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
No Legends Z A entries available

It wraps its opponent in its gas-like body, slowly weakening its prey by poisoning it through the skin.

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 Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Espeon
Espeon
Psychic
A
Psychic is super effective against GastlyView Espeon →

Legends: Z-A 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 is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Gastly Best Moveset

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

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Levitate
Item
Focus SashSURVIVAL
Best Nature for Gastly
Lonely+ATK

Gastly best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Attacker Moveset

  • Destiny BondSTAB
  • Clear SmogSTAB
  • Unknown
  • Dark Pulse

Recommended Teammates

Gastly
GastlyGood

Moves

Most of Gastly's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Gunk Shot and Sludge Bomb, but Psychic and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Confuse Ray
C—10010Ghost
Lv 1
Lick
D3010030Ghost
Lv 4
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Lv 8
Confusion
D5010025Psychic
Lv 12
Shadow Sneak+1
D4010030Ghost
Lv 20
Curse
B——10Ghost
Lv 24
Haze
C——30Ice
Lv 28
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Lv 36
Dark Pulse
B8010015Dark
Lv 40
Shadow Ball
S8010015Ghost
Lv 50
Perish Song
B——5Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM112
Acid Spray
C4010020Poison
TM91
Curse
B——10Ghost
TM90
Dark Pulse
B8010015Dark
TM92
Dazzling Gleam
S8010010Fairy
TM127
Dream Eater
C10010015Psychic
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM26
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM42
Giga Drain
C7510010Grass
TM100
Gunk Shot
D120805Poison
TM49
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM83
Nasty Plot
C——20Dark
TM77
Poison Jab
D8010020Poison
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM63
Psychic
C9010010Psychic
TM48
Self-Destruct
C2001005Normal
TM74
Shadow Ball
S8010015Ghost
TM53
Sludge Bomb
A9010010Poison
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM95
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM106
Thunder
A1107010Electric
TM67
Thunderbolt
C9010015Electric
TM07
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM57
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Gastly doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Gastly can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Gastly in Legends: Z-A

Gastly doesn't appear in Legends: Z-A. Transfer it from Red, Yellow, or FireRed to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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 Legends: Z-A, 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 Legends: Z-A. 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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