Gastly in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Cloyster

Haunter

Gastly Pokédex

#92

Normal

Shiny

702

878

Type

Ghost

Poison

Weather boost

Attack

186

Top 42.8%

Defense

Top 96.8%

Stamina

102

Top 97%

Total

355

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1390

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1390

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1390

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

649 -702 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

812 -878 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

649 -702 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

487 -527 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1390 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Gastly is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Ground
Psychic
Ghost
Dark
Resists: Fighting (0.24×)
Normal (0.39×)
Poison (0.39×)
Bug (0.39×)
Grass
Fairy

How Gastly stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Ghost	9.77 DPS Top 84.0%	F	#278	Lick Night Shade	9.77 TDO 33
Poison	8.06 DPS Top 84.8%	F	#235	Lick Sludge Bomb	8.06 TDO 42
Overall
Overall	6.93 DPS Top 76.5%	F	#1249	Lick Night Shade	6.93 TDO 28

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Gastly can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Lick
Night Shade
6.30
19.1
2382.8s
3.45
2
Lick
Dark Pulse
6.30
19.1
2382.8s
3.45
3
Lick
Sludge Bomb
6.30
19.1
2382.8s
3.45
4
Lick
Ominous Wind
6.30
19.1
2382.8s
3.45
5
Sucker Punch
Night Shade
5.41
16.4
2771.4s
2.97
6
Sucker Punch
Dark Pulse
5.41
16.4
2771.4s
2.97
7
Sucker Punch
Sludge Bomb
5.41
16.4
2771.4s
2.97
8
Sucker Punch
Ominous Wind
5.41
16.4
2771.4s
2.97
9
Astonish
Night Shade
4.21
12.7
3565.9s
2.30
10
Astonish
Dark Pulse
4.21
12.7
3565.9s
2.30

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Gastly in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
165.56
9737.7
0.1
3.6s
165.56
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
137.43
8621.2
0.1
4.4s
137.43
3
Mega Chandelure
Hex
Ominous Wind+
128.30
5921.3
0.1
4.7s
128.30
4
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Psycho Cut
Moongeist Beam
127.33
4928.5
0.1
4.7s
127.33
5
Deoxys Normal
Zen Headbutt
Psycho Boost
125.99
2530.8
0.2
4.8s
125.99
6
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
125.81
4785.1
0.1
4.8s
125.81
7
Mega Houndoom
Snarl
Dark Pulse+
120.81
10604.1
0.1
5.0s
120.81
8
Deoxys Attack
Zen Headbutt
Psycho Boost
118.84
1124.1
0.5
5.0s
118.84
9
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
116.97
4245.0
0.1
5.1s
116.97
10
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
114.36
5100.4
0.1
5.2s
114.36

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Gastly in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

1390

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

168.90

Attack

68.90

Defense

Stat Product · 1,140,525

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1406

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1390	100.00%
14/15/15	50	1383	99.50%
13/15/15	50	1376	99.00%
15/15/14	50	1384	98.98%
15/14/15	50	1381	98.78%
12/15/15	50	1369	98.51%
14/15/14	50	1377	98.49%
14/14/15	50	1374	98.29%
11/15/15	50	1362	98.01%
13/15/14	50	1370	97.99%
15/15/13	50	1378	97.96%
13/14/15	50	1367	97.80%
15/14/14	50	1375	97.77%
15/13/15	50	1373	97.56%
10/15/15	50	1355	97.51%
12/15/14	50	1363	97.50%
14/15/13	50	1371	97.47%
12/14/15	50	1361	97.31%
14/14/14	50	1368	97.29%
14/13/15	50	1366	97.08%
9/15/15	50	1348	97.01%
11/15/14	50	1356	97.01%
13/15/13	50	1364	96.98%
15/15/12	50	1372	96.94%
11/14/15	50	1354	96.81%
13/14/14	50	1362	96.80%
15/14/13	50	1369	96.76%
13/13/15	50	1359	96.59%
15/13/14	50	1367	96.57%
10/15/14	50	1349	96.52%
8/15/15	50	1341	96.52%
12/15/13	50	1357	96.50%
14/15/12	50	1365	96.46%
15/12/15	50	1364	96.34%
10/14/15	50	1347	96.32%
12/14/14	50	1355	96.31%
14/14/13	50	1362	96.28%
12/13/15	50	1352	96.10%
14/13/14	50	1360	96.09%
9/15/14	50	1342	96.02%
7/15/15	50	1334	96.02%
11/15/13	50	1350	96.01%
13/15/12	50	1358	95.97%
15/15/11	50	1366	95.92%
15/15/10	50	1360	95.92%
14/12/15	50	1357	95.86%
9/14/15	50	1340	95.83%
11/14/14	50	1348	95.83%
13/14/13	50	1356	95.80%
15/14/12	50	1363	95.76%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Every fast and charged attack Gastly can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Astonish
7
13
1.0s
7
Lick
5
6
0.5s
10
Sucker Punch
5
6
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Dark Pulse
80
-50
3.0s
26.67
Night Shade
60
-50
2.5s
24
Ominous Wind
55
-33
2.5s
22
Sludge Bomb
85
-50
2.5s
34

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Gastly	25 Candy	Haunter
Haunter	100 Candy Free via trade	Gengar
Gengar	200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Gengar

Ranges from 0.637 m to 2.6 m tall, averaging 1.3 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.637 m 2'01"	0.65 m 2'02"
XS	0.65 m 2'02"	0.975 m 3'02"
M	0.975 m 3'02"	1.625 m 5'04"
XL	1.625 m 5'04"	1.95 m 6'05"
XXL	1.95 m 6'05"	2.6 m 8'06"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.637 m

2'01"

0.65 m

2'02"

0.65 m

2'02"

0.975 m

3'02"

0.975 m

3'02"

1.625 m

5'04"

1.625 m

5'04"

1.95 m

6'05"

XXL

1.95 m

6'05"

2.6 m

8'06"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Psychic

Movement timer

29s

Jump time

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

10s

Dodge probability

20%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Gastly at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	27	948 CP
2	54 CP	28	983 CP
3	91 CP	29	1018 CP
4	128 CP	30	1054 CP
5	165 CP	31	1071 CP
6	202 CP	32	1089 CP
7	240 CP	33	1106 CP
8	277 CP	34	1124 CP
9	314 CP	35	1141 CP
10	351 CP	36	1159 CP
11	386 CP	37	1176 CP
12	421 CP	38	1194 CP
13	456 CP	39	1212 CP
14	491 CP	40	1229 CP
15	527 CP	41	1245 CP
16	562 CP	42	1260 CP
17	597 CP	43	1276 CP
18	632 CP	44	1292 CP
19	667 CP	45	1308 CP
20	702 CP	46	1324 CP
21	737 CP	47	1340 CP
22	772 CP	48	1357 CP
23	808 CP	49	1373 CP
24	843 CP	50	1390 CP
25	878 CP	51	1406 CP
26	913 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	18	632 CP	35	1141 CP
2	54 CP	19	667 CP	36	1159 CP
3	91 CP	20	702 CP	37	1176 CP
4	128 CP	21	737 CP	38	1194 CP
5	165 CP	22	772 CP	39	1212 CP
6	202 CP	23	808 CP	40	1229 CP
7	240 CP	24	843 CP	41	1245 CP
8	277 CP	25	878 CP	42	1260 CP
9	314 CP	26	913 CP	43	1276 CP
10	351 CP	27	948 CP	44	1292 CP
11	386 CP	28	983 CP	45	1308 CP
12	421 CP	29	1018 CP	46	1324 CP
13	456 CP	30	1054 CP	47	1340 CP
14	491 CP	31	1071 CP	48	1357 CP
15	527 CP	32	1089 CP	49	1373 CP
16	562 CP	33	1106 CP	50	1390 CP
17	597 CP	34	1124 CP	51	1406 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Gastly up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Gastly including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Gastly

#92

Dynamax Gastly

#92

Shadow Gastly

#92

Haunter

#93

Dynamax Haunter

#93

Shadow Haunter

#93

Gengar

#94

Dynamax Gengar

#94

Gigantamax Gengar

#94

Mega Gengar

#94

Shadow Gengar

#94

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Ghost- and Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Gastly with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.