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Gengar Build & Best Moveset

GhostPoison　Role: Fast Attacker

A fast attacker build put together from Gengar's base stats. Both offense and Speed are high, so out-speeding and hitting first is the strongest plan. Stat points go to Sp. Atk 32, Speed 32, HP 2 with a Timid nature. Base stats & learnset / How to counter Gengar

Stat point spread (66 total, max 32 per stat)

Stat	Base	Points	Nature	Actual (Lv50)
HP	60	2	—	137
Attack	65	0	↓0.9	76
Defense	60	0	—	80
Sp. Atk	130	32	—	182
Sp. Def	75	0	—	95
Speed	110	32	↑1.1	178

Nature: Timid (Speed ↑ / Attack ↓). Speed ties and sweeping potential come first, so the boost goes to Speed.

Best moveset

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Role
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	Same-type main attack.
Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	Same-type secondary attack.
Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	Coverage with a Grass-type move.
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	Set up and create a win condition in one turn.

Held item options

This build is generated mechanically from base stats and the learnset, so treat it as a starting point and shift the spread or a move to suit what you expect to face.