Gastly Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Gastly Pokemon Guide

Gastly is a Ghost and Poison-type Pokemon known for its gaseous body, high Special Attack, sleep tactics and evolution into Haunter. This guide covers Gastly’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and Mega Gengar line information.

Normal Form

Gastly

Shiny Form

Shiny Gastly

Mega Evolution

Mega Gengar

Gastly Description

Gastly is a Ghost and Poison-type Pokemon made mostly of gas. It evolves into Haunter at Level 25 and later into Gengar through trading or compatible evolution methods.

Gastly Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Gastly, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Gastly

National Dex

#0092

Type

Ghost / Poison

Species

Gas Pokemon

Height

4’03” / 1.3 m

130 cm

Weight

0.2 lbs / 0.1 kg

0.1 kg

Abilities

Levitate

Gastly Stats

Gastly has high Special Attack and good Speed for an unevolved Pokemon, but very low defensive stats. It works best as a fast special attacker or disruptor.

Gastly Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Gastly uses Ghost, Poison, Psychic, Electric and status moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Gastly’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Shadow Ball

Reliable Ghost-type special damage and one of Gastly’s best attacks.

Hex

Ghost-type damage that becomes stronger against statused targets.

Sludge Bomb

Poison-type special coverage with a poison chance.

Dream Eater

A classic Psychic-type move that works on sleeping targets.

Hypnosis

A status move that can put opponents to sleep.

Will-O-Wisp

Burns the target and weakens physical attackers.

Thunderbolt

Coverage against Water and Flying-type Pokemon.

Dazzling Gleam

Fairy-type coverage against Dragon, Fighting and Dark-type Pokemon.

Gastly All Moves

Gastly can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Gastly’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
1	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100
4	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	–	60
8	Mean Look	Normal	Status	–	–
12	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
16	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
20	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
24	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
28	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
32	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100
36	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
40	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
44	Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	–	–
48	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
TM	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
Clear Smog	Poison	Special	50	–
Disable	Normal	Status	–	100
Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
Perish Song	Normal	Status	–	–
Reflect Type	Normal	Status	–	–
Smog	Poison	Special	30	70
Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90

Gastly Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Gastly is a Ghost / Poison-type Pokemon. This gives it resistances to Poison, Bug, Grass and Fairy-type moves plus immunities to Normal, Fighting and Ground-type moves, but leaves it weak to Ghost, Psychic and Dark-type attacks.

Type

Ghost / Poison

Weaknesses

Ghost, Psychic, Dark

Resistances

Poison, Bug, Grass, Fairy

Immunity

Normal, Fighting, Ground

Gastly Abilities

Gastly’s ability gives it an immunity to Ground-type moves in many games.

Gastly Evolution

Gastly evolves into Haunter at Level 25. Haunter evolves into Gengar through trading or compatible evolution methods depending on the game. Gengar can Mega Evolve into Mega Gengar in supported games.

Stage 1

Gastly

Starting form

Stage 2

Haunter

Evolves from Gastly at Level 25

Stage 3

Gengar

Evolves from Haunter by trade or compatible evolution methods

Mega Evolution

Mega Gengar

Mega Evolution in supported games

Where to Find Gastly in Pokemon Games

Gastly’s availability changes by game. It is commonly found in towers, haunted buildings, cemeteries, caves, ruins and night areas.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Red	Pokemon Tower.
Pokemon Blue	Pokemon Tower.
Pokemon Yellow	Pokemon Tower.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Gold	Sprout Tower and Tin Tower at night.
Pokemon Silver	Sprout Tower and Tin Tower at night.
Pokemon Crystal	Sprout Tower and Tin Tower at night.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Pokemon Tower and Lost Cave.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Pokemon Tower and Lost Cave.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Diamond	Old Chateau and Lost Tower.
Pokemon Pearl	Old Chateau and Lost Tower.
Pokemon Platinum	Old Chateau, Lost Tower and Turnback Cave.
Pokemon HeartGold	Sprout Tower, Bell Tower and Safari Zone at night.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Sprout Tower, Bell Tower and Safari Zone at night.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Black	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	White Forest.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon X	Route 14, Route 19, Frost Cavern and Lost Hotel.
Pokemon Y	Route 14, Route 19, Frost Cavern and Lost Hotel.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Sun	Hau’oli Cemetery and Memorial Hill.
Pokemon Moon	Hau’oli Cemetery and Memorial Hill.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Hau’oli Cemetery and Memorial Hill.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Hau’oli Cemetery and Memorial Hill.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Pokemon Tower.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Pokemon Tower.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Sword	Watchtower Ruins, Giant’s Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank and other Wild Area locations.
Pokemon Shield	Watchtower Ruins, Giant’s Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank and other Wild Area locations.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Old Chateau, Lost Tower, Dazzling Cave, Stargleam Cavern and Grassland Cave.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Old Chateau, Lost Tower, Dazzling Cave, Stargleam Cavern and Grassland Cave.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Golden Lowlands, Gapejaw Bog, Scarlet Bog, Shrouded Ruins, Cottonsedge Prairie, Sacred Plaza and Celestica Ruins.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Scarlet	East Province Area Two and Three, South Province Area One and Two, West Province Area One and Two, Tagtree Thicket and Glaseado Mountain.
Pokemon Violet	East Province Area Two and Three, South Province Area One and Two, West Province Area One and Two, Tagtree Thicket and Glaseado Mountain.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Lumiose Sewers, Wild Zone 4, Alpha Gastly east of the Sewers, and 1-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones in the Mega Dimension DLC.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Gastly
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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