Gengar Name Generator

Spooky nicknames for Gastly, Haunter and Gengar

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Generate Gengar nicknames that fit the 12-character box: grin names like Grinny and Big Mouth, shadow words like Umbra and Penumbra, purple foods like Ube and Grape Soda, mist names for Gastly such as Smog and prankster names for Haunter such as Jazz Hands.

About Gengar names

Gengar is a round purple Ghost and Poison type with red eyes and a grin that takes up half its face, and most nicknames start from one of those things. Every name in this list of 1,000 is 12 characters or fewer, spaces included, so it fits the nickname box in the recent main games and in Pokemon GO. The entries are plain nicknames with no species tag, and they cover the whole line: Gastly, Haunter and Gengar.

The list runs in themes. Grin names (Grinny, Big Mouth, Say Cheese) sit beside shadow words (Umbra, Penumbra, Eclipse), classic spooky names (Boo, Hex, Jinx) and purple things, from Amethyst and Wisteria to Ube and Grape Soda. Gastly, a ball of gas, gets mist names such as Smog and Fogbank. Haunter, with its floating hands, gets prankster names such as Jazz Hands and Hands Off. There are poison plants (Hemlock, Belladonna), bedtime and moon names, haunted house sounds, and ghost words from world folklore such as Yurei and Gespenst.

A small share comes from the games themselves: moves such as Shadow Ball, Dream Eater and Lick, the Gengarite stone, and the line's names in other languages, such as Ectoplasma and Nebulak. Mega and Gigantamax Gengar get names of their own, such as Third Eye and Open Wide.

How to choose Gengar names

  • Name for the stage you will keep. Smog and Puffball suit a Gastly, but if a trade is coming, a name like Shade or Big Grin will still fit the Gengar.
  • Use the second word. Twelve characters is enough for two short words, so Jazz Hands, Grape Soda, Not A Ghost and Behind You all fit with the space.
  • Match the form. Third Eye and Half Sunk suit Mega Gengar, Open Wide and Gigagrin a Gigantamax one, and Bedsheet or Marshmallow the white shiny Mega.
  • With a box full of Gengar in Pokemon GO, give each one a word from a single theme (a purple food, a poison plant, a folklore ghost) so they are easy to tell apart.
  • Say it out loud before you confirm. A name that is fun to say, such as Mwahaha or Bamboozle, is one you will still like fifty battles later.

Frequently asked questions

What are good nicknames for a Gengar?

Classic picks play on the grin or the shadow: Grinny, Smirk, Shade, Umbra, Eclipse. Purple foods such as Plum, Ube and Grape Jelly fit too. For something less expected, try a poison plant (Foxglove, Wolfsbane) or a joke such as Not A Ghost.

Will these names fit in the nickname box?

Every name in the list is 12 characters or fewer, counting spaces, which is the nickname length in the recent main-series games and in Pokemon GO. Older games allow fewer characters, so check the longest ones, such as Doppelganger or Ignis Fatuus, before you settle on them.

What should I name a Gastly or a Haunter?

Gastly is mostly gas, so mist and smoke names fit it: Smog, Wisp, Fogbank, Smoke Ring, Pea Soup. Haunter is the one with the loose hands and the long tongue, so try Jazz Hands, High Five, Hands Off, Prankster or Tongue Out. Haunter becomes Gengar when it is traded, so pick a name you will still like afterward.

Are any of these names from the games?

A small share. Shadow Ball, Dream Eater, Lick, Hypnosis and Confuse Ray are moves, Levitate and Cursed Body are abilities, and Gengarite and Spell Tag are items. Ectoplasma, Fantominus and Spectrum are the line's French names, Nebulak and Alpollo the German ones, and Gangar and Ghos are the Japanese names of Gengar and Gastly. The folklore entries are real words for ghosts, such as Yurei and Obake from Japan, Gespenst from Germany and Duppy from Jamaica. This site has no connection to Nintendo, Game Freak or The Pokemon Company.

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All 1,000 Gengar names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 27 names

  • Aave
  • Abracadabra
  • Abyss
  • Acai
  • Aconite
  • Aerosol
  • After Dark
  • Afterimage
  • Alabaster
  • All Hallows
  • All Seeing
  • All Smiles
  • Alpollo
  • Amaranth
  • Amethyst
  • Antidote
  • Apparition
  • Applause
  • Argon
  • Armless
  • Aster
  • Astonish
  • Attic
  • Aubergine
  • Ayakashi
  • Ayame
  • Aye Aye

B: 80 names

  • Backfire
  • Backlit
  • Bad Dream
  • Bad Luck
  • Bakemono
  • Bakeneko
  • Baku
  • Bamboozle
  • Bane
  • Baneberry
  • Banshee
  • Barghest
  • Basement
  • Batty
  • Beady
  • Beamer
  • Bedhead
  • Bedsheet
  • Bedsheet Boo
  • Bedtime
  • Beet
  • Beetroot
  • Behind You
  • Belfry
  • Belladonna
  • Bellflower
  • Bhoot
  • Bianco
  • Bicuspid
  • Big Grin
  • Big Maw
  • Big Mouth
  • Big Yawn
  • Billow
  • Bittersweet
  • Black Cat
  • Black Hole
  • Black Shuck
  • Black Sludge
  • Blackberry

B, continued

  • Blackcurrant
  • Blacklight
  • Blackout
  • Blanco
  • Blep
  • Blight
  • Blip
  • Blob
  • Blobby
  • Blot
  • Blue Moon
  • Bodach
  • Bogey
  • Bogeyman
  • Boggart
  • Bogle
  • Boo
  • Boo Boo
  • Boo Crew
  • Boo Hoo
  • Boo Who
  • Boogie
  • Boolean
  • Bootiful
  • Borscht
  • Both Hands
  • Bounce
  • Boysenberry
  • Brew
  • Brimstone
  • Brinjal
  • Bristle
  • Brr
  • Brume
  • Bugaboo
  • Bugbear
  • Bump
  • Bump N Night
  • Bwgan
  • Byzantium

C: 64 names

  • Cackle
  • Candelabra
  • Candle
  • Candlewick
  • Candy Corn
  • Cassis
  • Cauldron
  • Cave Mouth
  • Cavern
  • Cellar
  • Chain Rattle
  • Chalk
  • Chandelier
  • Charoite
  • Chasm
  • Chatterbox
  • Cheeky
  • Cheesy
  • Cherry Eyes
  • Chill Draft
  • Chills
  • Chilly
  • Chompers
  • Chonk
  • Chonky
  • Chortle
  • Chuckles
  • Church Grim
  • Clapper
  • Claws
  • Clawsome
  • Clear Smog

C, continued

  • Clematis
  • Closet
  • Closet Door
  • Cloudbank
  • Cloudy
  • Cobweb
  • Coconut
  • Cold Snap
  • Cold Spot
  • Colossus
  • Concord
  • Condense
  • Confuse Ray
  • Copycat
  • Corn Maze
  • Counting Zs
  • Cowbane
  • Cowlick
  • Crawlspace
  • Creak
  • Creaky Stair
  • Creeps
  • Creepy
  • Crescent
  • Crocus
  • Crystal Ball
  • Cuckoo Clock
  • Curfew
  • Currant
  • Curse
  • Cursed
  • Cursed Body

D: 51 names

  • Dame Blanche
  • Damson
  • Dark Moon
  • Dark Pulse
  • Dark Star
  • Darkling
  • Darkside
  • Daydream
  • Deep Sleep
  • Destiny Bond
  • Detached
  • Dew Point
  • Dex No 94
  • Digitalis
  • Digits
  • Dim
  • Dimmer
  • Dimples
  • Ding Dong
  • Dogbane
  • Dokkaebi
  • Domovoi
  • Door Knocker
  • Door Slam
  • Doorway
  • Doppelganger
  • Doze
  • Dozy
  • Draft
  • Dragonfruit
  • Draugr
  • Dream Eater
  • Dream Thief
  • Dreamcatcher
  • Dreamy
  • Drift
  • Drifter
  • Drowsy
  • Dry Ice
  • Duch
  • Duende
  • Dullahan
  • Dumbwaiter
  • Dumpling
  • Duppy
  • Dusk
  • Dusk Ball
  • Dusk Stone
  • Dusky
  • Dust Sheet
  • Dusty

E: 21 names

  • Ear To Ear
  • Eclipse
  • Ecto
  • Ectoplasm
  • Ectoplasma
  • Eek
  • Eerie
  • Eggplant
  • Eidolon
  • Elderberry
  • Elixir
  • Ember Eyes
  • Erebus
  • Espectro
  • Ether
  • Evaporate
  • Evenfall
  • Eventide
  • Exhaust
  • Extra Shadow
  • Eye Spy

F: 36 names

  • Fa Boo Lous
  • Fang Face
  • Fantasma
  • Fantome
  • Fantominus
  • Fetch
  • Fever Dream
  • Fialka
  • Figgy
  • Fingers
  • Flicker
  • Floaters
  • Floor Creak
  • Floorboard
  • Floss
  • Fly Agaric
  • Fog
  • Fog Machine
  • Fogball
  • Fogbank
  • Foggy
  • Footsteps
  • Forty Winks
  • Foxglove
  • Fraidy
  • Friendly
  • Fright
  • Frightful
  • Frosting
  • Fuchsia
  • Fuji
  • Full Odds
  • Fumarole
  • Fume
  • Fungus
  • Fylgja

G: 79 names

  • G Max
  • Gag Reel
  • Gangar
  • Gap Tooth
  • Gar Gar
  • Gargantua
  • Gargoyle
  • Garret
  • Gas Ball
  • Gas Giant
  • Gas Lamp
  • Gassius
  • Gastly Jr
  • Gateway
  • Geist
  • Gengarden
  • Gengarite
  • Gengarlic
  • Gengster
  • Gengy
  • Genny
  • Geode
  • Gespenst
  • Ghos
  • Ghost Gem
  • Ghost Light
  • Ghost Note
  • Ghost Type
  • Ghosted
  • Ghostwriter
  • Ghosty
  • Ghoul Friend
  • Ghoulie
  • Ghoulish
  • Gigagrin
  • Gigamouth
  • Gigantic
  • Giggles
  • Gjenganger

G, continued

  • Glee
  • Gleeful
  • Glitter
  • Gloaming
  • Gloom
  • Gloomy
  • Gloop
  • Glove Box
  • Gloves
  • Goblin
  • Gone
  • Goo
  • Goop
  • Goosebumps
  • Gotcha
  • Gotcha Hands
  • Gourd
  • Grabber
  • Grabby
  • Grape
  • Grape Ice
  • Grape Jam
  • Grape Jelly
  • Grape Pop
  • Grape Soda
  • Grapeskin
  • Grapevine
  • Gremlin
  • Grin N Bear
  • Grinfinity
  • Grinner
  • Grinny
  • Grinsley
  • Ground Level
  • Guffaw
  • Gulp
  • Gumball
  • Gummy
  • Gwisin
  • Gytrash

H: 57 names

  • Haamu
  • Haar
  • Half Moon
  • Half Sunk
  • Halloween
  • Hallowmas
  • Hand Buzzer
  • Hand Shadow
  • Hands
  • Hands Free
  • Hands Off
  • Hands Up
  • Handshake
  • Handy
  • Hantu
  • Happy Haunt
  • Har Har
  • Harpsichord
  • Harvest Moon
  • Haunt
  • Haunt Hands
  • Haunterino
  • Haunty
  • Hayalet
  • Hayride
  • Haze
  • Heather
  • Heebie
  • Heehee
  • Heliotrope
  • Helium
  • Hellebore
  • Hemlock
  • Henbane
  • Hex
  • Hex Bloom
  • Hex Maniac
  • Hexagon
  • Hide N Seek
  • High Five
  • Hijinks
  • Hitodama
  • Hobgoblin
  • Hocus Pocus
  • Hogweed
  • Hollyberry
  • Hooligan
  • Hoot
  • Hoot Owl
  • Hot Foot
  • Hover Hands
  • Howler
  • Hush
  • Hyacinth
  • Hypnos
  • Hypnosis
  • Hyuk

I: 12 names

  • Ignis Fatuus
  • Imp
  • Impish
  • Incisor
  • Indigo
  • Inkblot
  • Inkcap
  • Inky
  • Insomnia
  • Iolite
  • Ivory
  • Ivy

J: 16 names

  • Jack Lantern
  • Jam Jar
  • Jam Tart
  • Jamun
  • Jawbreaker
  • Jazz Hands
  • Jeebies
  • Jelly
  • Jester
  • Jinx
  • Jitters
  • Jokester
  • Jumbie
  • Jumbo
  • Jump Scare
  • Just A Ghost

K: 18 names

  • Kalamata
  • Kanto Ghost
  • Kasa Obake
  • Kekeke
  • Keyhole
  • Kikimora
  • King Size
  • Kiri
  • Kisertet
  • Kitsunebi
  • Knock
  • Knock Knock
  • Knuckles
  • Kobold
  • Kodama
  • Krypton
  • Kummitus
  • Kunzite

L: 36 names

  • Laburnum
  • Lamp Post
  • Lampshade
  • Lantern
  • Larkspur
  • Last Light
  • Laugh Track
  • Lavender
  • Lavender Boo
  • Leer
  • Lefty
  • Lemures
  • Lepidolite
  • Levitate
  • Lick
  • Lickety
  • Licky
  • Licorice
  • Lights Out
  • Lil Gastly
  • Lila
  • Lilac
  • Linking Cord
  • Long Shadow
  • Look Behind
  • Look No Arms
  • Loudmouth
  • Low Five
  • Lucky Break
  • Lullaby
  • Luna
  • Luna Moth
  • Lunar
  • Lupine
  • Lurk
  • Lurker

M: 72 names

  • Majesty
  • Malva
  • Manchineel
  • Mandragora
  • Mandrake
  • Mangosteen
  • Mani
  • Manor
  • Marsh Gas
  • Marshmallow
  • Mask
  • Masquerade
  • Mauve
  • Maw
  • Max Shade
  • Max Terror
  • Mean Look
  • Mega Grin
  • Mega Menace
  • Mega Mouth
  • Megabite
  • Megalith
  • Megashade
  • Menace
  • Methane
  • Miasma
  • Midnight
  • Midnight Sun
  • Mime
  • Mimic
  • Minor Key
  • Mirror Me
  • Mirth
  • Mischief
  • Mist
  • Mistletoe

M, continued

  • Misty Orb
  • Mitts
  • Mlem
  • Mochi
  • Mohawk
  • Molars
  • Monkeyshine
  • Monkshood
  • Mononoke
  • Moonbeam
  • Moonless
  • Moonlit
  • Moonrise
  • Moonseed
  • Moonshadow
  • Moonstone
  • Mor
  • Mora
  • Morado
  • Morpheus
  • Motormouth
  • Mr Haunt
  • Muck
  • Mujina
  • Mulberry
  • Multo
  • Mumble
  • Murasaki
  • Murk
  • Murk Cloud
  • Murky
  • Murmur
  • Music Box
  • Mwahaha
  • My Shadow
  • Mystery

N: 32 names

  • Nachtkrapp
  • Nachtmahr
  • Nap Thief
  • Nasty Plot
  • Nebel
  • Nebula
  • Nebulak
  • Nebulous
  • Neon Violet
  • Nether
  • New Moon
  • Night Bloom
  • Night Chill
  • Night Grin
  • Night Light
  • Night Owl
  • Night Shift
  • Nightfall
  • Nighthawk
  • Nightjar
  • Nightmare
  • Nightshade
  • No Arms
  • No Light
  • Nocturne
  • Noir
  • Nopperabo
  • Not A Ghost
  • Nox
  • Number 94
  • Nurikabe
  • Nyx

O: 23 names

  • Obake
  • Obscura
  • Obsidian
  • Old Manor
  • Oleander
  • Ollie Oxen
  • Ombra
  • Omen
  • Ominous Wind
  • One In 4096
  • Onibi
  • Onyx
  • Ooooh
  • Ooze
  • Open Wide
  • Orb
  • Orbit
  • Orchid
  • Outline
  • Over There
  • Overbite
  • Overcast
  • Ozone

P: 85 names

  • Paars
  • Palm
  • Pansy
  • Pantomime
  • Parasol
  • Passionfruit
  • Past Bedtime
  • PBJ
  • Pea Soup
  • Pearly
  • Peekaboo
  • Peepers
  • Penumbra
  • Periwinkle
  • Petunia
  • Pew
  • Phantasm
  • Phantom
  • Phasma
  • Phew
  • Piano Keys
  • Pillow
  • Pillow Fort
  • Pincushion
  • Pinky
  • Pinky Swear
  • Pipe Organ
  • Pitch Black
  • Planchette
  • Plasma
  • Plum
  • Plum Blossom
  • Plum Pudding
  • Plum Sauce
  • Plum Tart
  • Plumage
  • Plume
  • Plump
  • Plumpkin
  • Poison Gas
  • Poison Ivy
  • Poison Jab

P, continued

  • Poison Oak
  • Poison Type
  • Poke
  • Poltergeist
  • Poof
  • Poof Gone
  • Pooka
  • Popsicle
  • Porcelain
  • Porphyry
  • Porpora
  • Portal
  • Portent
  • Potbelly
  • Potion
  • Pourpre
  • Prank Call
  • Prankster
  • Preserves
  • Presto
  • Prizrak
  • Prod
  • Prowler
  • Prune
  • Puce
  • Pudge
  • Pudgy
  • Puff
  • Puffball
  • Pumpkin
  • Punchline
  • Puppeteer
  • Purple
  • Purple Corn
  • Purple Grin
  • Purple Jade
  • Purple Kale
  • Purple Pal
  • Purple Reign
  • Purple Slush
  • Purple Yam
  • Purpur
  • Purpura

R: 28 names

  • Radicchio
  • Radon
  • Raisin
  • Rapscallion
  • Rare Find
  • Raspberry
  • Rattle
  • Raven
  • Red Cabbage
  • Red Eyes
  • Red Onion
  • Red Tongue
  • REM
  • Revenant
  • Reverie
  • Rhododendron
  • Riddle
  • Right Behind
  • Righty
  • Rokurokubi
  • Roly Poly
  • Room Chiller
  • Rotund
  • Roundy
  • Roxo
  • Royal
  • Royal Purple
  • Ruby Eyes

S: 124 names

  • Sablast
  • Samhain
  • Sandman
  • Say Ahh
  • Say Cheese
  • Scallywag
  • Scaredy
  • Scarefest
  • Scary Face
  • Schatten
  • Scoundrel
  • Sea Fret
  • Sea Smoke
  • Seance
  • Selene
  • Shade
  • Shademaker
  • Shadow
  • Shadow Ball
  • Shadow Buddy
  • Shadow Claw
  • Shadow Grin
  • Shadow Pal
  • Shadow Punch
  • Shadow Self
  • Shadow Sneak
  • Shadow Tag
  • Shadow Twin
  • Shadowbox
  • Shadowplay
  • Shady
  • Shenanigans
  • Shh
  • Shiny Hunt
  • Shivers
  • Shorty
  • Silhouette
  • Sinker
  • Sinkhole
  • Skulk
  • Slap Happy

S, continued

  • Sleepless
  • Sleepwalk
  • Sleight
  • Slimeball
  • Slobber
  • Sloe
  • Sludge
  • Sludge Bomb
  • Sludge Wave
  • Slumber
  • Slurp
  • Sly
  • Sly Grin
  • Smile Wide
  • Smiley
  • Smirk
  • Smog
  • Smogball
  • Smoggy
  • Smoke
  • Smoke Ring
  • Smokescreen
  • Smokestack
  • Smokey
  • Smudge
  • Smug
  • Snakeroot
  • Sneak
  • Sneaky
  • Sneer
  • Snicker
  • Snooze
  • Snort
  • Sombra
  • Somnus
  • Sooty
  • Spectacle
  • Specter
  • Spectrum
  • Spell Tag
  • Spikeback

S, continued

  • Spikes
  • Spiky
  • Spine Chill
  • Spinel
  • Spirit
  • Spite
  • Spokelse
  • Spookfest
  • Spookums
  • Spooky
  • Spooky Plate
  • Spore
  • Spritz
  • Spuk
  • Squat
  • Squeaky Door
  • Squish
  • Squishy
  • Stardust
  • Starless
  • Steam
  • Steamy
  • Stinger
  • Stink Bomb
  • Stinky
  • Stoplight
  • Stormcloud
  • Streetlamp
  • Stubby
  • Stumpy
  • Stygian
  • Sucker Punch
  • Sugarplum
  • Sugilite
  • Sulfur
  • Sumire
  • Sunblock
  • Sundown
  • Sunk
  • Sunny Grin
  • Sweet Dreams
  • Szellem

T: 61 names

  • Ta Da
  • Tag
  • Tagalong
  • Taibhse
  • Taillights
  • Tailpipe
  • Tanzanite
  • Tap Dance
  • Tap Tap
  • Taro
  • Taro Boba
  • Taste Test
  • Taunt
  • Teehee
  • Tenebris
  • Terror
  • Third Eye
  • Thirteen
  • Thistle
  • Thornapple
  • Thorny
  • Three AM
  • Three Eyes
  • Thumbs Up
  • Thump
  • Tickle Hand
  • Tickler
  • Tickles
  • Tincture
  • Tiptoe

T, continued

  • Titter
  • Toadstool
  • Tomfoolery
  • Tongue Out
  • Tongue Tied
  • Tongue Twist
  • Toothpick
  • Toothy
  • Toxic
  • Toxic Spikes
  • Toxin
  • Trade Evo
  • Trapdoor
  • Treat Bag
  • Trick
  • Trick Room
  • Trick Treat
  • Trickster
  • Tricksy
  • Tricky
  • Triclops
  • Troublemaker
  • Tsuki
  • Tsukumogami
  • Tubby
  • Tunnel
  • Tunnel Grin
  • Twilight
  • Twilight Hue
  • Two Eyeholes
  • Tyrian

U: 17 names

  • Ube
  • Ube Bun
  • Ube Halaya
  • Ube Latte
  • Ube Mochi
  • Ube Roll
  • Ultraviolet
  • Umbra
  • Umbral
  • Umeboshi
  • Under Bed
  • Unlucky
  • Unseen
  • Up Top
  • Urchin
  • Utvara
  • UV

V: 16 names

  • Vanish
  • Vapor
  • Vardoger
  • Varmint
  • Velvet
  • Velveteen
  • Venom
  • Venoshock
  • Verbena
  • Vesper
  • Vetala
  • Vial
  • Viola
  • Violet
  • Violetta
  • Void

W: 31 names

  • Waddle
  • Waft
  • Waist Deep
  • Wall Hugger
  • Wall Walker
  • Weathervane
  • Webcap
  • Wee Hours
  • Whammy
  • Whatsit
  • Whiff
  • Whisper
  • White Sheet
  • Whiteout
  • Who Goes
  • Whooo
  • Whoopee
  • Wide Grin
  • Wide Mouth
  • Wight
  • Will O Wisp
  • Wisecrack
  • Wisp
  • Wispy
  • Wisteria
  • Witch Brew
  • Witte Wieven
  • Wobble
  • Wolfsbane
  • Wormwood
  • Wraith

Y: 12 names

  • Yawn
  • Yew
  • Yewberry
  • Yikes
  • Yokai
  • You Are It
  • Youling
  • Your Shadow
  • Ysbryd
  • Yuki Onna
  • Yurei
  • Yuryeong

Z: 2 names

  • Zinger
  • Zzz