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Gastly, a Ghost and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Gastly: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Gastly is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (100) and Speed (80), with a base stat total of 310. Competitively it is not fully evolved, so it mostly sees use with Eviolite or in lower tiers.

Build a team with Gastly

What is Gastly weak to?

How much damage Gastly takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkGhostGroundPsychic
0.5×ResistsFairyGrass
0.25×ResistsBugPoison
0×Immune toFightingNormal

With Levitate, Ground attacks do nothing instead of double damage.

Gastly takes super-effective damage from Dark, Ghost, Ground, Psychic. It resists Fairy, Grass, Bug, Poison and is immune to Fighting, Normal. That is by type alone: with Levitate, Ground attacks do nothing instead of double damage.

Best moveset for Gastly

Gastly has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Gunk ShotPoison120
  • PoltergeistGhost110
  • ThunderElectric110
  • Dream EaterPsychic100

Best nature for Gastly

Modest. Gastly leans special (100 Sp. Atk vs 35 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • LevitateThis Pokemon is immune to Ground; Gravity/Ingrain/Smack Down/Iron Ball nullify it.

Evolution line

Gastly
Haunter
Gengar
Full learnset (61 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
PoltergeistGhost11090%Physical
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Clear SmogPoison50-Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
LickGhost30100%Physical
SmogPoison3070%Special
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
DisableNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
HazeIce--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Mean LookNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
Perish SongNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
Reflect TypeNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status