Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Gengar

Scarlet & Violet

Paldean Fates · #57 · Uncommon · 2024

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 57 / 245
Release year: 2024
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 130
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Haunter
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: G
Illustrator: Nelnal
Pokédex #: 94
Series: Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Switching
Damage efficiency: 100 damage; 50 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

AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

How 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 (Nightmare) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Fighting weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
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.

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.

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About this card

HP: 130Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Haunter

"To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity."

Ability: Night Gate

Once during your turn, you may switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

DCNightmare — 100

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

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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 2026/07/11

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.05	$0.35	$20.00	$0.31	—
Reverse Holofoil	$0.45	$1.68	$19.48	$1.64	$2.10

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/16

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.10
7-day average	€0.07
30-day average	€0.10
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.07
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.30
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.39
reverseHoloSell	€0.34
averageSellPrice	€0.10
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.34
Reverse holo trend	€0.34

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 $0.31; 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 "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.

What rarity is Gengar?

Gengar is a Uncommon card in the Paldean Fates set.