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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
5'3"
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1.6 m
Metric
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5'3"/1.6 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
0.2 lbs.
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0.1 kg
Metric
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0.2 lbs./0.1 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
0
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 126
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Battle Exp.: 1261*
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| {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=haunter|ndex=093|name=Haunter }}
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Haunter (Japanese: ゴースト Ghost) is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon.
Pokédex entries
- Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen
- Because of its ability to slip through block walls, it is said to be from another dimension.
- Pokémon Yellow
- By licking, it saps the victim's life. It causes shaking that won't stop until the victim's demise.
- Pokémon Gold
- In total darkness, where nothing is visible, Haunter lurks, silently stalking its next victim.
- Pokémon Silver
- Its tongue is made of gas. If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes.
- Pokémon Crystal
- It hides in the dark, planning to take the life of the next living thing that wanders close by.
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
- Haunter is a dangerous Pokémon. If one beckons you while floating in darkness, you must never approach it. This Pokémon will try to lick you with its tongue and steal your life away.
- Pokémon Emerald
- If a Haunter beckons you while it is floating in darkness, don't approach it. This Pokémon will try to lick you with its tongue and steal your life away.
- Pokémon FireRed
- If you get the feeling of being watched in darkness when nobody is around, Haunter is there.
Name origin
Haunter's name origin simply means it is one who haunts, as ghosts are known to do. Its Japanese name is just Ghost. The French name is a corruption of spectre.
It appears to be based on a generic sort of cartoonish ghost.
The proto-type name of Haunter was "Spectre".
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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115
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108 - 183
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211 - 361
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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Total: 405
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 115.
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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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- In third generation games, Haunter 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 Haunter is 100, and of Fighting - 50 (due to Haunter's other type).
LearnsetIn the anime
Haunter first appeared in EP023. After Ash befriended it, he attempted to use it it fight against Sabrina. The only problem was that Haunter decided to goof off.
Morty used a Haunter to battle Ash in EP182.
In AG146, a Haunter was living in an abandoned mine with several other Ghost Pokémon. The Ghost Pokémon were having difficulty with the parting Psychic Pokémon living nearby.
EvolutionExternal linksIn other languages
