gastly

gastly

Attributes

  • Species: Gastly
  • Base Experience: 62
  • Height: 13
  • Weight: 1
  • Is Default: True
  • Order: 147
  • Base Happiness: 50
  • Capture Rate: 190
  • Color: Purple
  • Egg Groups: Indeterminate
  • Gender Rate: 4
  • Has No Gender Differences
  • Hatch Counter: 20
  • Habitat: Cave
  • Is Baby: False
  • Is Legendary: False
  • Is Mythical: False
  • Shape: Ball

Stats

  • HP
    30
  • Attack
    35
  • Defense
    30
  • Special Attack
    100
  • Special Defense
    35
  • Speed
    80

Abilities

Held items

    None

Summary

Gastly is a Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Type: Ghost / Poison

Abilities:

  • Vital Spirit: Prevents the Pokémon from falling asleep, ensuring it remains active and alert during battle, which is especially useful against sleep-inducing moves.
  • Anger Point: When struck by a critical hit, this ability maximizes the Pokémon's Attack stat, turning a potentially dangerous situation into an offensive advantage.

Physical Characteristics:

  • A powerfully built bipedal Pokémon with a primate-like appearance, featuring well-defined muscles that highlight its physical strength and combat capabilities
  • Possesses distinctive coloration and markings across its body that make it easily recognizable and set it apart from other Fighting-type Pokémon
  • Displays clear evolutionary traits from its previous form while showing more advanced physical development and mature features

Behavior and Habitat:

  • Exhibits an aggressive and territorial temperament, often challenging other Pokémon to demonstrate its strength and establish dominance
  • Primarily inhabits rugged mountainous regions and dense forests where it can train and develop its fighting skills in a natural environment
  • Lives and travels in small, tight-knit groups that work together for protection and hunting, showing surprising social complexity

In Battle:

  • Excels as a physical attacker with an impressively high Attack stat, making it a formidable opponent in close-combat situations
  • Specializes in powerful fighting-type moves while maintaining a diverse movepool that provides excellent coverage against multiple types
  • Demonstrates particular effectiveness against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, and Steel type Pokémon, making it a valuable team member
  • Must be carefully managed against Psychic, Flying, and Fairy type moves due to type disadvantages that can quickly turn the tide of battle

Evolution:

  • Undergoes a significant evolution from its pre-evolved form when specific conditions are met, representing a major milestone in its development
  • The evolution process triggers dramatic changes in both physical appearance and combat abilities, resulting in enhanced fighting capabilities

Interesting Facts:

  • Holds a special significance in Pokémon lore and games, often appearing in key storylines and competitive scenarios
  • Has made numerous memorable appearances across various Pokémon media, including the anime, movies, and trading card game
  • Features a uniquely recognizable cry and battle animation in the games that have become iconic among fans of the series

Pokémon Sprites

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Front Default
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Back Default
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Front Shiny
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Back Shiny

Evolution Chain

Gastly - 92
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Haunter - 93
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Min. Lvl 25

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Gengar - 94
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Flavor Text Entries

  • Red: Almost invisible, this gaseous Pokémon cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice.
  • Blue: Almost invisible, this gaseous Pokémon cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice.
  • Yellow: Said to appear in decrepit, deserted buildings. It has no real shape as it appears to be made of a gas.
  • Gold: With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind.
  • Silver: Its thin body is made of gas. It can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation.
  • Crystal: It wraps its op­ ponent in its gas- like body, slowly weakening its prey by poisoning it through the skin.
  • Ruby: GASTLY is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this Pokémon cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind.
  • Sapphire: GASTLY is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this Pokémon cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind.
  • Emerald: When exposed to a strong wind, a GASTLY’s gaseous body quickly dwindles away. They cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind.
  • Firered: A being that exists as a thin gas. It can topple an Indian elephant by enveloping the prey in two seconds.
  • Leafgreen: Almost invisible, this gaseous Pokémon cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice.
  • Diamond: This Pokémon’s body is 95% made up of gases, which are blown away by strong gusts of wind.
  • Pearl: A Pokémon born from poison gases. It defeats even the largest foes by enveloping them in gas.
  • Platinum: Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
  • Heartgold: With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind.
  • Soulsilver: Its body is made of gas. Despite lacking substance, it can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation.
  • Black: Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
  • White: Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
  • Black-2: Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
  • White-2: Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
  • X: Its body is made of gas. Despite lacking substance, it can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation.
  • Y: Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
  • Omega-Ruby: Gastly is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this Pokémon cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind.
  • Alpha-Sapphire: Gastly is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this Pokémon cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind.
  • Sun: Should a strange light be seen flickering in an abandoned building, Gastly is lurking there.
  • Moon: Although Gastly is barely visible, when it’s near, a faint sweet smell lingers.
  • Ultra-Sun: It’s said that gas emanating from a graveyard was possessed by the grievances of the deceased and thus became a Pokémon.
  • Ultra-Moon: Poisonous gas comprises 95% of its body. It’s said that the remaining 5% is made up of the souls of those who died from the gas.
  • Lets-Go-Pikachu: Said to appear in decrepit, deserted buildings. It has no real shape, as it appears to be made of a gas.
  • Lets-Go-Eevee: Said to appear in decrepit, deserted buildings. It has no real shape, as it appears to be made of a gas.
  • Sword: Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
  • Shield: With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind.
  • Legends-Arceus: Gaseous and completely impalpable. Also highly dangerous— inhaling part of its poisonous body will cause one to faint instantly.

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