Is Gastly Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Gastly from Pokemon Tower is the start of the Gengar line. Ghost/Poison has tricky matchups in Kanto, but the destination at the end makes the early grind worthwhile.
Gastly resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Gastly has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Haunter has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Gengar has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Gengar has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Gengar has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Gengar has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Gastly in Pokémon Tower (walking, Lv 27-32).
Evolve Gastly to Haunter
Gastly evolves into Haunter at Level 25. Your Gastly should hit Level 25 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Evolve Haunter to Gengar
Haunter evolves into Gengar when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Koga.
How to Get Gastly in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
The chain to Gastly requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Gastly in the wild and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
1 location to catch Gastly
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4Where To Catch Gastly in Let's Go
Gastly is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 27+. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into HaunterPokémon Tower - 6FLv.27-32FloorRate 20%Pokémon Tower - 5FLv.27-32FloorRate 10%Pokémon Tower - 3FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 4FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%or evolve from Gastly (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Gengar
How to Get Shiny Gastly in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Gastly is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Gastly odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Gastly Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Gastly preloaded.
Gastly Weakness
Gastly is weak to Ground, Psychic, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. The Ghost/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Gastly leans toward special offense (base 100 Sp.Atk) instead of trying to wall anything.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Gastly Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Gastly
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x203-239%KO Sucker Punch 2x70-84% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
 Dugtrio Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Dugtrio builds →Dig 2x199-235%KO Sucker Punch 2x116-138%KO | ||
Gastly Evolutions
Gastly kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Haunter all the way to Gengar. Evolving adds up to 190 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Gastly Best Moveset
100 Sp. Atk and 80 Speed on Ghost/Poison with 30/30 bulk. Hits harder than most pre-evolutions but the moveset dies on any contact. Evolve through to Gengar where Mega access and 170 Sp. Atk define the format's Ghost matchups.
Best Build
Gastly Candy
Smart Candy+SPAMild raises Sp. Atk and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Blue, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Gastly
- Gastly Candy
- Smart Candy
Smart Candy L
Smart Candy XL
Gastly Candy raises every stat, but only Gastly, Haunter and Gengar can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Gastly is Smart Candy (Sp. Atk), and any Pokemon can eat it; Smart Candy L needs level 30 and Smart Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Arin battles with one level 70 Gastly that knows Shadow Ball. It takes extra damage from Ground, Psychic, Ghost and Dark moves. Win to earn the Gastly Master title. Find Arin in Lavender Town.
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Gastly learns Dream Eater naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 8 types extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Said to appear in decrepit, deserted buildings. It has no real shape, as it appears to be made of a gas.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Gastly appears in 22 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Gastly have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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