Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Gengar
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH052 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$125.65
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH052 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Haunter
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Shibuzoh.
- Pokédex #
- 94
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 30 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.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Hypnoblast) 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 ≥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.
- 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
- 1.75 copies on average · 8 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shibuzoh.
This card was illustrated by Shibuzoh..
Building around Gengar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"On the night of a full moon, if shadows move on their own and laugh, it must be Gengar's doing."
Ability: Life Shaker
As often as you like during your turn, you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your Psychic Pokémon to another of your Psychic Pokémon.
PPCHypnoblast — 90
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Gengar or SWSH Black Star Promos.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $99.99 | $130.00 | $199.95 | $125.65 | $99.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €34.00 |
| 7-day average | €40.69 |
| 30-day average | €44.17 |
| Low | €24.00 |
| Trend price | €36.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €24.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.19 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.32 |
| averageSellPrice | €39.67 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.76 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.91 |
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 $125.65; 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 "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Gengar?
Gengar is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Gengar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
