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Gengar: The Ultimate Ghost-Type Glass Cannon
Analyzing Gengar's stat profile, evolution line, and how Mega Gengar became the most powerful Ghost-type special attacker in the game.
I want to understand Gengar's stats. Can you show me how the evolution line's stats compare?
Let's look at the full evolution line from Gastly through Mega Gengar. The radar chart shows each Pokemon's stat profile across all six base stats.
The pattern is immediately clear: this evolution line is built around Special Attack. Even Gastly starts with 100 Sp. Atk — higher than most fully evolved Pokemon. By the time you reach Mega Gengar, that spike hits 170, with Speed at 130. The physical stats (HP, Attack, Defense) remain mediocre throughout. This is a pure special sweeper line.
How does Gengar compare to other Ghost types? Is it really the best special attacker?
Let me pull the top Ghost-type Special Attackers across all generations.
Mega Gengar leads all Ghost types with 170 Special Attack — 5 points ahead of Calyrex Shadow Rider (a legendary) and 13 points ahead of Dawn Wings Necrozma (another legendary). The only non-Mega, non-legendary Pokemon in the top tier is Blacephalon at 151. Regular Gengar at 130 would still rank in the top 10 among Ghost types.
People call Gengar a "glass cannon." Is that accurate? What's the tradeoff?
Classic glass cannon question. Let's plot Special Attack against Defense for all Ghost types to see the tradeoff.
The scatter tells the story. Look at the upper-right corner — that's where you'd want to be (high offense AND defense). But Mega Gengar sits at the far right with only 80 Defense. Compare that to Giratina (top-left cluster, 160 Defense but only 100 Sp. Atk) or the balanced legendaries like Lunala. Gengar explicitly trades bulk for firepower. The only Ghost with comparable offense is Blacephalon, which has even worse Defense at 53.
How does Mega Gengar stack up against the best special attackers of ANY type?
Now we're talking. Let me show you the absolute elite — the top 15 Special Attackers across all 1,000+ Pokemon.
Mega Gengar ranks #7 overall with 170 Special Attack, tied with Hoopa Unbound and White Kyurem. Above it? Mega Mewtwo Y (194), Attack Forme Deoxys (180), Primal Kyogre (180), Mega Rayquaza (180), Mega Alakazam (175), and Xurkitree (173). Notice anything? Mega Gengar is the ONLY Ghost type in the entire top 15. It's competing with — and beating — legendary Pokemon and other Mega Evolutions. For a Pokemon that debuted in Generation 1, that's remarkable staying power.
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