Gastly Evolution
Gastly Abilities
Evades Ground moves.
Gastly Moves
| Move▲ | Type▲ | Cat.▲ | Pow▲ | Acc▲ | Method▲ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confuse Ray | ghost | status | – | 100 | Level 1 | The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion. |
| Lick | ghost | physical | 30 | 100 | Level 1 | The user licks the target with a long tongue to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Hypnosis | psychic | status | – | 60 | Level 4 | The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep. |
| Mean Look | normal | status | – | – | Level 8 | The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee. |
| Payback | dark | physical | 50 | 100 | Level 12 | The user stores power, then attacks. This move's power is doubled if the user moves after the target. |
| Spite | ghost | status | – | 100 | Level 16 | The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. |
| Curse | ghost | status | – | – | Level 20 | A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not. |
| Hex | ghost | special | 65 | 100 | Level 24 | This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions. |
| Night Shade | ghost | special | – | 100 | Level 28 | The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level. |
| Sucker Punch | dark | physical | 70 | 100 | Level 32 | This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. |
| Dark Pulse | dark | special | 80 | 100 | Level 36 | The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Shadow Ball | ghost | special | 80 | 100 | Level 40 | The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |
| Destiny Bond | ghost | status | – | – | Level 44 | If the user is knocked out after using this move, the Pokémon that knocked it out will also faint. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Dream Eater | psychic | special | 100 | 100 | Level 48 | The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. |
| Acid Spray | poison | special | 40 | 100 | TM | The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Dazzling Gleam | fairy | special | 80 | 100 | TM | The user damages opposing Pokémon by emitting a powerful flash. |
| Endure | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. |
| Energy Ball | grass | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Facade | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | TM | This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| Fire Punch | fire | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The target is attacked with a fiery punch. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Foul Play | dark | physical | 95 | 100 | TM | The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts. |
| Giga Drain | grass | special | 75 | 100 | TM | A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. |
| Gunk Shot | poison | physical | 120 | 80 | TM | The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target. |
| Ice Punch | ice | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen. |
| Icy Wind | ice | special | 55 | 95 | TM | The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats. |
| Imprison | psychic | status | – | – | TM | If opposing Pokémon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it. |
| Nasty Plot | dark | status | – | – | TM | The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat. |
| Pain Split | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself. |
| Poison Jab | poison | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target. |
| Poltergeist | ghost | physical | 110 | 90 | TM | The user attacks by controlling the target's item. This move fails if the target isn't holding an item. |
| Protect | normal | status | – | – | TM | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Psych Up | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target. |
| Psychic | psychic | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |
| Rain Dance | water | status | – | – | TM | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. |
| Rest | psychic | status | – | – | TM | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. |
| Scary Face | normal | status | – | 100 | TM | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| Skill Swap | psychic | status | – | – | TM | The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target. |
| Skitter Smack | bug | physical | 70 | 90 | TM | The user skitters behind the target to attack. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat. |
| Sleep Talk | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. |
| Sludge Bomb | poison | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target. |
| Sludge Wave | poison | special | 95 | 100 | TM | The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits. |
| Substitute | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. |
| Sunny Day | fire | status | – | – | TM | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| Taunt | dark | status | – | 100 | TM | The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. |
| Tera Blast | normal | special | 80 | 100 | TM | If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. |
| Thief | dark | physical | 60 | 100 | TM | The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item. |
| Thunder | electric | special | 110 | 70 | TM | A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Thunder Punch | electric | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Thunderbolt | electric | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Trick | psychic | status | – | 100 | TM | The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own. |
| Trick Room | psychic | status | – | – | TM | The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns. |
| Venoshock | poison | special | 65 | 100 | TM | The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move's power is doubled if the target is poisoned. |
| Will O Wisp | fire | status | – | 85 | TM | The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn. |
| Astonish | ghost | physical | 30 | 100 | Egg | The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Clear Smog | poison | special | 50 | – | Egg | The user attacks the target by throwing a clump of special mud. All stat changes are eliminated. |
| Disable | normal | status | – | 100 | Egg | For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used. |
| Haze | ice | status | – | – | Egg | The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle. |
| Perish Song | normal | status | – | – | Egg | Any Pokémon that hears this song faints in three turns, unless it switches out of battle. |
| Reflect Type | normal | status | – | – | Egg | The user reflects the target's type to become the same type as the target. |
| Smog | poison | special | 30 | 70 | Egg | The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target. |
| Toxic | poison | status | – | 90 | Egg | A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
Gastly Sprites
Almost invisible, this gaseous POKéMON cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice.
Said to appear in decrepit, deserted buildings. It has no real shape as it appears to be made of a gas.
With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind.
Its thin body is made of gas. It can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation.
It wraps its op ponent in its gas- like body, slowly weakening its prey by poisoning it through the skin.
Gastly's Japanese name is Ghos (ゴース). Here are all the official names for Gastly across different languages:
Gastly Breeding
How to Get Gastly
Gastly can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Gastly in every game where it is available:
About Gastly
Gastly is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 1. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 310, Gastly is classified as a Gas Pokémon and is part of the Gastly → Haunter → Gengar evolution line.
In competitive play, Gastly is placed in the AG tier where it holds a 0.01% usage rate. Its key abilities are Levitate, which allow it to function as a versatile team member with valuable Ground immunity. Gastly is weak to Ground, Psychic, Ghost, Dark-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Gastly can learn 96 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include , Destiny Bond, Curse, Trick Room. Standing at 1.3m tall and weighing 0.1kg, Gastly has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Kanto region games.