Haunter
ghostpoison
It hides in the dark, planning to take the life of the living thing that wanders close by.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
GhostPoison
Dex
#062
Abilities
Growth Rate
Medium Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
indeterminate
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
90
Base Exp
126
EV Yield
2 SpecialAttack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
ground ×2psychic ×2ghost ×2dark ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5poison ×0.25bug ×0.25fairy ×0.5
Immune To
normalfighting
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Haunter appears common in Stormy Beach in the night, common in Cinnabar Volcano B1F in the night, and common in Pokémon Mansion 1F in the night, among 23 other areas. Haunter can also be found in a hidden grotto in Stormy Beach. Wild ones range from level 44 to 60, unless in a badge-dependent area.
Wild Encounters (28)
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Haunter.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Claw | |||||
| ghost |  | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | |||||
Level Up Moves (15)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HypnosisLevel: 1 | ||||||
| psychic |  | 0 | 60 | 20 | ||
| May cause the foe to fall asleep. | ||||||
| LickLevel: 1 | ||||||
| ghost | | 30 | 100 | 30 | ||
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| DisableLevel: 5 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Disables the foe's most recent move. | ||||||
| Mean LookLevel: 8 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Prevents fleeing or switching. | ||||||
| CurseLevel: 12 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Night ShadeLevel: 15 | ||||||
| ghost |  | 1 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Damage equals the user's level. | ||||||
| Confuse RayLevel: 19 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A move that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Sucker PunchLevel: 22 | ||||||
| dark | | 70 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Attacks before the foe does. | ||||||
| Pain SplitLevel: 28 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total. | ||||||
| Shadow BallLevel: 33 | ||||||
| ghost | | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Dream EaterLevel: 39 | ||||||
| psychic | | 100 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Steals HP from a sleeping victim. | ||||||
| Dark PulseLevel: 44 | ||||||
| dark | | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Destiny BondLevel: 50 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| The foe faints if the user does. | ||||||
| HexLevel: 55 | ||||||
| ghost | | 65 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Damage doubles if foe has status. | ||||||
| Perish SongLevel: 61 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Both user and foe faint in 3 turns. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | |||||
| ghost | | 30 | 100 | 15 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||
| Disable | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Disables the foe's most recent move. | |||||
| Haze | |||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Eliminates all stat changes. | |||||
| Perish Song | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | |
| Both user and foe faint in 3 turns. | |||||
| Scary Face | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Sharply lowers the foe's Speed. | |||||
| Nasty Plot | |||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk. | |||||
| Feint Attack | |||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that never misses. | |||||
Wild Moves (1)
Note: These moves are only available on wild Pokémon caught at specific locations.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonblast(Soul House) | ||||||
| fairy | | 95 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may lower Sp.Atk. | ||||||
TM/HM Moves (28)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Venoshock | ||||||
| poison | | 65 | 100 | 10 | TM09 | |
| Damage doubles if foe is poisoned. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Giga Drain | ||||||
| grass | | 75 | 100 | 10 | TM19 | |
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Thunderbolt | ||||||
| electric | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM24 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Thunder | ||||||
| electric | | 110 | 70 | 10 | TM25 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Psychic | ||||||
| psychic | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM29 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Shadow Ball | ||||||
| ghost | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Sludge Bomb | ||||||
| poison | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM36 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Dazzlingleam | ||||||
| fairy | | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM49 | |
| Dazzles with a powerful flash. | ||||||
| Leech Life | ||||||
| bug | | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM50 | |
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Energy Ball | ||||||
| grass | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM53 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Dark Pulse | ||||||
| dark | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM58 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Will O Wisp | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 85 | 15 | TM61 | |
| A move that may burn the foe. | ||||||
| Explosion | ||||||
| normal | | 250 | 100 | 5 | TM64 | |
| Very powerful but makes user faint. | ||||||
| Shadow Claw | ||||||
| ghost | | 70 | 100 | 15 | TM65 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Poison Jab | ||||||
| poison | | 80 | 100 | 20 | TM66 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (14)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Eater | ||||||
| psychic | | 100 | 100 | 15 | MT09 | |
| Steals HP from a sleeping victim. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Fire Punch | ||||||
| fire | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT12 | |
| A fiery punch. May cause a burn. | ||||||
| Ice Punch | ||||||
| ice | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT15 | |
| An icy punch. May cause freezing. | ||||||
| Icy Wind | ||||||
| ice | | 55 | 95 | 15 | MT16 | |
| An icy attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Knock Off | ||||||
| dark | | 65 | 100 | 20 | MT18 | |
| Slaps down the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Skill Swap | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT23 | |
| Swaps abilities with the foe. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Sucker Punch | ||||||
| dark | | 70 | 100 | 5 | MT25 | |
| Attacks before the foe does. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
| Thunderpunch | ||||||
| electric | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT27 | |
| An electric punch. It may paralyze. | ||||||
| Trick | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT28 | |
| Swaps held items with the foe. | ||||||
| Trick Room | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | MT29 | |
| Slow Pokémon move first for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Zap Cannon | ||||||
| electric | | 120 | 50 | 5 | MT30 | |
| An attack that always paralyzes. | ||||||
Haunter in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Haunter is #62 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its ghost/poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 35 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Haunter form.
