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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#092 Gastly
GhostPoison
- SpeciesGas Pokémon
- Japanese nameGhos
- PronunciationGAST-LEE
- Height4′ 3″ 1.30 m
- Weight0.2 lb 0.09 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of GAS and GHASTLY (note spelling) meaning “horrifying”. “Horrifying gas creature”
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Almost invisible, this gaseous POKEMON cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Said to appear in decrepit, deserted buildings. It has no real shape as it appears to be made out of 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. |
| GoldStadium 2 | With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by the 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. |
Where to find Gastly
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Lavender Town (Pokémon Tower) | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | NA | Many | |
| Gold | Sprout Tower 2F-3F, Tin Tower 2F-9F | Night | Many |
| Silver | Night | Many | |
| Crystal | Sprout Tower 2F-3F, Tin Tower 2F-9F, Routes 31, 32, 36 | Night | Many; Few in R31 & R32 |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×0
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×1
- Fighting×0
- Poison×0.25
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×2
- Bug×0.25
- Rock×1
- Ghost×2
- Dragon×1
- Dark×2
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 4 : 5 (80%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than RBY, thus in RBY it has a better defense ratio.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: No Effect 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st (GSC): Good 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): No Effect 2nd (RBY): Normal
- Bug1st (GSC): Normal 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Normal 2nd (RBY): Good
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 8 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 3:8 (37.5%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Start | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status |
| Start | Start | Lick | Ghost | Physical |
| — | 8 | Spite | Ghost | Status |
| — | 13 | Mean Look | Normal | Status |
| — | 16 | Curse | ??? | Status |
| Start | 21 | Night Shade | Ghost | Physical |
| Start | 28 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status |
| 35 | 33 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special |
| — | 36 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Thunderbolt
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM09Psych Up
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM29Psychic
- TM30Shadow Ball
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM50Nightmare
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM20Rage
- TM21Mega Drain
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM29Psychic
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM36Self Destruct
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM44Rest
- TM46Psywave
- TM47Explosion
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Indeterminate Pokémon group 6 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Haze | Mate with a male Koffing/Weezing. |
| Perish Song | Mate with a male Misdreavus. |
| Psywave | Mate with a male Misdreavus. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 30 | 233-263 | 42/4510.60% | 39/4210.60% |
| Attack | 35 | 138-168 | 43/498.88% | 40/457.38% |
| Defense | 30 | 128-158 | 49/559.68% | 40/447.38% |
| Speed | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4769.15% | 16/4265.54% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 100 | 268-298 | 10/4689.41% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 35 | 138-168 | 37/4110.60% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 100 | 268-298 | — | 9/2985.28% |
| Total | 310 G/S/C 275 R/B/Y |
1133-1313 995-1145 |
62/8715.87% | 45/6519.80% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library