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Pokédex Entry

Gas Pokémon

When exposed to a strong wind, a Gastly's gaseous body quickly dwindles away. They cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind.

Gastly in Pokémon Heart & Soul

Gastly is #92 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Heart & Soul. This page covers its ghost/poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 8 encounter locations.

Type
GhostPoison
Dex
#060 Johto Dex · #092 National
Abilities

Not hit by Ground attacks.

Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
amorphous
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
pokeball
Poké Ball15.6%
greatball
Great Ball21.3%
ultraball
Ultra Ball26.1%
Base Exp
62
EV Yield
1 SpecialAttack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
ground ×2psychic ×2ghost ×2dark ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5poison ×0.25bug ×0.25fairy ×0.5
Immune To
normalfighting

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Gastly to Lv. 25
• Trade Haunter
• Level up Haunter to Lv. 42

How to Obtain

Look for Gastly in Route 36 (uncommon), in Tin Tower 8F (uncommon), and in Tin Tower 9F (uncommon), among five other areas. Wild ones range from level four to 45.

Wild Encounters (8)

Gen 7 Moves

The movepool a new game starts with.

Level Up (16)

HypnosisLevel: 1psychic
PWR0ACC60PP20
A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.
LickLevel: 1ghost
PWR0ACC100PP30
Licks with a long tongue to injure. May also paralyze.
SpiteLevel: 5ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move by 4.of foe's last move by 2-5.
Mean LookLevel: 8normal
PWR0ACC0PP5
Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
CurseLevel: 12ghost
PWR0ACC0PP10
A move that functions differently for GHOSTS.
Night ShadeLevel: 15ghost
PWR1ACC100PP15
Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
Confuse RayLevel: 19ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
A sinister ray that confuses the foe.
Sucker PunchLevel: 22dark
PWR0ACC100PP5
Strikes first if the foe is preparing Attack.
PaybackLevel: 26dark
PWR50ACC100PP10
Attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Shadow BallLevel: 29ghost
PWR80ACC100PP15
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Dream EaterLevel: 33psychic
PWR100ACC100PP15
Takes one half the damage inflicted on a sleeping foe.
RolloutLevel: 34rock
PWR30ACC90PP20
Attack lasting 5 turns with rising intensity.
Dark PulseLevel: 36dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Destiny BondLevel: 40ghost
PWR0ACC0PP5
If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint.
HexLevel: 43ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
Does double damage if the foe has a status problem.
NightmareLevel: 47ghost
PWR0ACC0PP15
Inflicts 1/4 damage on a sleeping foe every turn.

Egg Moves (13)

Psywavepsychic
PWR1ACC0PP15
Attacks with a psychic wave of varying intensity.
Perish Songnormal
PWR0ACC0PP5
Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns.
Hazeice
PWR0ACC0PP30
Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Astonishghost
PWR30ACC100PP15
Attack that may shock the foe into flinching.
Grudgeghost
PWR0ACC0PP5
If the user faints, deletes all PP of foe's last move.
Fire Punchfire
PWR75ACC100PP15
A fiery punch that may burn the foe.
Ice Punchice
PWR75ACC100PP15
An icy punch that may leave the foe with frostbite.freeze the foe.
Thunder Punchelectric
PWR75ACC100PP15
An electrified punch that may paralyze the foe.
Disablenormal
PWR0ACC55PP20
For 4 turns, prevents foe For 4-7 turns, prevents foe For 2-5 turns, prevents foe from using last used move.
Scary Facenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Clear Smogpoison
PWR50ACC0PP15
Attacks with white haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Smogpoison
PWR0ACC70PP20
An exhaust-gas attack that may also poison.
Reflect Typenormal
PWR0ACC0PP15
The user reflects the foe's type, copying it.

Gen 3 Moves

Used when the “Pokémon Movepool” challenge setting is set to Gen 3.

Level Up (9)

HypnosisLevel: 1psychic
PWR0ACC60PP20
A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.
LickLevel: 1ghost
PWR0ACC100PP30
Licks with a long tongue to injure. May also paralyze.
SpiteLevel: 8ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move by 4.of foe's last move by 2-5.
Mean LookLevel: 13normal
PWR0ACC0PP5
Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
CurseLevel: 16ghost
PWR0ACC0PP10
A move that functions differently for GHOSTS.
Night ShadeLevel: 21ghost
PWR1ACC100PP15
Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
Confuse RayLevel: 28ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
A sinister ray that confuses the foe.
Dream EaterLevel: 33psychic
PWR100ACC100PP15
Takes one half the damage inflicted on a sleeping foe.
Destiny BondLevel: 36ghost
PWR0ACC0PP5
If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint.

Egg Moves (7)

Psywavepsychic
PWR1ACC0PP15
Attacks with a psychic wave of varying intensity.
Perish Songnormal
PWR0ACC0PP5
Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns.
Hazeice
PWR0ACC0PP30
Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Astonishghost
PWR30ACC100PP15
Attack that may shock the foe into flinching.
Will O Wispfire
PWR0ACC0PP15
Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire.
Grudgeghost
PWR0ACC0PP5
If the user faints, deletes all PP of foe's last move.
Explosionnormal
PWR0ACC100PP5
Inflicts severe damage but makes the user faint.

TM/HM Moves (39)

Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Captivatenormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM78
Makes the opposite gender sharply reduce its Sp. Atk.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM79
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Dream Eaterpsychic
PWR100ACC100PP15TM85
Takes one half the damage inflicted on a sleeping foe.
Embargodark
PWR0ACC100PP15TM63
Prevents the foe from using any items.
Endurenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM58
Endures any attack for 1 turn, leaving at least 1HP.
Energy Ballgrass
PWR0ACC100PP10TM53
Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.
Explosionnormal
PWR0ACC100PP5TM64
Inflicts severe damage but makes the user faint.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
Attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Draingrass
PWR0ACC100PP25TM19
Attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Natural Giftnormal
PWR1ACC100PP15TM83
The effectiveness varies with the held Berry.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
Attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Poison Jabpoison
PWR80ACC100PP20TM84
A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.
Psych Upnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM77
Copies foe's stat changes and gives to the user.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
Attack that increases in power with friendship.
Secret Powernormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM43
Attack with effects that vary by location.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Skill Swappsychic
PWR0ACC0PP10TM48
The user swaps special abilities with the target.
Sleep Talknormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM82
Uses an available move randomly while asleep.
Sludge Bombpoison
PWR90ACC100PP10TM36
Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
Snatchdark
PWR0ACC0PP10TM49
Steals the effects of the move the target uses next.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Swaggernormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM87
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Thunderelectric
PWR0ACC70PP10TM25
A lightning attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunderboltelectric
PWR0ACC100PP15TM24
A strong electrical attack that may paralyze the foe.
Tormentdark
PWR0ACC100PP15TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Trick Roompsychic
PWR0ACC0PP5TM92
Slower Pokémon get to move first for 5 turns.
Will O Wispfire
PWR0ACC0PP15TM61
Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire.

Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
2
Immunities
8
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Gastly. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Gastly resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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