Gengar
A mysterious ghost with an unpredictable ability.
What this card does
Knocked Out by an opponent's attack, Gengar returns to your hand instead of the discard pile.
Mind Jack deals 30 more damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Infinite Shadow
If this Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, put it into your hand instead of the discard pile. (Discard all attached cards.)
Infinite Shadow makes Gengar hard to remove from play, while Mind Jack capitalizes on your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Both abilities make it a versatile card in the right deck.
Attacks
This attack does 30 more damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Abilities
If this Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, put it into your hand instead of the discard pile. (Discard all attached cards.)
Which deck it belongs in
Works well in decks that focus on bench control and can benefit from recurring Gengar's hand presence.
- •Returns to hand after being Knocked Out
- •Additional damage for each of the opponent's Benched Pokémon
- •Dependent on having a bench
- •Weak against Fighting-type attacks
Use Gengar's ability to your advantage by keeping it in play as long as possible.
Gengar can learn the move Shadow Ball, which is a powerful special attack.
Consider how you can use Gengar to disrupt your opponent's strategy with its unique ability.
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