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'''Haunter''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ゴースト''' ''Ghost'') is a dual-type {{2t|Ghost|Poison}} Pokémon.

Haunter is a purple Pokémon with a gaseous body. It has a round head with a pair of disembodied hands. Each hand has three pointed fingers. Its head is flanked by three large, spiked protrusions on either side, and its eyes are large and triangular with small pupils. The gases composing its head curve down to form several pointed teeth framing a pink mouth and a long tongue. Its body tapers into a jagged tail.

==In the anime==

[[File:Lon Haunter.png|220px|thumb|Haunter in the anime]]

Haunter first appeared in ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''. After {{Ash}} befriended it, he attempted to use it to battle [[Sabrina]], but Haunter decided to goof off. At the end of ''[[EP024|Haunter Versus Kadabra]]'', Ash gave the {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}} to Sabrina.

A Haunter appeared in ''[[EP095|A Shipful Of Shivers]]'' guarding the Orange league trophy of its deceased Trainer along with a {{p|Gastly}}.

A Haunter appeared in [[PK15]].

A group of Haunter appeared in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion!]]'', along with a group of {{p|Gengar}}.

Another Haunter appeared in ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]''.

{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}

{{Animedexbody|EP023|Haunter|Ash's Pokédex|Haunter, a Gaseous Pokémon. No further information.}}

{{Animedexheader|Kalos}}

{{Animedexbody|XY072|Haunter|Serena's Pokédex|Haunter, the Gas Pokémon and the evolved form of {{p|Gastly}}. Haunter can watch opponents by hiding in walls and slips through anything in its way.}}

===In Pokémon Origins===

[[File:Red Haunter PO.png|thumb|left|220px|Haunter in Pokémon Origins]]

{{OBP|Red|Origins}} has a Haunter in ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]'' which was used against [[Sabrina]]'s {{p|Alakazam}} and won. It evolved into {{p|Gengar}} sometime before ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]''.

==In the manga==

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], Ash encounters a {{pkmn2|giant}} Haunter called the [[Black Fog]], notorious for using its {{m|Dream Eater}} attack to kill people and Pokémon by stealing their souls. [[Sabrina]] has a vendetta against this Haunter, as her Pokémon were attacked and killed by it when she was eleven, but she falls victim as well in her attempt to protect a team of people trying to hunt it down. With the combined effort of Ash and the team of hunters, the Black Fog managed to be weakened enough for capture, only for it to promptly use {{m|Selfdestruct}}, killing itself right before Ash's Ultra Ball reaches it.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

In ''[[PS050|Lapras Lazily]]'' a {{tc|Camper|boy}} that {{adv|Blue}} met near [[Kanto Power Plant|the abandoned Power Plant]] had a Haunter in his team before it was stolen, with which he later fights [[Agatha]]'s Gengar to free Blue from a coffin created by a {{m|Dream Eater}} attack. Agatha also had armies of Haunter that she used in her attack on [[Kanto]] Which first appeared in said round.

===NPC appearances===

* {{g|Pinball}}: Two Haunter appear in a bonus stage accessible from the Red Table. Once the player knocks out the three {{p|Gastly}}, the pair of Haunter appear, and upon knocking them out, the player must then proceed to defeat the {{p|Gengar}} that appears.

===Pokédex entries===

{{Dex/Gen|gen=I}}

{{Dex/Entry2|v=Red|v2=Blue|t2=FFF|entry=Because of its ability to slip through block walls, it is said to be from another dimension.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Stadium|t=FFF|color=000|entry=If you trip and fall for no apparent reason or hear a sound when no one is around, it may be a Haunter.}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=I}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Red|v2=Blue|t2=fff|area=[[Pokémon Tower]]}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Yellow|area=[[Pokémon Tower]]}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Platinum|area=[[Old Chateau]] {{color2|{{colo color dark}}|Dual-slot mode|(Any Gen III game)}}}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=HeartGold|v2=SoulSilver|area={{rt|8|Kanto}}, {{safari|Johto}}{{sup/t|N}}}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Rumble Blast|color={{fire color}}|area=Hauntyard: [[Everspring Valley]], [[World Axle - B1F]]}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Conquest|color={{silver color}}|area=[[Viperia]], [[Spectra]]}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VI}}

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{{Availability/Footer}}

{{eventAvail/h|Language/Region|type=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Pokémon Trade and Battle Day Haunter|English|United States|23|September 25, 2004|link=List of Trade and Battle Day event Pokémon distributions#Haunter}}

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===Stats===

====Base stats====

====Pokéathlon stats====

===Type effectiveness===

===Learnset===

====By [[Level|leveling up]]====

{{learnlist/levelh/6|Haunter|Ghost|Poison|1|xy=n}}

{{learnlist/level6|5|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10|||Tough|2|1}}

{{learnlist/level6|8|Mean Look|Normal|Status|—|—|5|||Beautiful|2|0}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====

{{learnlist/breed6|{{MSP|200|Misdreavus}}{{MSP|429|Mismagius}}{{MSP|355|Duskull}}{{MSP|356|Dusclops}}{{MSP|477|Dusknoir}}{{MSP|358|Chimecho}}<br>{{MSP|425|Drifloon}}{{MSP|426|Drifblim}}{{MSP|562|Yamask}}{{MSP|563|Cofagrigus}}{{MSP|607|Litwick}}{{MSP|608|Lampent}}<br>{{MSP|609|Chandelure}}{{MSP|708|Phantump}}{{MSP|709|Trevenant}}{{MSP|710|Pumpkaboo}}{{MSP|711|Gourgeist}}|Astonish|Ghost|Physical|30|100|15||'''|Cute|2|3}}

{{learnlist/breed6|{{MSP|109|Koffing}}{{MSP|110|Weezing}}|Clear Smog|Poison|Special|50|&mdash;|15||'''|Beautiful|2|0}}

{{learnlist/breed6|{{MSP|109|Koffing}}{{MSP|110|Weezing}}{{MSP|218|Slugma}}{{MSP|219|Magcargo}}{{MSP|607|Litwick}}{{MSP|608|Lampent}}<br>{{MSP|609|Chandelure}}|Smog|Poison|Special|30|70|20||'''|Tough|4|0}}

{{learnlist/breed6|{{MSP|356|Dusclops}}{{MSP|477|Dusknoir}}|Thunder Punch|Electric|Physical|75|100|15|||Cool|4|0}}

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====

===Side game data===

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===Evolution===

* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Haunter's prototype name was "Spectre".

**The [[Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide]] also erroneously references Haunter by this name on one page.

* Haunter has a slightly different cry starting in [[Generation III]].

* No other Pokémon have the same [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|type combination]] as Haunter and its evolutionary relatives.

** Due to its unique type combination, Haunter and its evolutionary relatives are the only Ghost-type Pokémon that are weak against Psychic-type moves and also the only Poison-type Pokémon that are weak against Dark-type moves.

===Origin===

|de=Alpollo|demeaning=From ''{{tt|Alptraum|nightmare}}'' and ''{{wp|Apollo Program|Apollo}}

|it=Haunter|itmeaning=Same as English name

|zh_yue=鬼斯通 ''Gwáisītūng''|zh_yuemeaning=Rough transcription of its Japanese name. Also a combination of {{tt|鬼|ghost}}, {{tt|瓦斯|gas}}, and {{tt|通|to pass through}}.

|zh_cmn=鬼斯通 ''Guǐsītōng''|zh_cmnmeaning=Rough transcription of its Japanese name. Also a combination of {{tt|鬼|ghost}}, {{tt|瓦斯|gas}}, and {{tt|通|to pass through}}.

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==External links==

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