Haunter (Japanese: ゴースト Goosuto) is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It evolves from Gastly starting at level 25 and evolves into Gengar when traded.
Biology
Anatomy
Haunter is a purple, spiky, floating figure with triangular eyes, tiny pupils, fangs and disembodied, clawed hands.
Characteristics
Haunter can pass through solid walls. It is because of this that it is believed it is from another dimension. It can also sap away the life force of a target by licking them with its tongue.
Game data
Locations
| Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Red and Blue | Pokemon Tower | Uncommon |
| Yellow | Pokemon Tower | Rare |
| Gold and Silver | Route 8 | Common |
| Crystal | Route 8, Rock Tunnel | Common |
| Ruby and Sapphire | Trade | None |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Lost Cave, Pokemon Tower | Common |
| Emerald | Trade | None |
| Diamond and Pearl | Old Chateau (Any Gen III game inserted), Turnback Cave | Rare |
| Platinum | Old Chateau (Any Gen III game inserted) | Rare |
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Route 8, Safari Zone | Common |
| Black and White | Evolve Gastly | None |
| X and Y | Route 14, Route 19, Frost Cavern, Victory Road | Common |
| Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Trade | None |
Pokédex entries
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Base stats
| Stats | |
|---|---|
| HP | |
| Attack | |
| Defense | |
| Sp. Atk | |
| Sp. Def | |
| Speed | |
| Total | 237
|
Learnset
By leveling up
| LevelingGeneration VI | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | Contest Cat. | Appeal | Jam |
| — | Hypnosis | — | 60% | 20 |  Psychic
|
Status | 
|
1 ♥ | 3 ♥ |
| — | Lick | 30 | 100% | 30 |  Ghost
|
Physical | 
|
2 ♥ | 3 ♥ |
| 5 | Spite | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status | 
|
2 ♥ | 1 ♥ |
| 8 | Mean Look | — | —% | 5 |  Normal
|
Status | 
|
2 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 12 | Curse | — | —% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
3 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 15 | Night Shade | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Special |
|
3 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 19 | Confuse Ray | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
2 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 22 | Sucker Punch | 80 | 100% | 5 |  Dark
|
Physical |
|
3 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 25 | Shadow Punch | 60 | 100% | 20 | Ghost
|
Physical |
|
2 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 28 | Payback | 50 | 100% | 10 | Dark
|
Physical |
|
2 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 33 | Shadow Ball | 80 | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Special |
|
4 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 39 | Dream Eater | 100 | 100% | 15 | Psychic
|
Special |
|
2 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 44 | Dark Pulse | 80 | 100% | 15 | Dark
|
Special | 
|
4 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 50 | Destiny Bond | — | —% | 5 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
7 ♥ | 0 ♥ |
| 55 | Hex | 65 | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
Special |
|
2 ♥ | 1 ♥ |
| 61 | Nightmare | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
1 ♥ | 3 ♥ |
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
| LevelingGeneration V | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| — | Hypnosis | — | 60% | 20 | Psychic
|
Status | |||
| — | Lick | 30 | 100% | 30 | Ghost
|
Physical | |||
| 5 | Spite | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status | |||
| 8 | Mean Look | — | —% | 5 | Normal
|
Status | |||
| 12 | Curse | — | —% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status | |||
| 15 | Night Shade | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Special | |||
| 19 | Confuse Ray | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status | |||
| 22 | Sucker Punch | 80 | 100% | 5 | Dark
|
Physical | |||
| 25 | Shadow Punch | 60 | 100% | 20 | Ghost
|
Physical | |||
| 28 | Payback | 50 | 100% | 10 | Dark
|
Physical | |||
| 33 | Shadow Ball | 80 | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Special | |||
| 39 | Dream Eater | 100 | 100% | 15 | Psychic
|
Special | |||
| 44 | Dark Pulse | 80 | 100% | 15 | Dark
|
Special | |||
| 50 | Destiny Bond | — | —% | 5 | Ghost
|
Status | |||
| 55 | Hex | 65 | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
Special | |||
| 61 | Nightmare | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Status | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
| LevelingGeneration IV | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | Contest Cat. | Appeal | |
| — | Hypnosis | — | 60% | 20 | Psychic
|
Status |
|
2 ♥ | |
| — | Lick | 30 | 100% | 30 | Ghost
|
Physical |
|
0 ♥ | |
| 5 | Spite | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
2 ♥ | |
| 8 | Mean Look | — | —% | 5 | Normal
|
Status |
|
2 ♥ | |
| 12 | Curse | — | —% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
0 ♥ | |
| 15 | Night Shade | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Special |
|
3 ♥ | |
| 19 | Confuse Ray | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
2 ♥ | |
| 22 | Sucker Punch | 80 | 100% | 5 | Dark
|
Physical |
|
2 ♥ | |
| 25 | Shadow Punch | 60 | 100% | 20 | Ghost
|
Physical |
|
2 ♥ | |
| 28 | Payback | 50 | 100% | 10 | Dark
|
Physical |
|
1 ♥ | |
| 33 | Shadow Ball | 80 | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Special |
|
2 ♥ | |
| 39 | Dream Eater | 100 | 100% | 15 | Psychic
|
Special |
|
1 ♥ | |
| 44 | Dark Pulse | 80 | 100% | 15 | Dark
|
Special |
|
2 ♥ | |
| 50 | Destiny Bond | — | —% | 5 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
0 ♥ | |
| 55 | Nightmare | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
Status |
|
2 ♥ | |
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
| LevelingGeneration III | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Contest Cat. | Appeal | Jam | |
| — | Hypnosis | — | 60% | 20 | Psychic
|
|
1 ♥ | 3 ♥ | |
| — | Lick | 30 | 100% | 30 | Ghost
|
|
1 ♥ | 4 ♥ | |
| 8 | Spite | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
|
2 ♥ | 0 ♥ | |
| 13 | Mean Look | — | —% | 5 | Normal
|
|
2 ♥ | 0 ♥ | |
| 16 | Curse | — | —% | 10 | Ghost
|
|
3 ♥ | 0 ♥ | |
| 21 | Night Shade | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
|
|
2 ♥ | 1 ♥ | |
| 25 | Shadow Punch | 60 | 100% | 20 | Ghost
|
|
2 ♥ | 0 ♥ | |
| 31 | Confuse Ray | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
|
|
3 ♥ | 0 ♥ | |
| 39 | Dream Eater | 100 | 100% | 15 | Psychic
|
|
2 ♥ | 2 ♥ | |
| 48 | Destiny Bond | — | —% | 5 | Ghost
|
|
8 ♥ | 0 ♥ | |
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
| LevelingGeneration II | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | ||||
| — | Lick | 30 | 100% | 30 | Ghost
| ||||
| — | Spite | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
| ||||
| — | Mean Look | — | —% | 5 | Normal
| ||||
| — | Curse | — | —% | 10 | Ghost
| ||||
| — | Night Shade | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
| ||||
| — | Hypnosis | — | 60% | 20 | Psychic
| ||||
| 31 | Confuse Ray | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
| ||||
| 39 | Dream Eater | 100 | 100% | 15 | Psychic
| ||||
| 48 | Destiny Bond | — | —% | 5 | Ghost
| ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
| LevelingGeneration I | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | ||||
| — | Lick | 30 | 100% | 30 | Ghost
| ||||
| — | Night Shade | — | 100% | 15 | Ghost
| ||||
| — | Confuse Ray | — | 100% | 10 | Ghost
| ||||
| 29 | Hypnosis | — | 60% | 20 | Psychic
| ||||
| 38 | Dream Eater | 100 | 100% | 15 | Psychic
| ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
By breeding
| To see the Egg Moves that Haunter can learn, refer to Gastly. |
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Side game data
| No. | Pokémon | Group | Field Move | Poké Assist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-018 |  Haunter
|
Ghost |  Psy Power 2
|
 Ghost
|
| Capture Points[Notes 1] | 1400 | On Sight[Notes 2] | Teleports towards and chases player. | |
| Browser Entry | ||||
| It attacks by spitting out orbs imbued with loathsome emotions. | ||||
| Notes | ||||
Sprites
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Appearances
In the anime
- Sabrina's Haunter
- Captain's Haunter
- Haunter (JE005)
- Morty's Haunter
- Haunter (JE158)
- Lon's Haunter
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Golden Boys
Gallery
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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