengar has a round purple body, a prominent tongue, and no tattoos 141 213 330.
• Phoebe’s Gengar is similarly plump; Ancient Gengar is approximately twice its size 180 436.

Agatha’s Mega Gengar

• Develops spikes across his body and tail 293.
• Has a violet-red lower half and a yellow, eye- or coin-like feature on his forehead 293.
• Only half his body is visible; the other half is described as existing in another dimension 293.

Ancient Gengar

• Unsealed height: Approximately eleven or twelve meters 307.
• Suppressed height: Approximately two and a half meters 309.
• Coloration: Pale purple, matching Shiny Gengar’s coloration; the author explicitly confirms this revision 307 308.
• Markings: Dark-green, tattoo-like patterns cover his body and can also appear across Roy’s shadow when he occupies it 309 311.
• Gigantamax form: White and pink, with an exposed upper body reaching forty meters during testing. His enormous mouth spirals into darkness, his tongue retains green markings, and three clusters of cursed smoke float above his forehead 390.

Personality

Agatha’s Gengar

Gengar is mischievous but capable of becoming a strict instructor immediately when training begins. He enjoys frightening others, waking Roy with unwanted Licks, and extracting flattery before handing over Agatha’s money 72 77 90.

His concern for Roy is genuine: he reassures him during Duskull’s evolution and quietly grants him a rest day after an exhausting night. Nevertheless, his kindness often ends in another prank—after applying Potion following Roy’s punishment, he smacks the injured area 105 114 293.

He is also sentimental enough to cry over a television drama, using Arbok’s tail to wipe away his tears 141.

Phoebe’s Gengar

Phoebe’s Gengar is affectionate toward Roy, easily tempted by food, and comically afraid of displeasing its trainer. Its failed scares and inability to conceal Phoebe’s hiding place repeatedly undermine her plans 179 180 436.

It also wants to improve: missing the opportunity to learn Ancient Gengar’s shadow techniques leaves it devastated 476.

Ancient Gengar

Ancient Gengar initially prioritizes hunger and survival, attempting to eat Roy before offering him to Giratina in hopes of being spared. His resistance quickly gives way to enthusiasm once he believes joining Roy makes him an envoy of the Nether Dragon Deity 307 309 310.

He takes pride in his age and tattoos, regarding modern, unmarked Gengar as effectively naked. This produces a heated argument with Agatha’s Gengar, who refuses to accept his claim to ancestral seniority 330.

Food becomes an important part of his attachment to Roy. After his Poké Ball breaks, he makes no attempt to leave, and later shows anxiety at the possibility of parting from him 317 334 335.

Abilities & Skills

Shadow Concealment and Stealth

Several Gengar use their trainers’ shadows as shelter and a position from which to protect them.

• Agatha’s Gengar suppresses the pressure of Meteor Cave’s High-level Elite Four Dragonite by releasing his own aura 108.
• He passes through a Lunatone colony undetected despite its leader’s exceptional hearing, then retrieves Golurk’s Mega Stone 113.
• Ancient Gengar prefers Roy’s shadow to a Poké Ball, whose interior reminds him of confinement in the ruins 311.
• Shadow concealment is not infallible: Marshadow detects Ancient Gengar’s attempted ambush and pulls him out with binding energy 339.

Cursed Body

• The old woman’s Gengar and Ancient Gengar both have Cursed Body, which may Disable an opponent’s move after they are struck 9 308.

Shadow Ball and Energy Control

• The old woman’s Gengar uses Shadow Ball to rescue Roy from the Spearow flock 1.
• Agatha’s Gengar teaches Litwick to gather, stabilize, and compress Ghost-type energy into Shadow Ball 77.
• His instruction also covers holding back power to mislead opponents before attacking unexpectedly 90.
• During the Lilycove crisis, he breaks through large Bug-type webs and rescues a trapped trainer 261.

Mega Evolution and Shadow Tag

Agatha’s Gengar successfully Mega Evolves through his longstanding bond with her 293.

• Shadow Tag traps a target by pinning its shadow; Gengar demonstrates it by immobilizing Roy 292 293.
• Mega Evolution consumes Agatha’s stamina, though she considers the drain manageable 293.
• Ancient Gengar’s first attempt fails. Insufficient bonding is Roy’s explanation, not a confirmed diagnosis 331 332.

Ancient Gengar’s Internal Space

Before Giratina suppresses him, Ancient Gengar can absorb attacks and Pokémon into a space inside his body 307.

• Absorbs Annihilape through contact with Rage Fist, as well as Misdreavus and her Shadow Ball 307.
• Captured Pokémon cannot use moves inside the space 307.
• Giratina can extract its occupants directly 307.
• The space disappears after Giratina confiscates Gengar’s power 309.

Dynamax and Gigantamax

Roy activates these transformations through a Wishing Star and Ghost Power 334 390.

• Ordinary moves become corresponding Max Moves, including Max Guard, Max Phantasm, and Max Ooze 334.
• Gigantamax testing demonstrates G-Max Terror, Max Flare, Max Geyser, and Max Starfall 390.
• Both documented tests end after five minutes 334 390.
• The first Dynamax experiment destroys Ancient Gengar’s Luxury Ball. Wishing Star energy is initially limited, but an Eternatus fragment later supplies replenishment 334 335 389 390.
• His Gigantamax mouth connects to the Spirit World and is used to draw escaped spirits back during the Ecruteak crisis 390 527.

Documented Move Sets

Individual	Recorded moves
The old woman’s Gengar	Mean Look, Lick, Hypnosis, Spite, Curse, Hex, Night Shade, Pursuit, Sucker Punch, Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball, Destiny Bond, Dream Eater; inherited Toxic, Haze, and Perish Song; taught Nasty Plot, Energy Ball, Focus Blast, and Protect 9.
Ancient Gengar at capture	The same thirteen core moves listed above; inherited Toxic, Haze, Perish Song, Grudge, Astonish, Mirror Type, and Clear Smog. No Technical Machine or tutor moves are recorded in this scan 308.
Morty’s Gengar	Shadow Ball and Energy Ball demonstrated in battle 505.

Equipment / Items

• Spell Tag — Held by the old woman’s Gengar in his level-84 scan 9.
• Gengarite — Merges into Agatha’s Gengar, replacing his Spell Tag when he first Mega Evolves 293.
• Luxury Ball — Initially houses Ancient Gengar; breaks after his first successful Dynamax test 309 334.
• Three black spherical stones — Relic used to release Ancient Gengar. During his emergence, the stones transform into his eyes 258 307.
• Wishing Star — Roy’s activation item for Ancient Gengar’s Dynamax and Gigantamax forms; later housed in his pocket watch 390 527.

Relationships

• Roy — Rescued by the old woman’s Gengar, protected and instructed by Agatha’s Gengar, familiar with Phoebe’s Gengar, and trainer of Ancient Gengar 1 77 179 308.
• Agatha — Her Gengar is her starter and decades-long partner; their bond supports successful Mega Evolution 293.
• Phoebe — Her Gengar assists with scares but fears her anger when those plans fail 180 436 476.
• Giratina — Subdues Ancient Gengar and confiscates most of his power. Ancient Gengar reveres him as the Nether Dragon Deity 308 310.
• Arbok — Agatha’s Gengar’s companion during his stay with Roy; both prize Roy’s Pokéblocks 141 150.
• Misdreavus and Annihilape — Initially absorbed by Ancient Gengar while defending Roy; remain wary of him after his capture 307 309.
• Ancient Alakazam and Ancient Jigglypuff — Fellow sealed Pokémon. Ancient Gengar says he could only draw with Alakazam at full strength and was sealed by Jigglypuff’s singing 310.
• Morty — Protected by his Gengar, which wants to retaliate when he is bullied; Morty restrains it 505.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Roy’s arrival — The Mt. Pyre Gengar’s rescue gives Roy access to the household that shelters and employs him 1.
• Agatha’s apprenticeship — Her Gengar provides practical move instruction, supervision, and protection while she is absent 77 90 113.
• Ancient ruins — Ancient Gengar’s release, suppression, and capture introduce a powerful but initially unwilling teammate 307 308 310.
• Transformation experiments — Ancient Gengar fails Mega Evolution but successfully achieves Dynamax and then Gigantamax 331 334 390.
• Battle against Lance — His Shiny, tattooed Gigantamax form astonishes spectators and Galar livestream viewers 409.
• Ecruteak Spirit World crisis — Gigantamax Gengar swallows escaped spirits while Roy’s other Pokémon, Morty’s Gengar, and the Burned Tower’s Ghost Pokémon herd stragglers toward him 527.
• Golden Flame investigation — Pryce accuses Roy’s Gengar of placing the Golden Flame on Bell Tower. The supplied passage ends before Roy answers, leaving the accusation unconfirmed 536.