Gastly (Pokémon)
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| Gastly ゴース Ghos | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| Types | Ghost/Poison |
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| Species | Gas Pokémon |
| Kanto Dex National Dex | #092 |
| Johto Dex | #058 |
| Hoenn Dex | #262* |
| Sinnoh Dex | #069 |
| Fiore Browser | R-094 |
| Almia Browser | R-017 |
| Height | 4′03″ (1.3m) |
| Weight | 0.2 lbs. (0.1kg) |
| Ability | Levitate |
| Egg group | Indeterminate |
| Time to hatch | 5,355 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 SpA |
| Exp. yield | 95 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,059,860 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Purple |
| Catch rate | 190 |
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Gastly (Japanese: ゴース Ghos) is a dual-type Ghost/Poison Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Gastly appears to be nothing more that a black ball of ghostly matter that is surrounded by a purple glow. Gastly has big, white eyes and a mouth with a pair of fangs in it. Gastly's face is apparently 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.
Behavior
As a Ghost-type Pokémon, Gastly tend to be pranksters that go scaring people just for the fun of it.
Habitat
Gastly live in old, dilapidated buildings and can also be found at cemeteries.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
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. Brock and James just happened to become victims of Gastly's trickery.
The first time a regular Gastly appeared was in The Tower of Terror. Ash and friends went to Lavender Town in search of a Ghost-type Pokémon to aid Ash in defeating Sabrina.
An Officer Jenny owned a Gastly in Pikachu Re-volts.
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 anyone away.
A Gastly appeared in DP090.
In the manga
Gastly first appears in Volume 1 of Pokémon Special, 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.
Gastly also forms as part of the Ghost-type army Agatha sends out to attack the Gym Leaders.
The Mask of Ice 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 took out Suicune using its Curse technique, locking Suicune and Misty inside Suicune's crystal wall. It was later defeated by Eusine's Haunter.
In the TCG
- Main article: Gastly (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 then in gas. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
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| I | Red | Blue | Common | Pokémon Tower |
| Yellow | Common | Pokémon Tower | ||
| II | Gold | Silver | Common | Tin Tower, Sprout Tower |
| Crystal | Common | Routes 31, 32, and 36, Tin Tower, Sprout Tower | ||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Emerald | None | Trade | ||
| FireRed | LeafGreen | Common | Pokémon Tower | |
| Colosseum | None | Trade | ||
| XD | None | Trade | ||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Many | Route 209, Old Chateau, Lost Tower |
| Platinum | Common | Eterna Forest, Lost Tower | ||
| Pal Park | Forest | |||
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | Phobosphere Endless Level 38 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Buried Relic (9F-14F) Darknight Relic (1F-6F) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Dusk Factory Sekra Mountain Range |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Sky Stairway (1F-49F) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Ranger School |
Base stats
| HP: | 30 | |
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| Attack: | 35 | |
| Defense: | 30 | |
| Special: | 100 | |
| SpAtk: | 100 | |
| SpDef: | 35 | |
| Speed: | 80 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Notes:
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Learnset
Gastly is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 70% | 20 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Lick | Ghost | Physical | 20 | 100% | 30 | Tough | 0 |
| 5 | Spite | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 8 | Mean Look | Normal | Status | — | —% | 5 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 12 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 0 |
| 15 | Night Shade | Ghost | Special | — | 100% | 15 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 19 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 22 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 26 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 | Cool | 1 ♥
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| 29 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 33 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 36 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 40 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | — | —% | 5 | Smart | 0 |
| 43 | Nightmare | Ghost | Status | — | —% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100% | 5 | Beauty | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | ||||||||||||||
TCG-only Moves
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Catch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | ||
| 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! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 5 | Minimum Experience: 42 |
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: None | Maximum Experience: 66 |
| Gastly fades in and out of view while it tries to spirit your Pokémon away. | ||
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 8.2% | IQ Group: G |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
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| Field Move: Psychic Power |
Evolution
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Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Gastly images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Gastly sprites in Red, Blue, and Green have an error. Its black orb in the middle of its body is not present in said games. This was fixed in Yellow.
- Even though Yellow is a game made nearly the same time as Red and Blue, Gastly's back sprite was also fixed in Yellow, while all other Generation I Pokémon have the same back sprites for Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow.
- 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 Sucker Punch by leveling up (though in the Japanese version the attack translates to "surprise attack", and has nothing to do with hands or punches at all), and all the Elemental Punches in Generation IV as egg moves from Dusclops or Dusknoir.
- Due to being of the Poison-type, before the Diamond & Pearl set came out, Gastly and its evolutions could have been of the Grass-type in the TCG.
- Gastly is the first Ghost Pokémon in National Dex order, while its evolution family is the only one during Generation I.
- Despite all of them being Poison type, Gastly together with its evolutionary family, are not able to learn Poison-type move by leveling up.
- Its Diamond and Pearl back sprite shows it having black dots all across its body, however its shiny form does not.
Origin
It seems to be simply based on general cartoonish ghosts, or maybe a will o' the wisp. Although, the expression on its face makes it based on a Boo in the Super Mario series.
Name origin
Gastly's name origin may be a combination of