Gastly (Pokémon)
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Gastly (Japanese: ゴース Ghos) is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon.
It's ability is Levitate, which prevents damage to it from Ground-typed moves.
Pokédex entries
- Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen
- Almost invisible, this gaseous Pokémon cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice.
- Pokémon Yellow
- Said to appear in decrepit, deserted buildings. It has no real shape as it appears to be made of a gas.
- Pokémon Gold
- With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind.
- Pokémon Silver
- Its thin body is made of gas. It can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation.
- Pokémon Crystal
- It wraps its opponent in its gas-like body, slowly weakening its prey by poisoning it through the skin.
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
- 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.
- Pokémon Emerald
- 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.
- Pokémon FireRed
- A being that exists as a thin gas. It can topple an Indian elephant by enveloping the prey in two seconds.
Name origin
Gastly's name origin may be a combination of gas and ghastly, dreadfully frightening or horrible. Ghos is simply a shortened form of ghost. The French name is a corrupt version of phantom.
It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish ghosts, or maybe a will o' the wisp.
Gastly's proto-type name was "Spirit".
Base stats
| Stat | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 30
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90 - 137 | 170 - 264 | |
35
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36 - 95 | 67 - 185 | |
30
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31 - 90 | 58 - 174 | |
100
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94 - 167 | 184 - 328 | |
35
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36 - 95 | 67 - 185 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
Total: 310
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Type effectiveness
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- In third generation games, Gastly is immune to Ground due to its ability, Levitate.
- The immunity of Ghost Pokémon to Normal and Fighting can be removed by the use of moves such as Foresight; If such a move is used, the effectiveness of Normal on Gastly is 100, and of Fighting - 50 (due to Gastly's other type).
Learnset
By leveling up
| Game | Generation I | Generation II | Generation III | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSE | FR/LG | |||
| Start | Lick Night Shade Confuse Ray |
Hypnosis Lick |
Hypnosis Lick | |
| 8 | Spite | Spite | ||
| 13 | Mean Look | Mean Look | Curse | |
| 16 | Curse | Curse | Night Shade | |
| 21 | Night Shade | Night Shade | Confuse Ray | |
| 27 | Hypnosis | |||
| 28 | Confuse Ray | Confuse Ray | Dream Eater | |
| 33 | Dream Eater | Dream Eater | Destiny Bond | |
| 35 | Dream Eater | |||
| 36 | Destiny Bond | Destiny Bond | Shadow Ball | |
| 41 | Nightmare | |||
| 48 | Mean Look | |||
By TM/HM
| Game | Generation I | Generation II | Generation III |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Curse | ||
| TM06 | Toxic | Toxic | Toxic |
| TM07 | Zap Cannon | ||
| TM09 | Psych Up | ||
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Hidden Power | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Sunny Day | |
| TM12 | Taunt | ||
| TM13 | Snore | ||
| TM17 | Protect | Protect | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Rain Dance | |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Giga Drain | |
| TM20 | Rage | Endure | |
| TM21 | Mega Drain | Frustration | Frustration |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt | |
| TM25 | Thunder | Thunder | Thunder |
| TM27 | Return | Return | |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | Psychic |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | Shadow Ball | |
| TM31 | Mimic | ||
| TM32 | Double Team | Double Team | Double Team |
| TM33 | |||
| TM34 | Bide | Swagger | |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | ||
| TM36 | Selfdestruct | Sludge Bomb | Sludge Bomb |
| TM41 | Torment | ||
| TM42 | Dream Eater | Dream Eater | Facade |
| TM43 | Secret Power | ||
| TM44 | Rest | Rest | Rest |
| TM45 | Attract | Attract | |
| TM46 | Psywave | Thief | Thief |
| TM47 | Explosion | ||
| TM48 | Skill Swap | ||
| TM49 | Snatch | ||
| TM50 | Substitute | Nightmare |
In the anime
Gastly first appeared in The Ghost of Maiden's Peak. This Gastly had the ability to talk and shape-shift. He kept posing himself as the spirit of the women in which ledgend said turned to stone after many years of waiting for her love to return to her. Gastly kept on toying with the minds of young men. Brock and James just happened to become victims of Gastly's trickery.
The first time a regular Gastly appeared was in The Tower of Terror. Ash and co. went to Lavender Town in search of a Ghost-type Pokémon to aid Ash in defeating Sabrina.
Morty used a Gastly to battle Ash in From Ghost to Ghost.
An Officer Jenny owned a Gastly in Pikachu Re-volts.
A pair of Gastly were among a group of Ghost Pokémon living in an abondoned mine in Fear Factor Phony. The Ghost Pokémon couldn't stand the partying Psychic Pokémon that lived in the nearby town, so they created a Haunter-like illusion to scare anyway.
Evolution
External links
In other languages
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