Gastly (Pokémon)

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Cloyster #091: Cloyster
Pokémon
#093: Haunter Haunter
Gastly
ゴース Ghos
#092
092Gastly.png
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type
Ghost Poison
Category
Gas Pokémon
Abilities
Levitate Levitate
Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100
1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers
Kanto
#092
Johto
#058
Hoenn
#262
Sinnoh
#069
Regional Browser numbers
Fiore
R-094
Almia
R-017
Oblivia
R-164 N-183
Height
4'03"
Imperial
1.3 m
Metric
Weight
0.2 lbs.
Imperial
0.1 kg
Metric
Dex color
Purple
Catch rate
190 (24.8%)
Body style
Body01.png BodyUnknown.png
Blue-Striped
Footprint
 F092.png   F487O.png
Blue-Striped
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Breeding
Indeterminate group 21 cycles
(5355 minimum steps)
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
1
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Base Exp.: 95 Battle Exp.: 951*

Gastly (Japanese: ゴース Ghos) is a dual-type Ghost/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves into Haunter starting at level 25, who evolves into Gengar when traded.

Biology

Physiology

Gastly appears to be nothing more that a black ball of ghostly matter that is surrounded by a purple glow of smog. Gastly has big, white eyes and a mouth with a pair of fangs in it. Gastly's face is similar to Cloyster's, but the two Pokémon aren't related.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Due to having a body made of gas, Gastly can slip into any place it wants. However, Gastly's body will dwindle away when exposed to a strong wind (but it can probably regenerate itself later). A Gastly is capable of toppling an Indian Elephant within two seconds by enveloping it in poisonous gas.

Despite Gastly's evolutionary level, it is quite powerful at using special attacks such as Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse, Thunderbolt, and Energy Ball. Gastly can learn quite a few moves with all sorts of disruptive effects such as Will-O-Wisp, Confuse Ray, Hypnosis, Taunt, and Embargo.

There have been claims that on rare occasions, a Gastly can gain the ability to speak like a human and transform itself, but these rumors have yet to be proven true. However, it apparently can communicate with telepathy.

Gastly can learn and use the elemental punches, despite appearing to have no hands.

Behavior

As a Template:Type2 Pokémon, Gastly tend to be pranksters that go scaring people just for the fun of it. They are also proficient at sneaking up on unsuspecting prey and putting it to sleep or poisoning it through its skin. As Gastly's body is blown away by wind, groups of them shall gather under the eaves of houses to prevent being blown away.

Habitat

Gastly live in old, dilapidated buildings and can also be found at cemeteries. It is a common sight in Kanto, Johto, and Sinnoh.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

As the victims of Gastly's gas enveloping technique have been called prey, it can be presumed that it derives energy from them. It may also lick its prey.

In the anime

File:TheGhostofMaidensPeak.gif
Gastly in the anime

Major appearances

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 woman which legend 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.

The first time a regular Gastly appeared was in The Tower of Terror. Ash and his friends went to Lavender Town in search of a Template:Type2 Pokémon to aid Ash in defeating Sabrina.

Morty used a Gastly to battle Ash in From Ghost to Ghost.

A pair of Gastly were among a group of Ghost Pokémon living in an abandoned 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 everyone away.

Minor appearances

An Officer Jenny owned a Gastly in Pikachu Re-volts. This Gastly appeared to be the only Pokémon not affected by the psychic wave caused by Butch & Cassidy's Drowzee.

A Gastly appeared in Ghoul Daze!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
EP020 Gastly Ash's Pokédex Gastly, a Ghost Pokémon. It is usually invisible. Its specialty is Hypnosis.
Original series entries continue below.
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
EP095 Gastly Ash's Pokédex Gastly, the Gas Pokémon. Some researchers believe this Pokémon is a Multidimensional being.
Episode Pokémon Source Entry
DP028 Gastly Dawn's Pokédex Gastly, the Gas Pokémon. Although it can sneak in anywhere with its gaseous body, it can also be blown away by wind.

In the manga

Gastly first appears in Volume 1 of Pokémon Adventures under the ownership of Koga, possessing the corpses of dead Pokémon in Pokémon Tower. Red's Bulbasaur manages to defeat it by sucking up the surrounding air with its bulb, along with Gastly's gaseous form, and expelling it in a SolarBeam. In the process, the two also freed Red's rival Blue, who was under its ghostly possession.

Gastly also forms as part of the Template:Type2 army Agatha sends out to attack the Gym Leaders. She also has a Gastly as a member of her main team.

The Masked Man also used a Gastly in his team to capture Celebi, due to its type advantage. It was purposed to possess intruders that entered the Ilex Forest. Later, during the fight at the Indigo Stadium, it impaired Suicune using its Curse technique, locking it and Misty inside Suicune's crystal wall. It was later defeated by Eusine's Haunter.

Many Gastly also appear in the Diamond & Pearl chapter when Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum spend the night in the Old Gateau.

In the TCG

Main article: Gastly (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

  • Pokémon Pinball: Three Gastly appear in a bonus stage accessible from the Red Table. Once the player knocks them out, they must then proceed to defeat the subsequent pair of Haunter and the Gengar that appears.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I
Red Almost invisible, this gaseous Pokémon cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice.
Blue
Yellow Said to appear in decrepit, deserted buildings. It has no real shape as it appears to be made of a gas.
Stadium Made of a thin, gas-like substance that induces fainting if you get enshrouded in it. Will not appear if it is very windy.
Generation II
Gold With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind.
Silver Its thin body is made of gas. It can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation.
Crystal It wraps its opponent in its gas-like body, slowly weakening its prey by poisoning it through the skin.
Stadium 2 With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind.
Generation III
Ruby 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.
Sapphire
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.
FireRed A being that exists as a thin gas. It can topple an Indian elephant by enveloping the prey in two seconds.
LeafGreen Almost invisible, this gaseous Pokémon cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice.
Generation IV
Diamond This Pokémon's body is 95% made up of gases, which are blown away by strong gusts of wind.
Pearl A Pokémon born from poison gases. It defeats even the largest foes by enveloping them in gas.
Platinum Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
HeartGold With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind.
SoulSilver Its thin body is made of gas. Despite lacking substance, it can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation.
Generation V
Black ガスから うまれた せいめいたい。どくをふくんだ ガスの からだに つつまれると だれでも きぜつする。
White
Black 2 {{{black2dex}}}
White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI
X Unknown
Y Unknown


Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I
Red Blue
Common Pokémon Tower
Blue (Japan)
None Trade
Yellow
Common Pokémon Tower
Generation II
Gold Silver
Common Tin Tower, Sprout Tower
Crystal
Common Routes 31, 32, and 36, Tin Tower, Sprout Tower
Generation III
Ruby Sapphire
None Trade
Emerald
None Trade
FireRed LeafGreen
Common Pokémon Tower, Lost Cave
Colosseum
None Trade
XD
None Trade
Generation IV
Diamond Pearl
Many Route 209, Old Chateau, Lost Tower
Platinum
Common Route 209, Old Chateau, Eterna Forest, Lost Tower
HeartGold SoulSilver
Common Bell Tower, Sprout Tower, Safari Zone
Pal Park
Forest
Pokéwalker
Dim Cave, Scary Cave
Generation V
Black White
Unknown White Forest (White only)
Black 2 White 2
None Trade
Dream World
None
Generation VI
X Y
None Trade



In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Pinball Lavender Town
Pokémon Trozei! Phobosphere
Endless Level 38
Trozei Battle
Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red/Blue Rescue Team
Buried Relic (9F-14F)
Darknight Relic (1F-6F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time/Darkness
Sky Stairway (1F-49F)
Pokémon Ranger Dusk Factory
Sekra Mountain Range
Pokémon Ranger:
Shadows of Almia
Ranger School
Pokémon Ranger:
Guardian Signs
Old Mansion
Dark Temple
Pokémon Rumble Eternal Tower

Held items

Game Held Item(s)
Red* Blue* Berry (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
30
90 - 137 170 - 264
35
36 - 95 67 - 185
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
100
94 - 167 184 - 328
35
36 - 95 67 - 185
80
76 - 145 148 - 284
Total:
310
Other Pokémon with this total
  • 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 100.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
4/4 ★★★★
Power
1/1
Skill
4/4 ★★★★
Stamina
1/2
Jump
3/4 ★★★
Total
13/15 ★★


Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock
Bug ¼×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock
Bug ¼×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock
Bug ¼×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ¼×
Ground
Rock
Bug ¼×
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
00Start Hypnosis Psychic Status 0000 06060% 20
00Start Lick Ghost Physical 02020 100100% 30
055 Spite Ghost Status 0000 100100% 10
088 Mean Look Normal Status 0000 —% 5
1212 Curse Ghost Status 0000 —% 10
1515 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000 100100% 15
1919 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000 100100% 10
2222 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 5
2626 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100100% 10
2929 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15
3333 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100100% 15
3636 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100100% 15
4040 Destiny Bond Ghost Status 0000 —% 5
4343 Evil Eye Ghost Special 05050 100100% 10
4747 Nightmare Ghost Status 0000 100100% 15
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gastly
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gastly
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000 090}}90% 10
  TM09 Venom Shock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10
  TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000 —}}—% 5
  TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 —}}—% 5
  TM19 Telekinesis Psychic Status 0000 —}}—% 15
  TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09595 100}}100% 15
  TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
  TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10
  TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15
  TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 15
  TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10
  TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
  TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM46 Thief Dark Physical 04040 100}}100% 10
  TM48 Canon Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15
  TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 08080 100}}100% 10
  TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000 075}}75% 15
  TM63 Embargo Dark Status 0000 100}}100% 15
  TM64 Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100}}100% 5
  TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10
  TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15
  TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000 090}}90% 15
  TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000 —}}—% 10
  TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000 —}}—% 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gastly
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gastly
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V
Other generations:
II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15
Clear Smog Poison Special 50 —% 15
Disable Normal Status 80% 20
Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15
Grudge Ghost Status —% 5
Haze Ice Status —% 30
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15
Perish Song Normal Status —% 5
Psywave Psychic Special 80% 15
Scary Face Normal Status 100% 10
Smog Poison Special 20 70% 20
ThunderPunch Electric Physical 75 100% 15
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gastly in Generation V
  • Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
  • Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gastly in that game.
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gastly
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gastly
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V
Other generations:
II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
 Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
  • A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Gastly can be tutored the move in that game
  • A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Gastly cannot be tutored the move in that game
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gastly
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gastly
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
     
Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Pinball RS
 N/A 
Not available
Pokémon Trozei!
   
Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
File:MDP RT 092.png Body size: 1
Recruit rate: 1%
Friend Area: Darkness Ridge
Phrases
51%-100% HP Peeeuuw! Do I smell gas?
26%-50% HP Umm... There goes half my HP.
1%-25% HP I'm growing faint... My gas is seeping away...
Level up I leveled up! Joy of joys! My gas thickened, too!
Partner phrases
51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%.
26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%.
1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%.
Level up I leveled up! Joy of joys! My gas thickened, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness
,
and Explorers of Sky
  Body size: 1
Recruit rate: 8.2%
IQ group: G
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Ghost  Poké Assist:  
( Ghost )
Field move: None
Loops: 5 Min. exp.: 42 Max. exp.: 66
Browser entry  
Gastly fades in and out of view while it tries to spirit your Pokémon away.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Ghost  Poké Assist:  
( Ghost )
Field move:  
(Psy Power ×1)
Browser entry  
It attacks by spitting out eerie orbs.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group: Poké Assist: Field move:
 Ghost   
( Ghost )
Past
 
( Normal )
 
(Psy Power ×1)
Past
 
(Electrify ×1)
Browser entry  
It shoots out orbs imbued with loathsome emotions that make Pokémon Paused.
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
N/A Not
Available
Defense
Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
  PokéPark Pad entry:
Gastly live in the Haunted Zone. There's much kinder than they may appear. They like to have fun at Dusknoir's Speed Slam.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
  Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}}
PokéPark Pad entry:
This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
  HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}}
Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}}
Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}}
Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}}
Does not evolve.
Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

 
Unevolved
Gastly
 Ghost  Poison 
 
Level 25


 
First evolution
Haunter
 Ghost  Poison 
 
Trade


 
Second evolution
Gengar
 Ghost  Poison 


Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
       
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
       
       
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
       
       
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Back
       
       
V Black White Black 2 White 2 Back
     
     
  For other sprites and images, please see Gastly images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

  • Gastly's prototype name was "Spirit."
  • Gastly and its evolution Haunter are the lightest Pokémon in existence.
  • Although it has no visible hands, Gastly is able to learn all the elemental punches in Generation IV as egg moves from Dusclops or Dusknoir or as move tutor moves.
    • As shown in the anime episode The Tower of Terror, it is able to create hands out of its gas around the black matter.
  • Gastly is the first Ghost Pokémon in National Pokédex order; its evolutionary line comprise the only Ghost-types present during Generation I.
  • Despite all of them being Template:Type2, Gastly together with its evolutionary family are not able to learn Poison-type moves by leveling up.
  • Gastly's evolution line is the only Ghost-type family that requires the Silph Scope to be seen. Therefore, they must be the only ones that are invisible normally while in the wild; even then, they can only be seen in their native region of Kanto.
  • Gastly is misspelled Ghastly in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
  • Gastly's shiny Emerald sprite is showing both blue and purple gas around Gastly in animation. This is most likely a coloring edit, as shiny Gastly's Crystal sprites, as well as all subsequent sprites, show only blue gas.

Origin

Gastly seems to be simply based on general cartoonish ghosts and spirits, or maybe a will o' the wisp. It may also have based on the Japanese youkai sōgen bi, the decapitated head of a monk whose head is doomed to wander the Earth, consumed by fire.

Name origin

Gastly's name origin may be a combination of gas and ghastly, dreadfully frightening or horrible. Its Japanese name Ghos (ゴース) is simply a shortened form of ghost and may also incorporate gas into its name. Its French name is a corrupt version of phantom.

In other languages

  • German: Nebulak - Referring to Nebel (fog or mist) and nebula.
  • French: Fantominus - From fantôme (ghost). The rest may come from minus, which is a pejorative expression, meaning useless, or waste of time.
  • Korean: 고오스 Gooseu
  • Chinese (Taiwan): 鬼斯 Guǐ Sī - Transliteration of its Japanese name. The first character "鬼" means ghost.

External links

Notes


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