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Mega Gengar

#35 Doubles (VGC) · 3.5% GhostPoison

Usage, sets and teammates pulled from the Pokémon Showdown / Smogon Champions ladder, June 2026. Form: Mega.

Doubles (VGC) set #35 · 3.5% usage

Moves

Protect98.6%
Shadow Ball94.1%
Perish Song75.4%
Sludge Bomb51.1%
Disable50.3%
Substitute5%

Held items

Gengarite100%

Ability

Shadow Tag 100%

Common EV spreads

Timid 16 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 14.5%
Modest 236 HP / 8 Def / 8 SpA / 221 SpD / 47 Spe 4.4%
Timid 252 HP / 16 SpA / 252 Spe 4.1%

Best teammates

Incineroar Incineroar 71.2% Sinistcha Sinistcha 42.1% Politoed Politoed 32.8% Archaludon Archaludon 23.3% Kingambit Kingambit 21.7% Alolan Ninetales Alolan Ninetales 16.7%

Counters & checks

Type-matchup math for Mega Gengar, cross-referenced with the live June 2026 meta. These flag likely threats and targets; confirm exact damage with the damage calculator.

Defensive profile

2× weakGroundPsychicGhostDark
resistsPoisonBugGrassFairy
immuneNormalFighting

Threatens Mega Gengar

Meta Pokémon carrying STAB that hits Mega Gengar super-effectively.

Sinistcha Sinistcha 33% Garchomp Garchomp 32.3% Basculegion Basculegion 30.3% Incineroar Incineroar 28.3% Kingambit Kingambit 23.1% Farigiraf Farigiraf 21.6% Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl 15% Mega Swampert Mega Swampert 14.1% Mega Metagross Mega Metagross 13% Gholdengo Gholdengo 11.7%

Mega Gengar pressures

Common meta Pokémon weak to Mega Gengar's STAB.

Sinistcha Sinistcha 33% Basculegion Basculegion 30.3% Whimsicott Whimsicott 26.7% Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl 15% Floette (Mega Flower) Floette (Mega Flower) 14.9% Mega Metagross Mega Metagross 13% Sylveon Sylveon 12.8% Gholdengo Gholdengo 11.7% Mega Delphox Mega Delphox 5.7% Alolan Ninetales Alolan Ninetales 5.7%

Archetypes that run Mega Gengar

Perish Trap 72.1% WR

Keep going

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