Ghost (type)

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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Stellar

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The Ghost type (Japanese: ゴーストタイプ Ghost type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Pokémon Trainers who specialize in Ghost-type Pokémon are Agatha, former member of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four, Morty of Ecruteak City, Phoebe of the Hoenn Elite Four, Fantina of Hearthome City, and Shauntal of the Unova Elite Four. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Ghost-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 62.83
Attack: 76.93
Defense: 81.52
Sp.Atk: 77.48
Sp.Def: 76.96
Speed: 61.15
Total: 436.87

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 72.07
Attack: 89.67
Defense: 90.67
Sp.Atk: 90.00
Sp.Def: 88.41
Speed: 70.85
Total: 501.67

Battle properties

Generation I

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×	None		2×
0×			0×

Generations II to V

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×			0×

Generation VI onwards

Ghost-type Pokémon are now immune to effects that prevent recall or escape (such as Mean Look and Shadow Tag), and they are also guaranteed to flee from any wild battle regardless of Speed.

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×			0×

Characteristics

Defense

The Ghost type is a valuable defensive type due to being immune to both the Fighting-type, one of the most popular attacking types, and the Normal-type, a type with a number of strong moves. As of Generation VI, Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to all trapping moves and Abilities, including Magnet Pull and partially-trapping moves such as Fire Spin. Ghost types are also guaranteed to run from wild battles regardless of Speed.

Prior to Generation VI, Pokémon that are both Dark-type and Ghost-type have no weaknesses (excluding Fighting-type moves used under immunity-negating conditions such as Ring Target or Scrappy), as the resistances of the Dark type cover the weaknesses of Ghost, and vice-versa. In Generation VI, the Fairy type was introduced, which is super effective against Dark and not resisted by Ghost, so these Pokémon now have a weakness to Fairy.

Ghost types are also unique in the fact that they have a type-specific attack: Curse, which, other than being the only ???-type move before the type was removed in Generation V, works differently for Ghost-type Pokémon than it does for other Pokémon.

Offense

Ghost-type Pokémon are used mainly to inflict status effects, like confusion or burn. Contrary to Dark-types, most Ghost-type Pokémon are special attackers due to their typically high Special Attack, despite the fact that Ghost-type moves were physical moves prior to Generation IV.

In Generation I, there were no types that resisted Ghost-type moves, although there was only one move that would be affected by same-type attack bonus. In Generation II, Steel and Dark were added in order to resist Ghost-type moves. As of Generation VI, the only differences between Dark and Ghost is that Dark-type moves are not very effective on Fighting or Fairy while Ghost-type moves do normal damage to those types, and Ghost-type moves do not affect Normal Pokémon.

Ghost-type moves are great for neutral coverage, as Steel-type Pokémon no longer resist them in Generation VI. No Pokémon resists a combination of Fighting and Ghost-type moves, as the only combination capable of this (Normal/Ghost) has never materialized. A combination of Fairy and Ghost-type moves has nearly as good coverage, only resisted by Normal types with a secondary type that resist Fairy, of which there are currently only two. Despite this, Ghost types do not have reliable damaging moves that have 100 or more base power.

Contest properties

In Contests, Ghost-type moves are typically Clever moves, but some may be Cute or Tough. None of them fall under the Beautiful condition.

Pokémon

As of Generation VI, there are 35 Ghost-type Pokémon or 4.9% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Ghost-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions), tied with Ice as the rarest of the eighteen types.

Pure Ghost-type Pokémon

# Name 200 Misdreavus 353 Shuppet 354 Banette Mega Banette 355 Duskull 356 Dusclops 429 Mismagius 477 Dusknoir 562 Yamask 563 Cofagrigus

Half Ghost-type Pokémon

Primary Ghost-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison Mega Gengar Ghost Poison 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 487 Giratina Ghost Dragon Ghost Dragon 607 Litwick Ghost Fire 608 Lampent Ghost Fire 609 Chandelure Ghost Fire 708 Phantump Ghost Grass 709 Trevenant Ghost Grass 710 Pumpkaboo Ghost Grass 711 Gourgeist Ghost Grass ??? Mimikyu Ghost Fairy ??? Oricorio Sensu Style Ghost Flying ??? Sandygast Ghost Ground ??? Palossand Ghost Ground

Secondary Ghost-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 105 Marowak Alola Form Fire Ghost 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 302 Sableye Dark Ghost Mega Sableye Dark Ghost 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 479 Rotom Electric Ghost 592 Frillish Water Ghost 593 Jellicent Water Ghost 622 Golett Ground Ghost 623 Golurk Ground Ghost 679 Honedge Steel Ghost 680 Doublade Steel Ghost 681 Aegislash Steel Ghost 720 Hoopa Psychic Ghost ??? Lunala Psychic Ghost

Pokéstar Studios opponents

# Name Type 1 Type 2 N/A Majin Dark Ghost

Moves

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Target	Description
III	Astonish	Physical	Clever	03030	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user attacks the target while shouting in a startling fashion. It may also make the target flinch.
I	Confuse Ray	Status	Clever	000—	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The target is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion.
II	Curse	Status	Tough	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Self	A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all the other types.
II	Destiny Bond	Status	Clever	000—	000—%	055 (max 8)	Self	When this move is used, if the user faints, the Pokémon that landed the knockout hit also faints.
III	Grudge	Status	Tough	000—	000—%	055 (max 8)	Self	If the user faints, the user's grudge fully depletes the PP of the opponent's move that knocked it out.
V	Hex	Special	Clever	06565	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status problems.
I	Lick	Physical	Tough	03030	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The target is licked with a long tongue, causing damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
I	Night Shade	Special	Clever	VariesVaries	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage matching the user's level.
II	Nightmare	Status	Clever	000—	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	A sleeping target sees a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn.
IV	Ominous Wind	Special	Clever	06060	100100%	055 (max 8)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user blasts the target with a gust of repulsive wind. It may also raise all the user's stats at once.
VI	Phantom Force	Physical	Cool	09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.
II	Shadow Ball	Special	Clever	08080	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
IV	Shadow Claw	Physical	Cute	07070	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. Critical hits land more easily.
IV	Shadow Force	Physical	Clever	120120	100100%	055 (max 8)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user disappears, then strikes the target on the second turn. It hits even if the target protects itself.
III	Shadow Punch	Physical	Clever	06060	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user throws a punch from the shadows. The punch lands without fail.
IV	Shadow Sneak	Physical	Clever	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user extends its shadow and attacks the target from behind. This move always goes first.
II	Spite	Status	Clever	000—	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
VI	Trick-or-Treat	Status	Cute	000—	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user takes the target trick-or-treating. This adds Ghost type to the target's type.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.

Abilities

Interacting with the Ghost type

A Pokémon with Color Change, Protean, Imposter, or Multitype will become a Ghost-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Ghost-type move, uses a Ghost-type move, is sent out against a Ghost-type opponent, or is holding a Spooky Plate.

Since Generation VI, Ghost-type Pokémon are also immune to Magnet Pull, Arena Trap, and Shadow Tag.

Gen	Ability	Description
V	Rattled	Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a Dark, Ghost, or Bug move.
IV	Scrappy	Makes Normal- and Fighting-type moves hit Ghost-type Pokémon.
All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Exclusive Abilities

Only Ghost-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

Gen	Ability	Description
V	Cursed Body	Has a 30% chance of disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.
All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Trivia

• Generation V introduced the most Ghost-type Pokémon of any generation, with nine, and Generation II introduced the fewest Ghost-type Pokémon, with only one.
• Generation II introduced the most Ghost-type moves of any generation, with four, and Generation V introduced the fewest Ghost-type moves, with only one.
• In Generation I, Ghost-type moves have no effect on Psychic-type Pokémon, though an abundance of evidence suggests that this may have been an error. Multiple sources mention that Ghost-type moves are super effective on Psychic-type Pokémon: official strategy guides published by Nintendo, two episodes of the anime (The Tower of Terror and Haunter versus Kadabra), and even the games themselves, where a Trainer in the Saffron Gym mentions that Psychic-type Pokémon "only fear Bugs and Ghosts" (though the reference to Ghost-type Pokémon was removed in Pokémon Yellow). This was changed in Generation II to make Ghost moves actually be super effective against Psychic-type Pokémon.
• There are no Ghost-type moves with an accuracy lower than 100%.
• While the Ghost type has an immunity to Normal-type moves, several damaging moves that display as Normal can affect them, including Hidden Power (whose actual type varies) and Struggle (Generation II onwards).
• The only Ghost-type moves with more than 80 base power are Shadow Force and Phantom Force. Both moves take two turns to execute and hit even if the target is protecting itself.
• As of Generation VI, it is not possible for any Pokémon to possess a double resistance to Ghost. The only Pokémon to possess a double resistance in previous generations are Pawniard and Bisharp, both of which are Dark/Steel.
• The Ghost type is the only type immune to two types: Normal and Fighting.
• Kalos is the only region without a notable Ghost-type specialist.
• In Pokémon Conquest, Ghost-type Pokémon which are not part-Flying or have Levitate are shown with an animation of physically passing through enemies, referencing the common belief that real life ghosts can pass through solid objects. They cannot, however, pass through any other obstacle on the field in-game.
• There are nine Pokémon with unique type combinations that are part Ghost-type - more than any other type.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ゴースト Ghost Bulgarian Призрачни Prizrachni Chinese Cantonese 幽靈 Yāulìhng Mandarin 幽靈 / 幽灵 Yōulíng Czech Duch Danish Spøgelse Dutch Geest Spook Finnish Kummitus Aave Haamu French Spectre German Geist Greek Φάντασμα Fántasma Hebrew רוח Ruach Hungarian Szellem Indonesian Hantu Italian Spettro Korean 고스트 Ghost Norwegian Spøkelse Polish Duch Brazilian Portuguese Fantasma Romanian Fantomă Russian Привидение Privideniye Призрак Prizrak Spanish Fantasma Swedish Spöke Thai ผี Phī วิญญาณ Wiỵỵāṇ Vietnamese Ma