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gastly
#092

Gastly

Gas Pokémon

GhostPoison

Should a strange light be seen flickering in an abandoned building, Gastly is lurking there.

Base Stats

HP 30
Attack 35
Defense 30
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 35
Speed 80
Total 310

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

haunter Haunter Lv. 25
gengar Gengar Trade

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Gas Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 0.1 kg
Base Exp 62
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

gastly Front Front
gastly Back Back
gastly Front Shiny Front Shiny
gastly Back Shiny Back Shiny
gastly Official Art Official Art
gastly Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 20.6%
Life Orb
Moves
Hidden Power Fighting / Dazzling Gleam / Psychic
Substitute / Destiny Bond
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 200
SpD 80
Spe 200
Hex
Item
Berry Juice
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 36
Def 36
SpA 116
SpD 76
Spe 196
Lure
Moves
Dazzling Gleam / Thunder
Substitute / Hidden Power Fighting
Item
Fairium Z / Electrium Z
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 36
SpA 196
SpD 76
Spe 196
Choice Scarf
Moves
Dazzling Gleam / Trick / Hidden Power Fighting
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 36
SpA 196
SpD 76
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Gastly is a fantastic Pokemon in the LC metagame thanks to its very good Speed stat, which allows it to offensively check tier titans such as fast Mienfoo and Snivy, and its top-tier Special Attack stat, which allows it to put enormous pressure on teams and reliably break down opposing walls. Its movepool leaves it with a plethora of coverage options that make it extremely difficult to switch into, and even includes reliable support moves such as Will-O-Wisp and Destiny Bond. Gastly's Ghost typing also comes with significant advantages, giving it an immunity to Fighting-type priority moves and allowing it to act as a risky spinblocker for hyper offensive teams. However, Gastly's poor defensive stats and weakness to the common Dark-type leave it prone to being taken out by anything it doesn't KO.

Most Used Moves

Psychic
28.0%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
62.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc