Pokémon · Neo
Dark Gengar
Neo Destiny · #6 · Rare Holo · 2002
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Market reference
$699.99
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 113
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dark Haunter
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 94
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 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 Dark Gengar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Pull In) 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.
- 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 Dark Haunter first).
How to beat Dark Gengar
- 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Dark Gengar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It absorbs the heat in the air around it. If you suddenly feel cold, it's because a Gengar has appeared."
Pokémon Power: Deep Sleep
As long as any Dark Gengar are in play, a player flips 2 coins for each of his or her Pokémon that is Asleep at the end of each turn. If either of them is tails, that Pokémon is still Asleep. This power stops working if Dark Gengar is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
PPPPull In — 30
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, you may choose 1 of them and switch it with the Defending Pokémon (before doing damage or other effects of this attack). Either way, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Holofoil | $545.99 | $829.58 | $3,997.84 | $699.99 | $1,099.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €199.99 |
| 7-day average | €259.78 |
| 30-day average | €403.03 |
| Low | €90.00 |
| Trend price | €243.90 |
| Low (excellent+) | €319.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €24.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €44.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €448.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €36.93 |
| Reverse holo trend | €46.87 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Gengar is real?
Dark 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 Dark Gengar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Gengar is $699.99; 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 Dark Gengar from?
Dark Gengar is from the Pokémon set "Neo Destiny" in the Neo series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Dark Gengar?
Dark Gengar is a Rare Holo card in the Neo Destiny set.
