Pokémon Unite Gengar Guide: Best items and build

Pokémon UNITE is now available to trainers all across the world. It is the first MOBA game in the Pokémon series to be released. The game is a one of a kind online multiplayer game in which you must pick a Pokémon to combat in a 5v5 online battle. It was previously only available on the Nintendo Switch, but it is now also available on smartphones. Because the game is cross-platform, if you already have a Nintendo Switch account, you can move your data to your mobile devices.

The game now has a large number of Pokémon to choose from. But today, we'll concentrate on Gengar and how you might customize him to make him a strong contender in future battles.

About Gengar:

Gengar is Ghost / Poison Pokémon. In Pokémon UNITE, he belongs to the Speedstar Pokémon class, similar to that of Absol. You can buy him from the shop for 10000 Aesos Coins and 575 Aesos gems. The main damage of Speedstar Pokémon comes from them inflicting damage with the help of status effects. They also have better speed/mobility and offense compared to other classes. He's also rated as an expert difficulty in the game, so you'll need some practice to get the hang of utilizing him.

Gengar is a melee Pokémon with Special Attack as their main stat. The best and the most preferred lanes for Gengar would be the Jungle or the Middle lane, compared to the top or bottom one. Gengar is not very efficient in his early evolutions so try and stick in the jungle lane to go against wild Pokémon for 1v1 battles and gain experience points and level Ghastly up to Hunter and then Gengar. Here is Gengar's evolution chart for reference:

Best builds for Gengar- Moveset:

Sludge Bomb + Hex build (DPS Build):

This build is one of the best for Gengar and is the DPS build for him. You need to start with Will-O-Wisp and lick. Once you hit level 5, you need to choose Sludge bomb as your attack in the options given. Sludge bomb leaves a puddle where if an enemy Pokémon steps in they have a poison status applied to them and it drains their HP. After that, when you hit level 7, choose Hex. Hex allows you to deal with the attack of effect or AOE damage with Gengar disappearing and then reappearing. When Gengar attacks an enemy Pokémon, it gives them the poison state and causes them to take a lot of damage. You can always solo in this build.

You can use Potion as the Battle Item to restore HP every 30s. We will give you a detailed guide below for the held items but for this one, if you use a Float stone and Wise glasses, it would be great. With Float stone, you can move around the map much faster and use sludge bombs and use it to take down more enemies using poison statuses. Hex has the added benefit of being able to be countered by hiding in the grass, as it cannot be triggered while hiding.

Shadow Ball + Dream Eater build (Defense Build):

This build leans more towards strategy-based gameplay. You have to choose Shadow Ball at level 5 and Dream Eater at level 7. It works the best in the lower half of the map. Shadow Ball lets you decrease the movement speed of your enemy for a short period. Dream Eater lets you put the enemy to sleep and attack the sleeping Pokémon whilst restoring your own HP. It also helps reduce the CD of the other move, which in this case, would be Shadow Ball.

Gengar does not have an escape kill of sorts and you don't need to restore your HP over and over, Eject Button would be the perfect Battle Item for this build, which will help your Pokémon move to the designated locations. Gengar can chase the enemies trying to run away and defeat them very easily. This build is perfect since it lowers the cooldown by a lot and you can spam it over and over to make the perfect defense. With this build, it's better to stick around with your teammates rather than soloing, since you can help them take down enemies much faster and chase them down as well.

Best Held Items for Gengar:

Gengar isn't a fully DPS character in comparison to others, but he does have the potential to be a Sub-DPS. These items are perfect for the two move-sets that you've seen above.

1. Wise Glasses: Increases the Pokémon's Sp. Atk by 3/5/7%. 
2. Sp. Atk Specs: Increases Sp. Atk by 8/12/16 after scoring a goal, permanently.
3. Choice Specs: Increase the damage after a hit, and is in direct correlation to the Pokémon's Sp. Atk.
4. Leftovers: Restores 1% of your HP every other second.
5. Shell Bell: Restores 45 HP wherever a Pokémon hits with a move and more your Sp. Atk, more HP it recovers.
6. Buddy Barrier: When a Pokémon uses a Unite move, they and the Pokémon around them restores 20% of their max HP.
7. Float Stone: Increases the speed of the Pokémon by 10% when not in combat.

Best Battle Items for Gengar:

You can only choose one of them per match. In the beginning, Potion would be a great item to use for Gengar to restore HP over and over. 

1. Eject Button: This makes your Pokémon move in a specific direction. Would help you buff Gengar's movement speed and get out of situations faster.
2. Fluffy Tail: Helps stun nearby Pokémon and increases damage by 1.5.

Conclusion:

Gengar isn't everyone's first choice when choosing to battle. He's also pretty expensive since you need to get the in-game currency Aesos Gems to buy his unite card. Gengar is a really enjoyable character to play with, despite the fact that he isn't particularly easy to come by. His early evolutions are a little weak, so the more you focus on gaining experience and leveling them up, the better. Have fun playing.