Gigantamax Gengar's best moves in Pokémon GO

Gigantamax Gengar's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Gigantamax Gengar has access to 4 Fast Attacks (Sucker Punch, Lick, Shadow Claw, and Hex), which cover Dark and Ghost-type attacks. When using Lick, Shadow Claw, and Hex you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Sucker Punch560.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Ghost
  • Psychic

• 62.5%
• • Fighting
  • Dark
  • Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	7

Effects

Sucker Punch has no special effects.

See Sucker Punch details page ↗

Lick *560.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Ghost
  • Psychic

• 62.5%
• • Dark

• 39.1%
• • Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Lick has no special effects.

See Lick details page ↗

Shadow Claw640.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Ghost
  • Psychic

• 62.5%
• • Dark

• 39.1%
• • Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	8

Effects

Shadow Claw has no special effects.

See Shadow Claw details page ↗

Hex8131.0s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Ghost
  • Psychic

• 62.5%
• • Dark

• 39.1%
• • Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	13
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	13

Effects

Hex has no special effects.

See Hex details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Hex	8	8.00	13	13.00	1.0s	7	13	-
Lick *	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	3	3	-
Shadow Claw	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	6	8	-
Sucker Punch	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	8	7	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Gigantamax Gengar's Fast Attacks Type Coverage

Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0

Gigantamax Gengar's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Gigantamax Gengar has access to 1 Charge Attacks (G-Max Terror), which cover Ghost-type attacks. When using G-Max Terror you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

G-Max Terror3501002.5s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Ghost
  • Psychic

• 62.5%
• • Dark

• 39.1%
• • Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	350
Energy	100
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	2.0s - 3.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage
Energy

Effects

Special

G-Max Terror has a 0% chance to:

See G-Max Terror details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
G-Max Terror	350	140.00	100	-	2.5s			-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Gigantamax Gengar moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Gigantamax Gengar's Charge Attacks Type Coverage

Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0