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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#093 Haunter
GhostPoison
- SpeciesGas Pokémon
- Japanese nameGhost
- PronunciationHAWN-TER
- Height5′ 3″ 1.60 m
- Weight0.2 lb 0.09 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from HAUNT. “creature who haunts”
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Because of its ability to slip through Detect walls, it is said to be from another dimension. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | By licking, it saps the victim’s life. It causes shaking that won’t stop until the victims demise. |
| Stadium | If you trip and fall for no apparent reason or hear a sound when no one is around, it may be a Haunter. |
| GoldStadium 2 | In total darkness, where nothing is visible, HAUNTER lurks, silently stalking its next victim. |
| Silver | Its tongue it made of gas. If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes. |
| Crystal | It hides in the dark, planning to take the life of the next living thing that wanders close by. |
Where to find Haunter
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Lavender Town (Pokémon Tower) | NA | Few/Evolve |
| Red | NA | Few/Evolve | |
| Yellow | NA | Few/Evolve | |
| Gold | Route 8 | Night | Many/Evolve |
| Silver | Night | Many/Evolve | |
| Crystal | Rock Tunnel, Route 8 | Night | Many/Evolve |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Start | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status |
| Start | Start | Lick | Ghost | Physical |
| — | Start | Spite | Ghost | Status |
| — | Start | Mean Look | Normal | Status |
| — | Start | Curse | ??? | Status |
| Start | Start | Night Shade | Ghost | Physical |
| Start | 31 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status |
| 38 | 39 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special |
| — | 48 | 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 | 45 | 263-293 | 35/4522.70% | 32/4224.20% |
| Attack | 50 | 168-198 | 34/4921.19% | 33/4519.80% |
| Defense | 45 | 158-188 | 40/5521.19% | 35/4418.41% |
| Speed | 95 | 258-288 | 9/4785.28% | 9/4281.59% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 115 | 298-328 | 6/4696.41% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4130.85% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 115 | 298-328 | — | 6/2994.52% |
| Total | 405 G/S/C 350 R/B/Y |
1323-1503 1145-1295 |
38/8748.01% | 28/6551.99% |
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