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haunter
#093

Haunter

Gas Pokémon

GhostPoison

It can slip through any obstacle. It lurks inside walls to keep an eye on its foes.

Base Stats

HP 45
Attack 50
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 115
Sp. Def 55
Speed 95
Total 405

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

haunter Haunter Lv. 25
gengar Gengar Trade

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Gas Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 0.1 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

haunter Front Front
haunter Back Back
haunter Front Shiny Front Shiny
haunter Back Shiny Back Shiny
haunter Official Art Official Art
haunter Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.0%
Substitute + 3 Attacks
Moves
Sludge Bomb / Hypnosis
Hidden Power Ground / Thunderbolt / Explosion
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid / Naive
EVs
Atk 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
SubSplit
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Despite being largely outclassed by Mismagius, access to toys that Mismagius lacks makes Haunter a solid addition to any UU team. Hypnosis and Explosion are important moves in Haunter's repertoire that Mismagius would love to learn, but what sets Haunter apart from Mismagius is his higher Special Attack stat and good secondary STAB in the form of Sludge Bomb. However, one must not forget Haunter's downsides. His defenses makes Sharpedo look bulky, and his Speed is good but often not good enough. Do not play Haunter like a down-sized Mismagius and he will be happy.

Most Used Moves

Explosion
79.7%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
83.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc