Gastly

#92 (Kanto)

#93 Haunter ›

Pokémon type

Ghost

Poison

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.

Evolving Mega Gengar costs 200 Mega Energy the first time, and 40 Mega Energy every time after.

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

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 1.2 DPE	15	8.8	79%
Sucker Punch Elite TM 3.5 EPT	Ominous Wind Elite TM 1.2 DPE	14	8.2	73%
Lick 3 EPT	Ominous Wind Elite TM 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

What counters Gastly?

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

The best counter to Gastly is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Mewtwo X and Dawn Wings Necrozma.

The top Gastly counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	86%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psychic	85%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		186
Defense		67
Stamina		102

Max HP

Level 40

Size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	0.1 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
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