Ghost type

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.

Ghost-type Pokémon tend to be weak in terms of attack, but they also tend to specialize in speed and special defense. Exceptions are Chandelure and Blade Aegislash, both having high attack and low speed/defense. Most Ghost-type Pokémon are very hard to hit. They are strong against Psychic Pokémon and themselves.

Excluding Arceus while holding a Spooky Plate, the only Legendary Ghost Pokémon is Giratina.

Type Effectness

Generation I

Offensive

Super effective against: Ghost
No effect on: Normal, Fighting

Defense

Resistance against: Bug, Poison
Weak against: Ghost
Immune to: Normal, Fighting

Generation II

Offensive

Super effective against: Ghost, Psychic
Not very effective against: Dark, Steel
No effect on: Normal

Defense

Resistance against: Bug, Poison
Weak against: Ghost, Dark
Immune to: Normal, Fighting

Generation VI

Offensive

Super Effective Against: Ghost, Psychic
Not very effective against: Dark, Steel
No effect on: Normal

Defensive

Resistance against: Bug, Poison
Weak against: Ghost, Dark
Immune to: Normal, Fighting

• New chart for Generation VI was made due to introduction of Fairy Type.

Abilities of Ghost Pokémon

Natural

• Aftermath - Just the Drifloon family.
• Cursed Body - Unique to the Frillish family.
• 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 - Just Sableye; This is a Flying ability.
• Klutz - Just the Golett family.
• Levitate - This is a Psychic ability.
• Multitype - Just Arceus (Ghost Arceus).
• 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.

Hidden

• Damp - Just the Frillish family; This is a Water ability.
• Flare Boost - Unique to the Drifloon family.
• Infiltrator - Just Spiritomb and the Litwick family; This is a Flying ability.
• No Guard - This is a Fighting ability.
• Prankster - Just Sableye; This is a Dark ability.
• Shadow Tag - Just to Mega Gengar; This is a Psychic ability.
• Telepathy - Just Giratina (Altered Form); This is a Psychic ability.

Known Ghost Pokémon Trainers

File:Agatha(GenIII)Sprite.png							File:Kanbe.png
Kanto Elite Four Agatha	Johto Gym Leader Morty	Hoenn Elite Four Phoebe	Sinnoh Gym Leader Fantina	Unova Elite Four Shauntal	Spectra Warlord Nō	Warlord Servant Hanzō	Warlord Servant Kanbei

Ghost Pokémon Families

Unevolved	First evolution	Second evolution	Other type and info
Gastly	Haunter	Gengar	Poison
Misdreavus	Mismagius
Template:Not from type	Shedinja & Template:Not from type		Bug; Only Shedinja is Ghost
Sableye			Dark
Shuppet	Banette
Duskull	Dusclops	Dusknoir
Template:Not from type	Froslass		Ice; Only Froslass is Ghost
Drifloon	Drifblim		Flying
Spiritomb			Dark
Rotom			Electric
File:487B.pngGiratina			Dragon
Arceus			Spooky Plate
Yamask	Cofagrigus
Frillish	Jellicent		Water
Litwick	Lampent	Chandelure	Fire
Golett	Golurk		Ground
Honedge	Doublade	File:681B.pngAegislash	Steel
Phantump	Trevenant		Grass
Pumpkaboo	Gourgeist		Grass

Trivia

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