Ghost (type)
Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable specialists in the Ghost-type include Agatha of the Kanto Elite Four, Morty of Ecruteak City, Phoebe of the Hoenn Elite Four, and Fantina of Hearthome City.
Statistical averages
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Battle properties
Generation I
Ghost-type moves:
- Are super effective against: Ghost
- Are not very effective against: None (Dark and Steel weren't introduced until Generation II)
- Have no effect against: Normal, Psychic
Ghost-type Pokémon:
Generation II-onward
Ghost-type moves:
- Are super effective against: Ghost, Psychic
- Are not very effective against: Dark, Steel
- Have no effect against: Normal
Ghost-type Pokémon:
Characteristics
The Ghost-type is one of the smallest elemental types in the game, with few additions in each new Pokémon game. They are also unique in the fact that they have a type-specific attack called Curse, which, other than being the only Template:Type2 move, works differently for Ghost-types than it does for other Pokémon.
Ghost Pokémon are used mainly to inflict status effects, like confusion or paralysis. Most Ghost-type moves cause some sort of effect or a status ailment. They are a good type to use in Pokémon battling, because of their possession of all-around good attacks, such as Hypnosis and Shadow Ball.
It is interesting to note that the weaknesses of the Ghost-type are covered by the resistances of the Template:Type2, and vice-versa, so their combination, seen in the Pokémon Sableye and Spiritomb, has no weaknesses at all. What is to be remembered is that this does not make for a perfect Pokémon. There is also always the possibility for the immunities of the Ghost- and Dark-types to be removed via certain moves, such as Odor Sleuth, as well, making for a weakness.
In total, there are 18 Pokémon with the Ghost-type.
Pokémon
Pure Ghost-type Pokémon
# | Name | |
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200 | Misdreavus | |
353 | Shuppet | |
354 | Banette | |
355 | Duskull | |
356 | Dusclops | |
429 | Mismagius | |
477 | Dusknoir |
Half Ghost-type Pokémon
Primary Ghost-type Pokémon
# | Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | |
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092 | Gastly | Ghost | Poison | |
093 | Haunter | Ghost | Poison | |
094 | Gengar | Ghost | Poison | |
425 | Drifloon | Ghost | Flying | |
426 | Drifblim | Ghost | Flying | |
442 | Spiritomb | Ghost | Dark | |
487 | Giratina | Ghost | Dragon | |
Ghost | Dragon |
Secondary Ghost-type Pokémon
# | Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | |
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292 | Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | |
302 | Sableye | Dark | Ghost | |
478 | Froslass | Ice | Ghost | |
479 | Rotom | Electric | Ghost |
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
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Astonish | Smart | 30 | 100% | 15 | One foe | Has a 30% chance of making the target flinch. | |
Lick | Tough | 20 | 100% | 30 | One foe | Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the opponent. | |
Night Shade | Smart | Varies | 100% | 15 | One foe | Inflicts damage matching the user's level. | |
Ominous Wind | Smart | 60 | 100% | 5 | One foe | Has a 10% chance of raising all the user's stats by one level. | |
Shadow Ball | Smart | 80 | 100% | 15 | One foe | Has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense. | |
Shadow Claw | Cute | 70 | 100% | 15 | One foe | Has a high critical hit ratio. | |
Shadow Force | Smart | 120 | 100% | 5 | One foe | The user disappears on the first turn, strikes on the second turn. Hits through Protect. | |
Shadow Punch | Smart | 60 | — | 20 | One foe | Never Misses. | |
Shadow Sneak | Smart | 40 | 100% | 30 | One foe | Always attacks first. |
Non-damaging moves
Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
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Confuse Ray | Smart | — | 100% | 10 | One foe | Confuses the foe. | |
Destiny Bond | Smart | — | — | 5 | User | If the user faints, the foe that landed the knockout hit also faints. | |
Grudge | Tough | — | — | 5 | User | Fully depletes the PP of the foe's move that knocked the user out. | |
Nightmare | Smart | — | 100% | 15 | One foe | Reduces sleeping foe's health by 1/4 every turn until it awakens. | |
Spite | Smart | — | 100% | 10 | One foe | Reduces up to 4PP the move last used by the foe. |
Trivia
- Pure Ghost-type species were not introduced until Generation II.
- In Generation I, Ghost-type moves didn't have any effect on Psychic-type Pokémon. This contradicts both official type charts published by Nintendo for their Red/Blue/Yellow strategy guides as well as the anime where it was said that Ghost-types are the best type to fight Psychic-type Pokémon. It is the only elemental type to go from 0× effectiveness to 2× effectiveness on another type between generations.
- There are no Ghost-type moves that have an accuracy lower than 100, as all of them have a 100% accuracy or are status moves.
- Ghost-type Pokémon are the only single-type Pokémon that can have more than one immunity.
- The Ghost-type is one of the two types that are weak to their own moves, together with the Dragon-type. Coincidentally, Giratina is a combination of both types.
- All Ghost-type Pokémon which have a second type that is weak to Ground-type attacks have the Levitate ability, so there is no Ghost-type Pokémon that is weak to Ground-type attacks.
- Ghost and Dark are the only two types that are super-effective against the same types: Psychic and Ghost.
- Ghost is the least abundant type among Pokémon, with only 18 Pokémon of this type among the 493 total.
In other languages
- Dutch: Spook
- French: Spectre
- German: Geist
- Italian: Spettro
- Spanish: Fantasma
- Korean: 고스트 ghost
- Hebrew: רוח ru'ah