Is Gastly Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Ghost/Poison with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Transfer only. Gengar at trade evolution is the destination. If imported, the Ghost typing handles Shauntal's mirror and Marshal through immunity.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Gastly has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Gastly's weaknesses hard.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Gastly has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Gastly's weaknesses hard.
Gastly has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Gastly has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Gastly cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Gastly in Black 2 & White 2
Gastly isn't available in the wild in Black 2 & White 2. Start by transferring Gastly from Red & Blue, Yellow, or FireRed & LeafGreen. The evolution path from Gastly to Gastly is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Gastly in B2W2
Step 1Gastly ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Pokémon Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Pokémon Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Sprout Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Sprout Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Pokémon Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Haunter
Step 3Evolve into Gengar
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. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. 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 |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Gastly Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Gastly
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x109-130%KO | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x175-206%KO Dig 2x175-206%KO | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Sigilyph builds →Psybeam 2x155-184%KO Thief 2x48-57% | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Jellicent builds →Ominous Wind 2x125-148%KO | ||
 Liepard Dark | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x109-130%KO | ||
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x161-191%KO Thief 2x46-54% | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x172-203%KO Dig 2x172-203%KO | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x318-375%KO Shadow Claw 2x149-176%KO | ||
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x108-129%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x163-193%KO Thief 2x46-55% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Liepard builds →Snarl 2x114-136%KO Shadow Claw 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x280-330%KO Dig 2x237-279%KO Shadow Claw 2x138-162%KO | ||
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Beheeyem builds →Psychic 2x254-300%KO Shadow Ball 2x151-178%KO Thief 2x55-65% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x333-392%KO Shadow Claw 2x156-184%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x227-267%KO Shadow Claw 2x151-178%KO Future Sight 2x124-147%KO | ||
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x282-333%KO Shadow Ball 2x151-178%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x276-325%KO Dig 2x233-275%KO Shadow Claw 2x136-161%KO | ||
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Beheeyem builds →Psychic 2x252-297%KO Shadow Ball 2x150-178%KO Thief 2x55-65% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x328-387%KO Shadow Claw 2x153-181%KO | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x188-221%KO Dig 2x125-148%KO Shadow Ball 2x84-99% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x223-264%KO Psycho Cut 2x149-176%KO Shadow Claw 2x149-176%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x271-319%KO Earthquake 2x226-267%KO Shadow Claw 2x159-187%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x301-355%KO Foul Play 2x287-337%KO Shadow Claw 2x141-166%KO | ||
 Bisharp DarkSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Bisharp builds →Night Slash 2x224-264%KO Dig 2x171-201%KO Shadow Claw 2x149-176%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x289-340%KO Shadow Ball 2x155-182%KO Payback 2x107-126%KO | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x289-340%KO Shadow Ball 2x155-182%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Landorus can KO Gastly with Earthquake (373-438%). Hydreigon threatens a KO with Dark Pulse (280-330%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x373-438%KO U Turn21-25% Stone Edge124-146%KO | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x280-330%KO Draco Meteor227-267%KO Fire Blast128-151%KO Flamethrower104-123%KO | ||
Gastly Evolutions
Gastly kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Haunter all the way to Gengar. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 190 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Gastly easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Clear Smog, Disable and 9 more to offspring.
B2W2 Gastly Best Moveset
Ghost/Poison with AbilityLevitate creates three immunities (Normal, Fighting, Ground) at a stage where 100 Sp. Atk is remarkable. The moveset fires Ghost TermStab at power most first-stage Pokemon can't match, but 30 HP dies to any hit that connects. Gengar two evolutions away survives long enough to use the power.
Best Build
Gastly best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Sludge Wave
- Energy Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Gastly gets Astonish and Clear Smog exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, 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, Egg, 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison.
Gastly Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Gastly works as a placeholder. Ghost/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Haunter. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Gastly appears in 22 games spanning 10 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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves