Pokémon · EX
Gengar ex
FireRed & LeafGreen · #108 · Rare Holo EX · 2004
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Market reference
$1,399.99
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 108 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo EX
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Haunter
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 94
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Gengar ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Prize Count) 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 Psychic and Darkness ×2 — a Psychic/Darkness attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- 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).
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Gengar ex
- Exploit its Psychic/Darkness weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.41 copies on average · 29 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.8%
- -10.4 pts vs the 47.2% field average
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 Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Gengar ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
PCPoltergeist — 40+
Look at your opponent's hand. This attack does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Trainer card in your opponent's hand.
PPCPrize Count — 60+
If you have more Prize cards left than your opponent, this attack does 60 damage plus 40 more damage.
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:P×2D×2
Resistance:F-30C-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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1,171.00 | $1,200.00 | $2,499.99 | $1,399.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €437.50 |
| 7-day average | €303.12 |
| 30-day average | €371.58 |
| Low | €49.00 |
| Trend price | €333.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €519.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €69.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €60.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €405.82 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €35.45 |
| Reverse holo trend | €54.86 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gengar ex is real?
Gengar ex 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 ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gengar ex is $1,399.99; 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 Gengar ex from?
Gengar ex is from the Pokémon set "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Gengar ex?
Gengar ex is a Rare Holo EX card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Gengar ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
