Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Gengar
Chilling Reign · #57 · Rare Holo · 2021
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Market reference
$3.54
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 57 / 233
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Haunter
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 94
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 3.33 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥65 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 — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.75 copies on average · 8 decks
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Gengar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is said to emerge from darkness to steal the lives of those who become lost in mountains."
Ability: Last Gift
If this Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, search your deck for up to 2 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
CCCPain Burst — 10+
This attack does 40 more damage for each damage counter on your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Gengar or Chilling Reign.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.50 | $3.99 | $105.19 | $3.54 | $5.99 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.50 | $4.00 | $28.06 | $3.76 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.20 |
| 7-day average | €2.39 |
| 30-day average | €2.32 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €1.93 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.08 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.94 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.27 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.84 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.19 |
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 $3.54; 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 "Chilling Reign" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Gengar?
Gengar is a Rare Holo card in the Chilling Reign set.
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