Pokémon · Platinum
Gengar
Arceus · #17 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$56.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 17 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Haunter
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 94
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Gengar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Poison Jab) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Haunter first).
How to beat Gengar
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.8 copies on average · 10 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Gengar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people."
PCSharpshooting
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
PCCPoison Jab — 60
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:D+30
Resistance:C-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $37.74 | $57.33 | $604.90 | $56.06 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $265.00 | $374.99 | $499.99 | $108.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.99 |
| 7-day average | €12.12 |
| 30-day average | €13.63 |
| Low | €3.85 |
| Trend price | €11.84 |
| Low (excellent+) | €10.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €19.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €139.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €43.43 |
| reverseHoloSell | €80.73 |
| averageSellPrice | €12.69 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €38.83 |
| Reverse holo trend | €48.73 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gengar is real?
Gengar is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Gengar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gengar is $56.06; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Gengar from?
Gengar is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Gengar?
Gengar is a Rare card in the Arceus set.
Other Gengar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
