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Type Ghost
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The Ghost type (Japanese: ゴーストタイプ, HepburnGosuto taipu) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

The Ghost type is notable for having few Pokémon (many of whom have low HP) and moves. In battles, the Ghost-type is useful because it's the only type that has two immunities: Normal and Fighting, both of which are common move types. From Generation VI onwards, Ghost-types are also immune to moves and abilities that prevent escaping, like Block and Shadow Tag.

Pokémon of this type are usually connected to fear, the dark and the afterlife. They usually live in abandoned houses, cemeteries, funeral places and uninhabited dark places such as caves. Also, Ghost-type Pokémon tend to be extremely naughty, pranking humans just to see their faces and reactions. Curiously, the more scared a human is, the more power the Ghost Pokémon will have to prank with it. At worst, some Ghost-type Pokémon may have relatively murderous behaviors, such as Jellicent preying on ships and their crews or the Litwick evolutionary family draining the life energy from people that are lost.

Famous Ghost-type Pokémon Trainers include Agatha, third member of the Kanto Elite Four; Morty, the fourth Gym Leader of Johto; Phoebe, second member of the Hoenn Elite Four; Fantina, the fifth Gym Leader in the Sinnoh region; Shauntal, a member of the Unova Elite Four; Acerola, a Trial Captain of Ula'ula Island, Alola as well as its third Elite Four member; Allister, the fourth Gym Leader of Galar in Pokémon Shield; and Ryme, the Gym Leader of Montenevera in Paldea.

Ghost-type moves[]

  • There are 34 Ghost-type moves.
  • In battles: Physical and Other moves stand out.
    • 15 moves are of the Physical type.
    • 9 moves are of the Special type.
    • 7 moves are of the Other type.
  • In contests: Clever moves stand out.
    • 8 moves are of the Clever type type.
    • 3 moves are of the Cute type type.
    • 3 moves are of the Tough type type.
    • 3 moves are of the Cool type type.
    • 1 move is of the Beautiful type type.

Items associated with the Ghost-type[]

List of Ghost-type moves[]

Name Category Contest Generation Power
Astonish Physical type Cute type[1] Generation III 30
Astral Barrage Special type - Generation VIII 120
Bitter Malice Special type - Generation VIII 75
Confuse Ray Other type Clever type Generation I -
Curse[2] Other type Tough type Generation II -
Destiny Bond Other type Clever type Generation II -
G-Max Terror - - Generation VIII -
Grudge Other type Tough type Generation III -
Hex Special type Clever type Generation V 65
Infernal Parade Special type - Generation VIII 60
Last Respects Physical type - Generation IX 50
Lick Physical type Cute type[3] Generation I 20
Max Phantasm - - Generation VIII -
Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom Special type - Generation VII 200
Moongeist Beam Special type - Generation VII 100
Never-Ending Nightmare - - Generation VII -
Night Shade Special type Clever type Generation I 1-100 depending on the user's level
Nightmare Other type Clever type Generation II -
Ominous Wind Special type Beautiful type[1] Generation IV 60
Phantom Force Physical type Cool type Generation VI 90
Poltergeist Physical type - Generation VIII 110
Rage Fist Physical type - Generation IX 50
Shadow Ball Special type Clever type Generation II 80
Shadow Bone Physical type - Generation VII 85
Shadow Claw Physical type Cool type[4] Generation IV 70
Shadow Force Physical type Cool type[1] Generation IV 120
Shadow Punch Physical type Clever type Generation III 60
Shadow Sneak Physical type Clever type Generation IV 40
Sinister Arrow Raid Physical type - Generation VII 180
Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike Physical type - Generation VII 195
Spectral Thief Physical type - Generation VII 90
Spirit Shackle Physical type - Generation VII 80
Spite Other type Tough type Generation II -
Trick-or-Treat Other type Cute type Generation VI -

Effectiveness of Ghost-type moves[]

×2
Super effective against Pokémon of the types: Type Ghost and Type Psychic.
½
Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: Type Dark.
×0
Ineffective against Pokémon of the types: Type Normal.

Weaknesses and resistances of the Ghost type[]

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistance of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

×4
Doubly super effective
×2
Super effective
½
Resistant
¼
Very resistant
×0
Immune
Type of the move
Bug type vertical Dark type vertical Dragon type vertical Electric type vertical Fairy type vertical Fighting type vertical Fire type vertical Flying type vertical Ghost type vertical Grass type vertical Ground type vertical Ice type vertical Normal type vertical Poison type vertical Psychic type vertical Rock type vertical Steel type vertical Water type vertical
Type Ghost
½
[5]
×2
×0
×2
×0
½
Type GhostType Bug
½
×2
×0
×2
×2
×2
½
½
×0
½
×2
Type GhostType Dark
×2
×0
×0
½
×0
Type GhostType Dragon
½
×2
×2
½
×2
×0
½
×2
½
×2
×0
½
½
Type GhostType Electric
½
×2
½
×0
½
×2
×2
×0
½
½
Type GhostType Fairy
¼
×0
×0
×2
×0
×2
Type GhostType Fighting
¼
×2
×0
×2
×2
×0
½
×2
½
Type GhostType Fire
¼
×2
½
×0
½
×2
½
×2
½
×0
½
×2
½
×2
Type GhostType Flying
¼
×2
×2
×0
×2
½
×0
×2
×0
½
×2
Type GhostType Grass
×2
½
×0
×2
×2
×2
½
½
×2
×0
½
Type GhostType Ground
½
×2
×0
×0
×2
×2
×2
×0
¼
½
×2
Type GhostType Ice
½
×2
×0
×2
×2
½
×0
½
×2
×2
Type GhostType Normal
½
×2
×0
×0
×0
½
Type GhostType Poison
¼
[6]
×2
½
×0
×2
½
×2
×0
¼
×2
Type GhostType Psychic
×4
×0
×4
×0
½
½
Type GhostType Steel
¼
×2
½
½
×0
×2
½
×2
½
×2
½
×0
×0
½
½
½
Type GhostType Water
½
×2
×2
×0
½
×2
×2
½
×0
½
½
½

Ghost-type-Pokémon Trainers[]

Ghost-type-Pokémon Gym Leaders[]

Leader Location Badge
VSMorty
Morty
Ecruteak City, Johto Fog Badge
Fog Badge
VSFantina
Fantina
Hearthome City, Sinnoh Relic Badge
Relic Badge
Allister League Card
Allister
Stow-on-Side, Galar Ghost Badge
Ghost Badge
Ryme
Ryme
Montenevera, Paldea

Ghost-type-Pokémon Trial Captains[]

Leader Location Z-Crystal
VS Acerola SM
Acerola
Thrifty Megamart, Alola Ghostium Z
Ghostium Z

Ghost-type-Pokémon Elite Four members[]

Competence Category
Agatha(GenIII)Sprite
Agatha
Kanto Elite Four
ORAS VSPhoebe
Phoebe
Hoenn Elite Four
VSShauntal
Shauntal
Unova Elite Four
VS Acerola SM
Acerola
Alola Elite Four

Ghost-type records[]

Ghost-type Pokémon[]

72 Pokémon are Ghost-type.

Pure Ghost-type Pokémon[]

Primary Ghost-type Pokémon[]

Secondary Ghost-type Pokémon[]

Pokémon with Ghost-type alternate formes[]

The following alternate formes of some Pokémon are also of the Ghost-type.

Relations with other types[]

  • They're strong against the Psychic-type because some people are afraid of ghosts, and fears affect the mind. Communing with ghosts is also said to be a much different process than simply reading minds through physical or empirical means.
  • They're weak against themselves because ghosts can touch each other, and there's a belief that the strongest spirit wins, with spirit referring to the desire to win something.
  • They're weak against the Dark-type because dark represents terror and evil, and it is said that evil spirits (like Spiritomb) are punished. According to some belief systems, ghosts who lead evil lives and refuse to go to the afterlife are said to transform into demons, and demons in some mythologies are feared and also rumored to eat lost souls.
  • They're immune to the Fighting and Normal-types because spirits are incorporeal beings and thus can't be hit normally. This is also the reason why the Normal-type is immune to them, because a mortal and a ghost can't hurt each other. Interestingly, the Fighting-type is not immune to them.
  • They resist the Poison-type because you can't poison someone who's already dead, and since spirits don't have a physical form, toxins can't pass through.
  • They resist the Bug-type because members of that type cannot easily transcend the spiritual barrier members of this type hide behind in order to attack them. Also because parasites can't infect someone who's already dead.

Trivia[]

  • The only Ghost-type Pokémon of Generation I were Gastly and its evolutions.
  • Before Generation II, Psychic-type Pokémon were immune to Ghost-type moves, although it's largely believed this was due to a programming error, since Nintendo-published guides claimed they were weak to them. This created a balance issue that was rectified in later generations.
  • The first pure Ghost-type Pokémon was Misdreavus, which was introduced in Generation II.
  • No Gym Leader or Elite Four member who specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon was introduced in Generation VI.
  • Similarly to the Dark type, the Ghost type is usually not straightforward when representing a Pokémon. Sometimes, Ghost Pokémon like Yamask and Gengar are this type because they are actual dead humans. This could also be seen as a term of murderous instincts like Jellicent which sinks ships and Froslass which freezes and keeps humans. It could also come from the fact that normal items could be possessed by a ghost like Banette or Aegislash (Banette being a possessed doll and Aegislash being a possessed sword). This could also relate to the mischievous actions of ghosts like Misdreavus and Rotom. This could also be because they have supernatural powers like Hoopa or Giratina (Hoopa can create portals and Giratina can use the powers of gas-type-matter).
  • As shown from certain Pokémon like Mimikins, it is shown that certain Ghost types can in fact die despite being considered a "ghost".
  • The Ghost type has the same type advantages as the Dark-type (Psychic and Ghost).
  • The Ghost type alone is the only type with two immunities.
  • Morty and Allister are the only male Ghost-type trainers so far.
  • The Ghost type is tied with the Ice type and the Ground type for the least Gigantamax forms, each having 1.
  • The Ghost type is the last type Ash Ketchum caught in the anime, where he caught a Gengar in A Chilling Curse!.
  • The Ghost type has the most accurate moves of any type, as the only Ghost-type move capable of missing is Poltergeist.
  • The Rock type is the only type that hasn't been paired with the Ghost type thus far.
  • Some Ghost types are based on Yōkai from Japanese mythology; Froslass being based on the Yuki-Onna and Phantump being based on the Kodama.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Before Generation VI, this was a Clever type-type move.
  2. ^ Before Generation V, Curse was a ???-type move.
  3. ^ Before Generation VI, this was a Tough type-type move.
  4. ^ Before Generation VI, this was a Cute type-type move.
  5. ^ In Generation I, Bug-type moves did normal damage on Ghost-type Pokémon.
  6. ^ In Generation I, Bug-type moves were super effective on Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon.
  7. ^ Only in its Sensu Style.
  8. ^ Due to the ability Multitype, equipped with the Spooky Plate.
  9. ^ Due to the ability RKS System, equipped with the Ghost Memory.
  10. ^ In its Dawn Wings Forme when fused with Lunala.
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