Fan Terminology
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Cursed Body
Gengar's primary ability since Generation 7, which has a 30% chance to disable a move used by an opponent that hits Geng...
Levitate
Gengar's former ability (Generations 3-6) that made it immune to Ground-type moves.
Shadow Ball
A powerful Ghost-type special attack, often a staple in Gengar's moveset.
Sludge Bomb
A strong Poison-type special attack, providing Gengar with a secondary STAB option.
STAB
Stands for 'Same-Type Attack Bonus,' where a Pokémon's move of the same type as itself receives a 1.5x power boost.
EVs
Effort Values; hidden stats gained from battling specific Pokémon that boost a Pokémon's stats.
IVs
Individual Values; inherent stats that range from 0-31 for each stat, determining a Pokémon's potential.
Nature
A characteristic that influences a Pokémon's stat growth, typically boosting one stat by 10% and lowering another by 10%...
Revenge Killer
A Pokémon designed to switch in after a teammate faints and defeat the opponent's Pokémon, often with high Speed and off...
Choice Scarf
A held item that boosts a Pokémon's Speed by 50% but locks it into using only the first move selected.
Life Orb
A held item that boosts the power of a Pokémon's attacks by 30% but causes it to lose 1/10 of its max HP after each atta...
Focus Sash
A held item that allows a Pokémon to survive a single hit with 1 HP if it would otherwise be knocked out from full healt...
Max Raid Battle
A cooperative battle format introduced in Sword & Shield where up to four players battle a Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon...
Gigantamax Gengar
A special form of Gengar in Sword & Shield with a unique appearance and access to the G-Max Terror move.
Shiny Hunting
The act of repeatedly encountering or breeding Pokémon in hopes of finding a rare, differently colored 'shiny' variant.
Hex
A Ghost-type special attack that doubles in power if the target has a status condition.
Dream Eater
A Psychic-type special attack that recovers half of the damage dealt as HP, but only works on sleeping targets.
Night Shade
A Ghost-type special attack that deals damage equal to the user's level.
Hypnosis
A Psychic-type status move that puts the target to sleep.
Destiny Bond
A Ghost-type status move where if the user faints after using this move, the opponent that knocked it out also faints.
Perish Song
A Normal-type status move that causes all Pokémon on the field to faint after three turns, unless they switch out.
Shadow Tag
An ability (Mega Gengar's) that prevents opposing Pokémon from switching out.
Nasty Plot
A Dark-type status move that sharply raises the user's Special Attack stat.
Will-O-Wisp
A Fire-type status move that inflicts a burn on the target.
Substitute
A Normal-type status move that creates a substitute using a portion of the user's HP to absorb damage.
Trick Room
A Psychic-type status move that reverses the order of Pokémon's speed for five turns.
Dark Pulse
A Dark-type special attack that has a chance to make the target flinch.
Dazzling Gleam
A Fairy-type special attack that hits all adjacent opponents.
Focus Blast
A Fighting-type special attack that has a chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Gengarite
A Mega Stone that allows Gengar to Mega Evolve into Mega Gengar during battle.