What is Ghost type strong against?

Ghost-type moves are super effective (2x damage) against Psychic, Ghost-type Pokemon.

What is Ghost type weak to?

Ghost-type Pokemon take super-effective damage from Ghost, Dark-type moves.

What resists Ghost type?

Ghost-type Pokemon resist damage from Poison, Bug-type moves.

Is Ghost type immune to anything?

Yes, Ghost-type Pokemon are immune to Normal, Fighting-type moves (0x damage).

How many Ghost-type Pokemon are there?

There are 65 Ghost-type Pokemon across all generations.

Ghost Type

Generation 1 · 65 Pokemon

Ghost-type Pokemon are immune to Normal and Fighting moves, giving them excellent defensive utility. They hit Psychic and other Ghosts super effectively and are only resisted by Dark-types.

AtkDef	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	0	x1	x1	½	x1
Fire	x1	½	½	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x2	x1
Water	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Electric	x1	x1	x2	½	½	x1	x1	x1	0	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Grass	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	½	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	½	x1
Ice	x1	½	½	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1
Fighting	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½	½	½	x2	0	x1	x2	x2	½
Poison	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	0	x2
Ground	x1	x2	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	0	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1
Flying	x1	x1	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Psychic	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	0	½	x1
Bug	x1	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x2	½	½
Rock	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Ghost	0	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1
Dragon	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	0
Dark	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½
Steel	x1	½	½	½	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	½	x2
Fairy	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	½	x1

Ghost + ... ↑	Weak	Resist/Immune	Weaknesses	Immunities
normal	1	5	dark	normal fighting ghost
fire	5	9	watergroundrockghostdark	normal fighting
water	4	8	electricgrassghostdark	normal fighting
electric	3	7	groundghostdark	normal fighting
grass	5	6	fireiceflyingghostdark	normal fighting
ice	5	5	firerockghostdarksteel	normal fighting
fighting	4	5	flyingpsychicghostfairy	normal fighting
poison	4	6	groundpsychicghostdark	normal fighting
ground	5	6	watergrassiceghostdark	normal electric fighting
flying	5	6	electricicerockghostdark	normal fighting ground
psychic	2	4	ghost4xdark4x	normal fighting
bug	5	6	fireflyingrockghostdark	normal fighting
rock	6	6	watergrassgroundghostdarksteel	normal fighting
dragon	5	8	iceghostdragondarkfairy	normal fighting
dark	1	4	fairy	normal fighting psychic
steel	4	12	firegroundghostdark	normal fighting poison
fairy	2	4	ghoststeel	normal fighting dragon

Move	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Shadow Force	Physical	120	100%	5	User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.
Astral Barrage	Special	120	100%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Poltergeist	Physical	110	90%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Moongeist Beam	Special	100	100%	5	Cannot be disrupted by abilities.
Phantom Force	Physical	90	100%	10	User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.
Spectral Thief	Physical	90	100%	10	Steals the target’s stat increases, then inflicts damage.
Shadow Bone	Physical	85	100%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Shadow Ball	Special	80	100%	15	Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Spirit Shackle	Physical	80	100%	10	Traps the target.
Bitter Malice	Special	75	100%	10
Shadow Claw	Physical	70	100%	15	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Hex	Special	65	100%	10	Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.
Shadow Punch	Physical	60	—	20	Never misses.
Ominous Wind	Special	60	100%	5	Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.
Infernal Parade	Special	60	100%	15
Last Respects	Physical	50	100%	10
Rage Fist	Physical	50	100%	10
Shadow Sneak	Physical	40	100%	30	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Lick	Physical	30	100%	30	Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Astonish	Physical	30	100%	15	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Night Shade	Special	—	100%	15	Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.
Confuse Ray	Status	—	100%	10	Confuses the target.
Nightmare	Status	—	100%	15	Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it’s asleep.
Curse	Status	—	—	10	Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Spite	Status	—	100%	10	Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.

Stat	Average	Rank
HP	66	#17/18
Attack	79	#10/18
Defense	79	#7/18
Sp. Atk	84	#5/18
Sp. Def	78	#5/18
Speed	68	#12/18
BST	454	#9/18

Ghost Type

Offensive Matchups – Ghost Attacking

Defensive Matchups – Ghost Defending

Dual-Type Combinations with Ghost

Ghost-Type Moves (28)

Ghost-Type Related Abilities

Ghost-Type Boosting Items

Ghost-Type Average Stats

Type Changes Involving Ghost

Ghost-Type Special Mechanics

Ghost-Type Pokemon (65)

FAQ – Ghost Type