Pokémon · E-Card
Gengar
Expedition Base Set · #48 · Rare · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$164.19
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Haunter
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 94
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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
Strategy & play
How Gengar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hide in Shadows) 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 ≥45 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 — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 1.8 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 Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Gengar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Chaos Move
Once during your turn (before your attack), if your opponent has 3 or fewer Prizes, you may move 1 damage counter from 1 Pokémon (yours or your opponent's) to another (even if it would Knock Out the other Pokémon). This power can't be used if Gengar is affected by a Special Condition.
PPCHide in Shadows — 40
Switch Gengar with 1 of your Benched Pokémon, if any.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $149.99 | $189.99 | $1,419.90 | $164.19 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $220.00 | $274.90 | $9,900.00 | $182.74 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €169.99 |
| 7-day average | €73.28 |
| 30-day average | €59.89 |
| Low | €12.00 |
| Trend price | €77.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €55.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €19.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €40.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €137.99 |
| reverseHoloSell | €181.80 |
| averageSellPrice | €52.64 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €132.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €159.62 |
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 $164.19; 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 "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Gengar?
Gengar is a Rare card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Gengar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
