Gastly is a Ghost Poison dual type Pokemon introduced in Generation 1.
About Gastly
| First appearance in anime | Original Series |
| First appearance in game | Red and Blue |
| Region | Kanto |
| Evolution | Gastly→ Haunter → Gengar |
| 1st Evo level | 25 |
| 2nd Evo level | When traded |
| Pokedex Entry | Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison. With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind. |
Gastly Base stats
| HP | 30 |
| ATTACK | 35 |
| DEFENCE | 30 |
| SP. ATTACK | 100 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 35 |
| SPEED | 80 |
| TOTAL | 310 |
Appearance
Gastly is a dark, mysterious Pokemon. It resembles another Nintendo character, Chomp chain from Super Mario Bros. in its shape, color and eyes. It has large, white eyes with tiny piercing black pupils. Its eyes go off the side of its head. It has two sharp fangs hanging out of its small mouth with a light purple interior. It has a gaseous cloud surrounding it at all times, which will kill anyone who is engulfed in it. Gastly has been considered to look angry all the time.
Behavior
While Gastly seems angry and malicious, the anime suggests that Gastly is actually playful and fun. It has been known to play practical jokes on people. It has been shown to preserve or pass on the memories of fallen humans. It lives in caves and can phase through objects. In the anime it lived in dilapidated houses. It has been known to cause flickering lights in its presence.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Gastly is weak to Weak, Psychic and Dark types. These will do twice as much damage when attacking Gastly. It is immune to Normal, Ground and Fighting type Pokemon, these will do no damage to it. It is resistant to Poison and Bug types, which will do a quarter the damage, as well as Grass and Fairy type Pokemon, which do half the damage to Gastly.
Best moveset (Gastly)
Gastly has a lot of strong moves, including one move that has 250 power and 100% accuracy. Here are Gastly’s best moves. Explosion and Self Destruct hit adjacent Pokemon and the user faints. Zap Cannon has 50% accuracy but 100% chance to paralyze an opponent.
| Explosion | Zap Cannon |
| Self Destruct | Thunder |
How to catch Gastly in Pokemon Go?
Gastly can be found in residential areas, marches and industrial areas. The spawn rate increases in late afternoon, evening and night. It is also available from a 2km egg. It evolves to Haunter at 25 candies and to Gengar at 100 candies.
Video Guide
Trivia
- Gastly’s gaseous form makes it one of the lightest Pokemon in existence. It weighs just 3.2 ounces.
- In the Pokemon Red and Blue beta, its original name was Spirit.
- Gastly’s typing, Ghost and Poison, is completely unique and no other Pokemon has that combo.
- Before Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee, Gastly, Haunter and Gengar were not able to learn poison moves despite being Poison type Pokemon.
- Gastly is tied with Venipede for the lowest HP of all Poison type Pokemon
- Gastly is tied with Weedle for the lowest defense of all Poison type Pokemon.
- Gastly is tied with Dreepy for lowest base defense of all Ghost type Pokemon.
FAQs
What is Gastly made of?
Gastly is made mostly of gaseous materials, and that helps it be one of the lightest Pokemon. However, when a strong wind comes along, its body quickly dwindles away. They like to avoid any kind of wind.
What shape is Gastly?
While it typically looks like a black circle, it actually has no shape. Since it is gaseous it can take the shape of things easily and can move and phase through things at will.
When should I evolve Gastly?
It evolves at level 25, but it learns a good move at level 40. Gastly learns Shadow Ball a little bit quicker than its evolved counterpart Haunter. Haunter learns it at 48, so it only makes a small difference when you evolve Gastly.
Is Gastly a good Pokemon?
Yes, it has some really good moves available to it. Its fully evolved form, Gengar, has been considered a top tier Pokemon since its debut in Pokemon Red and Blue (the first game). These are very good Pokemon.
Is Gengar a dead Pokemon?
Since it is a Ghost type Pokemon, the Gastly/Haunter/Gengar Pokemon can be considered dead. It has been considered the ghost of a dead Clefable, but that’s just a legend.
Conclusion
Gastly is a great Pokemon. It seems malicious, but is truly playful in nature. It has some extremely powerful moves, so finding one can be a huge boost to a team. Gastly and its evolutionary family are a rare type combo, so finding them and evolving them is a great goal to have.
