Gengar Pokémon Card Value

Gengar Pokémon Card Guide

With its mischievous grin and clownish charm, they are a perfect mix of being spine-chilling and foolish. Many people compare the animated Gengar to that of Casper, it provided a much-needed comedic relief. It is the best Ghost type attacker in the game, super effective against Psychic and Ghost-type Pokémon.

Gengar has been featured on the Pokémon Blue’s artwork, the anime, Pokémon cards, and numerous Pokémon plushies. Since Gengar was one of the original 151 Pokémon, is it a valuable card? Which Gengar cards are worth the most?

Let’s take a look at some Gengar Pokémon card value.

Introduction

The Gengar Cards 

Gengar is a very mischievous Pokémon and sometimes malicious. This Pokémon loves to play jokes and casting curses. Gengar’s favorite joke is to pretend it is someone shadow and act erratically. When noticed and frightened, Gengar takes delight in this.

With red eyes and a mouth that is usually in a sinister grin, this Pokémon appears to many as scary. However, this Pokémon is extremely loyal to its trainer if they treat it well. In the wild these Pokémon love to live in caves or anyplace where its dark and shadows form. 

Category and Element of Gengar

Gengar is the evolved form of Haunter, the final evolved form of Gastly. Gengar’s presence cools the temperature of its surrounding area because it absorbs the warmth.  Gengar is a dark purple Pokémon that has a round body. It has a sinister smile, red eyes and numerous spikes on its body, with the ability to hid in any objects shadow.

Gengar can Mega Evolve into Mega Gengar using the Gengarite, and also has a Gigantamax form. It is a dual-type Ghost/Poison Pokémon that has been around since Generation I. it is weak against: Dark, Ground, Ghost and psychic-type. 

1999 P.M. Jpn. Vending Gengar- Holo Masaki Promo

This card was one of five Holofoil Unnumbered Promotional cards that could be obtained as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign. The campaign launched with the release of the third Expansion Sheet on November 24, 1998 until April 30, 1999. People who mailed a copy of any Haunter card with a copy of Bill’s PC to Media Factory during the campaign was sent a copy of Gengar in return. There were 36,000 applications for Gengar during the 5-month campaign. This card features Gengar as a Psychic-type Stage 2 Pokémon with artwork by Hironobu Yoshida. The artwork features Gengar reaching with its hand and standing on a grid flooring with a Holofoil of light shining from the back of him. Because this card was only released in Japan as a promotion card, this card is very rare and extremely valuable. 

PSA Population Report:

538 of these Gengar Masaki Promo cards have been graded by the PSA. The lowest grade given was an Auth. The most common grade given, with 147, was a Mint 9. Only 50 of these cards have been graded a perfect Gem Mint 10. Due to this card only being released for a limited time as a Promo, the PSA is estimating the price to increase overtime.

2002 Pokémon Gengar- Reverse Foil Legendary Collection

This Gengar card was released as part of the Legendary Collection on May 24, 2002. The Legendary Collection introduced Reverse Holofoil cards, that were Holofoil all over the card except for the artwork window. This card features Gengar as a Psychic-type Stage 2 Pokémon with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. It is a reprint of the Fossil Set Gengar card, with a different background of a salmon-color. The reverse Holofoil on this card shows a fire-work pattern of purple and silver. Cards from the Legendary Collection are highly sought after and worth a lot of money. Because of this, and the age of this card, this card can sometimes sell for more than $12,000. 

PSA Population Report:

Only 236 of these Gengar Legendary Collection cards have been graded by the PSA. The lowest grade given was a PR 1. The most common grade, with 92, was an NM- MT 8. Only 8 of these cards have been graded a perfect Gem Mint 10 condition. The PSA projects that this card will continue to increase in value due to the high demand for cards from the Legendary Collection. 

2003 Pokémon Skyridge Gengar- Holo

This Gengar card was part of the Skyridge set released in English on May 12, 2003. This card shows Gengar as a Psychic- type Stage 2 Pokémon with artwork by Kyoko Umemoto. The artwork background shows a statue of Articuno and a statue of Zapdos, when turned in the light it becomes a dark Holofoil that completely covers this up. The artwork box on this card is rounded to the left to make room for the e-Reader bar code. The long strip has data for the Construction: Action application. This was the final expansion to be produced by Wizards of the Coast, and the last expansion to include Kadabra cards. Because Wizards of the Coast does not produce these cards anymore, they are becoming a collector card. 

PSA Population Report:

Only 382 of these SKyridge Gengar cards have been graded by the PSA. The lowest grade was a PR 1. The most common grade, with 145, was a Mint 9. There are only 63 cards that have been graded a perfect Gem Mint 10 condition. The PSA is showing a steady increase in this cards value over time. 

2000 Pokémon Gym Heroes Sabrina’s Gengar Holo- 1st Edition

This Gengar card is part of the Gym Heroes expansion released on August 14, 2000. This set is based on Pokémon Red, Blue and Green, and features Generation I Pokémon and the Kanto region’s Gym Leaders. This was the first expansion to introduce Owner’s Pokémon, which is a Pokemon that has a Trainer’s name attached to it. Because this is Sabrina’s Gengar, on the bottom right corner of the card is her Gym Badge with a headshot of her on it. This card shows a Psychic- type Stage 2 Gengar with artwork by Ken Sugimori. Unlike the Japanese version of this card, this cards background is just a dark emptiness with Holofoil circles, leaving the setting discernible. 

PSA Population Report:

Only 972 of these 1st Edition Sabrina’s Gengar cards have been graded by the PSA. The lowest grade given was a Good 2. The most common grade, with 480, was a Mint 9. There are only 83 cards that have been graded a perfect Gem Mint 10 condition. 

1999 Pokémon Fossil Gengar- Holo 1st Edition

This 1st Edition Gengar card was a part of the Fossil expansion released on October 10, 1999. This expansion was the final expansion to use the Galaxy Star Holofoil. This card features a Psychic- type Stage 2 Pokémon with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. The Gengar on this card looks the same as the Gengar on the Legendary Collection card, except the artwork background is a Galaxy Star Holofoil. This Galaxy Star Holofoil makes it look like Gengar is just standing in space. Because this card is from 1999 and they no longer make the Galaxy Star Holofoil backgrounds this card tends to be pretty valuable. 

PSA Population Account:

Only 2,177 of these cards have been graded by the PSA. The lowest grade given was an Auth. The most common grade, with 1,092 cards, is a Mint 9. There are 159 of these Gengar 1st Edition Fossil cards that have been graded by the PSA. 

2004 Pokémon EX Gengar Ex- Holo FireRed & LeafGreen

This card was part of the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion released on August 30, 2004. This expansion was based on Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, featuring Generation I Pokémon and the Kanto region. This card shows Gengar as a Psychic-type Stage 2 Pokémon with artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita. The artwork shows Gengar about to preform Poltergeist, with a cosmic Holo background behind it. The border of this card is silver and has holographic colors in it. This card has a lot of purple going on with it and really fits Gengar quite nicely. 

PSA Population Account:

Only 413 of these FireRed & LeafGreen Gengar cards have been graded by the PSA. The lowest grade given was an Auth. The most common grade, with 144 cards, is a Mint 9. There are 70 cards that have received a perfect grade of Gem Mint 10. 

2001 P.M. Japanese Web Gengar- Holo 1st Edition

Pokémon Web was the only expansion of cards from the web era, released only in Japan on October 20 2001. This expansion is full of reprints from the Expansion Pack, Jungle, Mystery of the Fossils and Rocket Gang. The set symbol is located on the bottom left of the card. These Pokémon Card Web cards could be purchased online exclusively on the Pokémon Center Online. This card was a reprint from the Gengar Communication Evolution Campaign Promo and features the same artwork. The difference is this Web expansion is using the e-Card Series layout. 

PSA Population Account:

There are only 143 of these 1st Edition Gengar Web cards that have been graded by the PSA. The lowest grade given was an EX- MT 6. There is a total of 117 of these Gengar cards that have been graded a perfect Gem Mint 10 condition. Due to the age of these cards and the low population, this card is expected to increase in value. 

2002 Pokémon Neo Destiny Dark Gengar- Holo 1st Edition

This 1st Edition Dark Gengar was part of the Neo Destiny expansion released on February 28, 2002. This set was based on Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver, and Pokémon Crystal, featuring Generation II Pokémon. This was the last expansion to have the 1st Edition symbol on the card. This is a Psychic- type Stage 2 Dark Gengar card with artwork by Aya Kusube. The artwork makes Dark Gengar appear to look like a phantom, with a grimace smile and a dark purple background. This card is very well loved due to its artwork. 

PSA Population Account:

There have been 276 of these 1st Edition Dark Gengar cards graded by the PSA. The lowest grade given was a Good 2. The most common grade, with 126 cards, is a Mint 9. Only 85 of these cards have received a perfect Gem Mint 10 grade. Due to the low population numbers and age of this card, this card is expected to increase in value. 

2009 Pokémon Platinum Gengar LV. X- Holo Arceus

This Gengar card was released with the Platinum-Arceus expansion on November 4, 2009. This set is based on Pokémon Platinum, featuring Generation IV Pokémon and the Alpha Pokémon Arceus. This card is a Psychic- type Level-Up Pokémon LV.X card with artwork by Shizurow. Level X cards are treated as “Pokémon Level-Up” cards as opposed to Basic Pokémon or Evolution cards. This card features a more realistic Gengar with glowing-red eyes, jumping out of the artwork box. This card is a pretty sought-after card due to its capabilities as well as being the final LV.X Gengar card made.  

PSA Population Account:

There are 294 of these Platinum Gengar cards that have been graded by the PSA. The lowest grade given was a Good 2. The most common grade, with 165 cards, is a Mint 9. Only 38 of these cards have been graded a perfect Gem Mint 10 condition. The PSA is showing a slow increase in this cards value. 

1995 P.M Japanese Topsun Gengar Blue Back

This Blue-back Gengar card was released in June of 1997 by Topsun, and was sold in a pack of flavored gum. There are three different versions for this card: Blue-back as featured above, Green-back and Holofoil. This Blue-back Gengar card features a Half-Art of Gengar, with its name and number above the artwork and stats and info below it. The background of the card is half red and green, with white silhouettes of other Pokémon. The back of the card is Blue with Japanese writing. This card is very rare due to the low population and age of the card. This is a very primitive Gengar card and would be an awesome addition to any Gengar fan’s collection. 

PSA Population Account:

Only 35 of these Topsun Blue-back Gengar cards have been graded by the PSA. The lowest graded given was a VG 3. The most common grade, with 19 cards, is a Mint 9. A low number of 7 cards have been graded a perfect Gem Mint 10 condition. These cards are expected to increase in value due to their low population and age. 

Is Mega Gengar Ex rare?

Yes, they are pretty rare. 

How much is a Gengar Pokémon card worth?

It depends on the card’s rarity and demand, but they average around $30 to $300.

What color is Shiny Gengar?

A paler shade of purple with pale red eyes. 

How much is a 1995 Gengar worth?

They average around $900, depending on the condition. 

How rare is Shiny Gengar?

They are pretty rare. 

What is Gengar’s hidden ability?

It can hide perfectly in the shadow of any object.

How much is a Holographic Gengar worth?

Depending on the condition and the demand, they tend to average around $50. 

How many Gengar cards are there? 

There have been 29 different cards since the Fossil expansion.

What is Gengar’s best move?

The best moves for Gengar are Lick and Shadow Ball. 

How much is a 1st Edition Gengar worth?

They can vary from $200 to $1,800 depending on the card and the condition.