Is gengar viable in gen 8 Anything Goes?

let me get this straight, I love Gengar, but I do not want to use it if it is bad can you help me out

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In Gen 8 AG, Gengar is totally outclassed by Calyrex-S, which possesses way superior SpA and Spe. Calyrex-S is superior in every way imaginable except for movepool which lacks against Yveltal, the primary Calyrex-Shadow counter, but Gengar won’t provide much help there as most Dark types in AG are specifically meant to counter Calyrex-S and run max HP and SpD. Additionally, Gengar won’t compete against the Pokémon in AG. It gets ripped apart by Zacian-C, Yveltal and Marshadow. It also gets walled by most Defensive Pokemon in the tier, except for a few.

TD;LR don’t use Gengar, use Calyrex-S instead as it is better in every way.

It’s not good in gen 8 AG at all.It’s outclassed in every single way by the king of the tier, Calyrex-Shadow rider. Calyrex-Shadow has every single stat better than Gengar’s. Calyrex-Shadow happens to also be a ghost type, and it completely overshadows Gengar. There is absolutely no reason to use it over Calyrex-Shadow, or other awesome Special Sweepers in the tier like Kyogre and Eternatus.

If you want to use Gengar, the best place to do it is Monotype, as that is the tier where it isn’t completely outclassed. It’s got very good Special Attack and Speed, good STABs in Sludge Wave and Shadow Ball, and good coverage moves like Giga Drain, Thunderbolt, and Dazzling Gleam.

I’d say… Aegislash is better than GengarHere’s why:

Aegislash @ LeftoversAbility: Stance ChangeEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDAdamant Nature- Shadow Sneak- Iron Head- King’s Shield- Sacred Sword