Utility
Attacker
CTier
80Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Gastly's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP30
F
Attack35
F
Defense30
F
Sp. Atk100
B
Sp. Def35
F
Speed80
C
Total310
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height1.3 m
4'03"Average
Weight0.1 kg
0.2 lbsFeather
Base XP62
Low Yield
Abilities
LevitateTop Pick
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entries

Its body is made of gas. Despite lacking substance, it can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation.

Gastly Weakness

Gastly is weak to Ground, Psychic, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. The Ghost/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Gastly leans toward special offense (base 100 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.

Gastly Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground, Psychic, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)Normal, Fighting
Type ChartGood
4Weak
4Resist
3Immune
Score+4
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
GroundPsychicGhostDark
½xResist
GrassFairy
¼xResist
PoisonBug
0xImmune
NormalFightingGround
STAB (4)
PsychicGhostGrassFairy
How to Beat Gastly in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Garchomp can KO Gastly with Earthquake (400-472%). Weavile threatens a KO with Knock Off (368-433%). Latios's Psyshock also KOs at 378-444%.

Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround
A
Recommended Build
AbilityRough Skin
ItemRocky Helmet
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Stealth Rock
  • Swords Dance
  • Dragon Claw
Damage vs Gastly
Earthquake 2x
400-472%KO
View Garchomp builds →

X & Y Evolution

Gastly kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Haunter all the way to Gengar. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 190 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Gastly
#092Gastly
25
Level 25
Haunter
#093Haunter
Trade
Gengar
#094Gengar
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Gastly
GhostPoison
Haunter
GhostPoison
Gengar
GhostPoison
HP
30
45+15
60+15
ATK
35
50+15
65+15
DEF
30
45+15
60+15
SP.ATK
100
115+15
130+15
SP.DEF
35
55+20
75+20
SPE
80
95+15
110+15
BST
310C-Tier
405C-Tier+95
500A-Tier+95
ROLE
Attacker
Cannon
Sweeper
TYPE
Special
Special
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Gastly easily with 49 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Clear Smog, Disable and 10 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Indeterminate
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
13moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirgalladegastrodonstunfisktrevenantshellosphantumpcofagriguskirliacastformraltsyamask
12 of 49·

X & Y Gastly Best Moveset

Focus Sash guarantees Gastly survives one hit from full HP. That's enough to deal early damage and fire off Trickroom before going down. Levitate and flexible EVs maximize first-turn impact.

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Levitate
Item
Focus SashSURVIVAL
Best Nature for Gastly
HardyNEUTRAL

Utility Moveset

  • Trick Room
  • Destiny BondSTAB
  • ToxicUtility
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Rattata
RattataExcellent
Taillow
TaillowExcellent
Ralts
RaltsGood

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Gastly gets Astonish and Clear Smog exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Hypnosis
D—6020Psychic
Lv 1
Lick
—3010030Ghost
Lv 5
Spite
——10010Ghost
Lv 8
Mean Look
———5Normal
Lv 12
Curse
C——10Ghost
Lv 15
Night Shade
D—10015Ghost
Lv 19
Confuse Ray
D—10010Ghost
Lv 22
Sucker Punch+1
D801005Dark
Lv 26
Payback
—5010010Dark
Lv 29
Shadow Ball
B8010015Ghost
Lv 33
Dream Eater
C10010015Psychic
Lv 36
Dark Pulse
C8010015Dark
Lv 40
Destiny Bond
S——5Ghost
Lv 43
Hex
C6510010Ghost
Lv 47
Nightmare
——10015Ghost

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
———20Normal
TM97
Dark Pulse
C8010015Dark
TM99
Dazzling Gleam
C8010010Fairy
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
C10010015Psychic
TM63
Embargo
——10015Dark
TM53
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM64
Explosion
C2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM83
Infestation
D2010020Bug
TM66
Payback
—5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
D——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
C9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM48
Round
C6010015Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
B8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
B9010010Poison
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM24
Thunderbolt
C9010015Electric
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
S—9010Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
S——5Psychic
TM09
Venoshock
C6510010Poison
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Egg
Clear Smog
C50—15Poison
Egg
Disable
C—10020Normal
Egg
Fire Punch
D7510015Fire
Egg
Grudge
———5Ghost
Egg
Haze
C——30Ice
Egg
Ice Punch
D7510015Ice
Egg
Perish Song
C——5Normal
Egg
Psywave
D—10015Psychic
Egg
Reflect Type
D——15Normal
Egg
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Egg
Smog
—307020Poison
Egg
Thunder Punch
D7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Gastly can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal
Gen 4
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
Gen 4
Ominous Wind
—601005Ghost
Gen 5
Telekinesis
———15Psychic

How to Get Gastly in X & Y

Gastly can't be caught in X & Y. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or FireRed instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Gastly is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

RedYellowGoldCrystalFireRed

Gastly Guide

  • Gastly becomes Haunter at level 25, then Gengar by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

  • Gastly evolves into Haunter at level 25. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

  • In X & Y, For a casual playthrough, Gastly works as a placeholder. Ghost/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Haunter. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • Gastly is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 21 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Gastly appears in 22 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Gastly have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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