Pokémon · XY
Gengar
Generations · #35 · Rare Holo · 2016
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$36.34
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 35 / 117
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Haunter
- Illustrator
- Saya Tsuruta
- Pokédex #
- 94
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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
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.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- 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 — ≥65 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.
Building around Gengar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Hiding in people's shadows at night, it absorbs their heat. The chill it causes makes the victims shake."
PSinister Fog
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
PCCreep Show
If your opponent's Active Pokémon has 3 or more damage counters on it, that Pokémon is Knocked Out.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Gengar was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $22.00 | $38.00 | $171.68 | $36.34 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $39.99 | $54.00 | $4,321.00 | $46.36 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €25.00 |
| 7-day average | €24.67 |
| 30-day average | €26.65 |
| Low | €5.00 |
| Trend price | €21.58 |
| Low (excellent+) | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €5.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €27.30 |
| reverseHoloSell | €32.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €23.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €29.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €32.99 |
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 $36.34; 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 "Generations" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Gengar?
Gengar is a Rare Holo card in the Generations set.
Other Gengar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
