Gastly

#92 (Kanto)

#93 Haunter ›

Pokémon type

Ghost

Poison

Boosted in Fog and Cloudy weather

Gastly weaknesses

Gastly is weak to Ground, Ghost, Psychic and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Gastly is resistant to Grass and Fairy-type moves, doubly resistant to Normal, Poison and Bug-type moves, and triply resistant to Fighting-type moves.

63%

39%

24%

Best moveset for Gastly

The best moves for Gastly are Lick and Sludge Bomb when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Astonish and Sludge Bomb deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Lick

12DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Defending

Astonish

8.4DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Trainer Battles

Astonish

3.3EPT

Sludge Bomb

1.92DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Gastly family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Gastly evolves into Haunter for 25 Candy, then into Gengar for 100 Candy.

If Haunter was obtained in a trade, it can evolve into Gengar for no Candy.
Evolving Mega Gengar costs 200 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 40 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.

Game images

Gastly, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

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Summary

Gastly is a Ghost & Poison Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Ghost, Psychic and Dark moves. Gastly's best moveset is Lick & Sludge Bomb and it has a Max CP of 1,390. Gastly evolves into Haunter.

About

"Gastly is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this Pokémon cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Lick	5	12	12
Sucker Punch Elite TM	5	12	10
Astonish	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Ominous Wind Elite TM	55	3	2
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.6
Night Shade	60	2	1.44
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Max Move	Lv 1	Lv 2	Lv 3
Max Phantasm from Lick, Astonish	250	300	350
Max Darkness from Sucker Punch	250	300	350
Max Guard shield HP	20	40	60
Max Spirit heal, % of max HP	8%	12%	16%

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Sucker Punch Elite TM	8	2	4	3.5
Astonish	12	3	4.8	3.3
Lick	3	1	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Night Shade	70	45	1.87
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Dark Pulse	80	45	1.78
Ominous Wind Elite TM ▲ att ▲ def	45	45	1.2
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Lick 12 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	10.8	100%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	10.2	95%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	9.7	90%
Lick 12 DPS	Ominous Wind Elite TM 26.4 DPS	8.9	83%
Lick 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.9	82%
Lick 12 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	8.8	82%
Lick 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	8.7	80%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Ominous Wind Elite TM 26.4 DPS	8.5	79%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	8.2	76%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	8.1	76%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.1	76%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Ominous Wind Elite TM 26.4 DPS	8	74%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	7.6	71%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	7.6	71%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.3	68%
Lick 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.3	59%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.4	50%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.2	39%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3.8	100%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Ominous Wind Elite TM 26.4 DPS	3.3	87%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	3.1	82%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	3	79%
Lick 12 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	2.8	74%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	2.7	71%
Lick 12 DPS	Ominous Wind Elite TM 26.4 DPS	2.6	68%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Ominous Wind Elite TM 26.4 DPS	2.4	64%
Lick 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	2.4	63%
Lick 12 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	2.3	61%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	2.3	59%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	57%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Night Shade 28.8 DPS	2.2	57%
Lick 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.8	47%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	43%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	35%
Lick 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	33%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	29%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	15	11.2	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Night Shade 1.87 DPE	15	11	98%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	11	98%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	15	10.7	96%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 3.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	16	10.7	96%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 3.5 EPT	Night Shade 1.87 DPE	14	10.5	94%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	10.5	94%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 3.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	14	10.2	91%
Lick 3 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	17	9.4	84%
Lick 3 EPT	Night Shade 1.87 DPE	15	9.2	82%
Lick 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	82%
Lick 3 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	15	8.9	80%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Ominous Wind Elite TM ▲ att ▲ def 1.2 DPE	15	8.8	79%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 3.5 EPT	Ominous Wind Elite TM ▲ att ▲ def 1.2 DPE	14	8.2	73%
Lick 3 EPT	Ominous Wind Elite TM ▲ att ▲ def 1.2 DPE	15	7.2	64%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	5.3	47%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	4.5	40%
Lick 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	36%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Gastly counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Gastly Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

0.03
2
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Confusion

Psystrike

0.03
3
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.03
4
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.03
5
Mewtwo

Confusion

Psystrike

0.03

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Future Sight+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		186
Defense		67
Stamina		102

Max HP

Level 40	92
Level 50	98

Average size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	0.1 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	527
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	702
Level 30 Max wild	1,054
Level 40	1,229
Level 50	1,390

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	878
Level 35 (wild)	1,141