Haunter (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/14 · L28.5 · CP 1499

F Tier

#529

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2219

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2219

Normal

Shiny

Haunter

#93

Ghost

Poison

Attack

223

Top 24.1%

Defense

107

Top 76.1%

Stamina

128

Top 83.5%

Total

458

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1056 -1121 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1320 -1402 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1056 -1121 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

792 -841 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2219 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

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Haunter takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ground

160%

Psychic

160%

Ghost

160%

Dark

160%

Resists

Fighting

24.4%

Normal

39.1%

Poison

39.1%

Bug

39.1%

Grass

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Lick
Shadow Ball
10.26
56.7
1462.2s
7.07
2
Lick
Sludge Bomb
10.03
55.5
1494.8s
6.91
3
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
9.74
53.9
1540.1s
6.72
4
Shadow Claw
Sludge Bomb
9.63
53.3
1557.1s
6.66
5
Shadow Claw
Shadow Punch
9.37
51.8
1601.4s
6.46
6
Shadow Claw
Ice Punch
9.29
51.4
1614.4s
6.42
7
Shadow Claw
Dark Pulse
9.06
50.1
1654.9s
6.26
8
Lick
Shadow Punch
9.02
49.9
1662.5s
6.22
9
Lick
Ice Punch
8.91
49.3
1683.1s
6.15
10
Lick
Dark Pulse
8.75
48.4
1714.4s
6.04

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
91.74
2915.2
1.2
39.2s
89.51
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
77.10
2528.3
1.4
46.7s
75.18
3
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
69.53
1433.9
2.5
51.8s
66.65
4
Mega Houndoom
Snarl
Dark Pulse+
66.58
3121.3
1.2
54.1s
65.63
5
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Psycho Cut
Moongeist Beam
67.40
1485.0
2.4
53.4s
64.15
6
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
63.84
1256.1
2.9
56.4s
60.99
7
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
63.05
1463.1
2.5
57.1s
60.59
8
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
60.87
3247.3
1.1
59.1s
60.16
9
Shadow Darkrai
Snarl
Foul Play
60.59
2122.7
1.7
59.4s
59.20
10
Mega Absol
Snarl
Brutal Swing
59.50
1623.1
2.2
60.5s
57.70

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Shadow Claw

Multipurpose

Shadow Punch

Spam/Bait

Ice Punch

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1499

1/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 28.5

159.75

Attack

87.01

Defense

101

Stat Product · 1,403,829

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/15/14	28.5	1499	100.00%
0/12/14	29	1500	99.79%
2/14/14	28.5	1500	99.62%
4/15/15	28	1498	99.56%
0/15/15	28.5	1498	99.55%
0/15/14	28.5	1492	99.55%
2/15/13	28.5	1500	99.45%
1/11/14	29	1500	99.39%
0/15/10	29	1497	99.29%
3/13/14	28.5	1500	99.24%
1/14/15	28.5	1498	99.18%
1/14/14	28.5	1493	99.18%
5/14/15	28	1498	99.18%
3/15/15	28	1491	99.12%
0/8/14	29.5	1500	99.06%
1/15/13	28.5	1494	99.01%
5/15/14	28	1499	99.01%
2/10/14	29	1500	98.99%
0/11/15	29	1499	98.95%
0/11/14	29	1493	98.95%
1/14/10	29	1498	98.92%
3/15/11	28.5	1496	98.90%
4/12/14	28.5	1500	98.85%
0/12/13	29	1494	98.81%
2/13/15	28.5	1499	98.80%
2/13/14	28.5	1493	98.80%
6/13/15	28	1498	98.79%
4/14/15	28	1492	98.74%
0/14/15	28.5	1491	98.74%
0/14/14	28.5	1486	98.74%
1/15/9	29	1498	98.73%
2/15/15	28	1485	98.68%
0/11/10	29.5	1498	98.68%
0/13/12	29	1495	98.65%
1/7/14	29.5	1500	98.64%
2/14/13	28.5	1494	98.64%
6/14/14	28	1499	98.63%
4/15/14	28	1492	98.58%
0/15/13	28.5	1487	98.57%
1/10/15	29	1499	98.55%
1/10/14	29	1494	98.55%
2/13/10	29	1498	98.54%
0/12/9	29.5	1499	98.52%
8/15/15	27.5	1497	98.52%
4/14/11	28.5	1497	98.52%
0/14/11	29	1496	98.48%
0/14/10	29	1491	98.48%
2/15/12	28.5	1495	98.46%
2/15/11	28.5	1490	98.46%
6/15/13	28	1500	98.45%

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 (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Haunter 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
Shadow Claw
6
4
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Dark Pulse
80
-50
3.0s
26.67
Ice Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25
Shadow Ball
100
-50
3.0s
33.33
Shadow Punch
35
-33
1.5s
23.33
Sludge Bomb
85
-50
2.5s
34

Evolve

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

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Haunter 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

Backgrounds

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Haunter has 1 background in Pokémon GO.

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Mega Boost

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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 Haunter with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Mega Sableye #302

Boosts:

Mega Banette #354

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.784 m to 3.2 m tall, averaging 1.6 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.784 m 2'07"	0.8 m 2'07"
XS	0.8 m 2'07"	1.2 m 3'11"
M	1.2 m 3'11"	2 m 6'07"
XL	2 m 6'07"	2.4 m 7'10"
XXL	2.4 m 7'10"	3.2 m 10'06"

XXS

0.784 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

1.2 m

3'11"

1.2 m

3'11"

2 m

6'07"

2 m

6'07"

2.4 m

7'10"

XXL

2.4 m

7'10"

3.2 m

10'06"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Psychic
Movement timer	23s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	8s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	2s
Dodge distance	0.8
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

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

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	27 CP	27	1514 CP
2	87 CP	28	1570 CP
3	146 CP	29	1626 CP
4	205 CP	30	1683 CP
5	264 CP	31	1711 CP
6	324 CP	32	1739 CP
7	383 CP	33	1767 CP
8	442 CP	34	1795 CP
9	501 CP	35	1823 CP
10	561 CP	36	1851 CP
11	617 CP	37	1879 CP
12	673 CP	38	1907 CP
13	729 CP	39	1935 CP
14	785 CP	40	1963 CP
15	841 CP	41	1988 CP
16	897 CP	42	2013 CP
17	953 CP	43	2038 CP
18	1009 CP	44	2064 CP
19	1065 CP	45	2089 CP
20	1121 CP	46	2115 CP
21	1178 CP	47	2141 CP
22	1234 CP	48	2167 CP
23	1290 CP	49	2193 CP
24	1346 CP	50	2219 CP
25	1402 CP	51	2246 CP
26	1458 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	27 CP	18	1009 CP	35	1823 CP
2	87 CP	19	1065 CP	36	1851 CP
3	146 CP	20	1121 CP	37	1879 CP
4	205 CP	21	1178 CP	38	1907 CP
5	264 CP	22	1234 CP	39	1935 CP
6	324 CP	23	1290 CP	40	1963 CP
7	383 CP	24	1346 CP	41	1988 CP
8	442 CP	25	1402 CP	42	2013 CP
9	501 CP	26	1458 CP	43	2038 CP
10	561 CP	27	1514 CP	44	2064 CP
11	617 CP	28	1570 CP	45	2089 CP
12	673 CP	29	1626 CP	46	2115 CP
13	729 CP	30	1683 CP	47	2141 CP
14	785 CP	31	1711 CP	48	2167 CP
15	841 CP	32	1739 CP	49	2193 CP
16	897 CP	33	1767 CP	50	2219 CP
17	953 CP	34	1795 CP	51	2246 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Haunter 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	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Gastly

Gengar