Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Gengar
Stormfront · #18 · Rare · 2008
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Market reference
$57.47
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 18 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Haunter
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 94
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- Its main attack (Poltergeist) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥55 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 — ≥55 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
- 1.67 copies on average · 3 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
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: Fainting Spell
Once during your opponent's turn, if Gengar would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, you may flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out.
PShadow Room
Put 3 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. If that Pokémon has any Poké-Powers, put 6 damage counters on that Pokémon instead.
PCPoltergeist — 30×
Look at your opponent's hand. This attack does 30 damage times the number of Trainer, Supporter, and Stadium cards in your opponent's hand.
Weakness:D+30
Resistance:C-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
9
ran Gengar
Tournaments scanned
264
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
5 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Gengar
- 1Cursegar9 decks
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $49.99 | $58.25 | $519.80 | $57.47 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $189.89 | $203.31 | $1,898.90 | $117.97 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €13.00 |
| 7-day average | €13.04 |
| 30-day average | €16.20 |
| Low | €3.00 |
| Trend price | €14.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €12.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €10.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €35.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €31.44 |
| reverseHoloSell | €35.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €16.01 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €33.22 |
| Reverse holo trend | €43.56 |
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 $57.47; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Gengar?
Gengar is a Rare card in the Stormfront set.
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Other Gengar printings
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