Ghost type

Ghost Pokémon tend to be weak in-terms of attack, but they also tend to specialise in speed and special defence. Most ghost types are very hard to hit or target.

Ghost Pokémon deal with the supernatural, specifically the realm of the dead. In the Red, Blue, and Yellow versions of Pokémon, all wild Ghost Pokémon required a special item to see them clearly. 

Not counting Arceus holding a Spooky Plate, the only legendary Ghost Pokémon is Giratina

File:Giratina origin.jpg

Abilities of Ghost Pokémon

• Aftermath - Just the Drifloon family.
• Cursed Body - Unique to the Frillish family (Shuppet family has it from Dream World).
• Flame Body - Just the Litwick family; This is a Fire ability.
• Flash Fire - Just the Litwick family; This is a Fire ability.
• Frisk - Just the Shuppet family; This is a Psychic ability.
• Insomnia - Just the Shuppet family; This is a Flying ability.
• Iron Fist - Just the Golett family.
• Keen Eye - Unique to Sableye; This is a Flying ability.
• Klutz - Just the Golett family.
• Levitate - This is a Psychic ability.
• Mummy - Unique to the Yamask family.
• Pressure - This is a Flying ability.
• Snow Cloak - Just Froslass; This is a Ice ability.
• Stall - Unique to Sableye.
• Unburden - Just the Drifloon family.
• Water Absorb - Just the Frillish family; This is a Water ability.
• Wonder Guard - Unique to Shedinja.

Ghost Pokémon Families

Unevolved	First evolution	Second evolution	Other type
Gastly	Haunter	Gengar	Poison
Misdreavus	Mismagius
Template:Not from type	Shedinja		Bug; Only Shedinja is ghost
Sableye			Dark
Shuppet	Banette
Duskull	Dusclops	Dusknoir
Drifloon	Drifblim		Flying
Spiritomb			Dark
Template:Not from type	Froslass		Ice; Only Froslass is Ghost
File:479A.png Rotom			Electric(Normal Form)
Giratina			(Altered Forme) Dragon
File:487B.png Giratina			(Origin Forme) Dragon
Yamask	Cofagrigus
Frillish	Jellicent		Water
Litwick	Lampent	Chandelure	Fire
Golett	Golurk		Ground

Trivia

• The only Ghost-type Pokémon released in Generation I were Gastly and its evolutions.
• The first pure Ghost-type Pokémon was Misdreavus.