What does Gastly evolve into?

Gastly becomes Haunter at level 25, then Gengar by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Gastly evolve?

Gastly evolves into Haunter at level 25. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

Where can you catch Gastly?

Gastly is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 21 other games across the series.

Gastly - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

80Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Gastly's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP30

Attack35

Defense30

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def35

Speed80

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight0.1 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Levitate

Evades ground moves.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

This Pokémon’s body is 95 percent made up of gases. The Pokémon can be blown away by strong gusts of wind.

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. 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.

Gastly Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Psychic, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartGood

4Weak

4Resist

3Immune

Score+4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Psychic Ghost Dark

½xResist

Grass Fairy

¼xResist

Poison Bug

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Ground

STAB (4)

Psychic Ghost Grass Fairy

How to Beat Gastly in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 190-224%KO Earthquake 2x 152-179%KO Psychic 2x 170-201%KO Extrasensory 2x 155-184%KO View Bronzong builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 243-287%KO Bulldoze 2x 148-175%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 BulldozeTM83 PaybackTM66 Sand TombLv. 28 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 140-166%KO Bulldoze 2x 87-103%KO Payback 2x 48-57% Sand Tomb 2x 52-63% View Onix builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 170-201%KO Bulldoze 2x 106-125%KO View Phanpy builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 Sucker PunchLv. 30 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Gastly Shadow Ball 2x 66-78% Dark Pulse 2x 99-116%KO Sucker Punch 2x 125-148%KO Shadow Claw 2x 84-99% View Stunky builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

3 Forms

#092Gastly

Level 25

#093Haunter

Trade

#094Gengar

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Gastly

GhostPoison

Haunter

GhostPoison

Gengar

GhostPoison

45+15

60+15

ATK

50+15

65+15

DEF

45+15

60+15

SP.ATK

100

115+15

130+15

SP.DEF

55+20

75+20

SPE

95+15

110+15

BST

310C-Tier

405C-Tier+95

500A-Tier+95

ROLE

Attacker

Cannon

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Gastly easily with 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Clear Smog, Disable and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Gastly Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

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 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 1

Lick

—3010030Ghost

Lv 4

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 8

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 12

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 16

Spite

D—10010Ghost

Lv 20

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 24

Hex

C6510010Ghost

Lv 28

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 32

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 36

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

Lv 40

Shadow Ball

B8010015Ghost

Lv 44

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Lv 48

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TM21

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM64

Explosion

C2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM30

Shadow Ball

B8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

B9010010Poison

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Clear Smog

C50—15Poison

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Egg

Grudge

———5Ghost

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Perish Song

D——5Normal

Egg

Reflect Type

———15Normal

Egg

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Egg

Smog

—307020Poison

Egg

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Gastly can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Gastly Locations

Gastly is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 32 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Gastly in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

32 walking encounters at Lv. 12-22 for Gastly across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Old Chateau

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.12-16

100%Early

Old Chateau

Shining PearlGrass Lv.12-16

100%Early

Old Chateau - 2F Room 2

Shining PearlGrass Lv.12-16

100%Early

Old Chateau - 2F Room 2

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.12-16

100%Early

Old Chateau - 2F Room 4

Shining PearlGrass Lv.12-16

100%Early

Old Chateau - 2F Room 4

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.12-16

100%Early

Lost Tower - 1F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-18 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 1F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-18 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 2F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.17-19 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 2F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.17-19 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 3F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.18-20 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 3F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.18-20 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 4F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.19-21 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 4F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.19-21 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 5F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 5F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Building

50%Mid

Morning/day

Lost Tower - 1F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-18 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 1F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-18 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 2F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.17-19 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 2F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.17-19 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 3F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.18-20 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 3F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.18-20 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 4F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.19-21 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 4F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.19-21 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 5F

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Building

40%Mid

Night

Lost Tower - 5F

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Building

40%Mid

Night

Dazzling Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Dazzling Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Route 209

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16 Route

10%Mid

Night

Route 209

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16 Route

10%Mid

Night

Stargleam Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Stargleam Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Gastly Guide

Gastly becomes Haunter at level 25, then Gengar by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Gastly evolves into Haunter at level 25. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.
Gastly is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 21 other games across the series.

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

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Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 138-166%KO Payback 2x 52-62% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 193-228%KO View Geodude builds →
Abra Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 217-259%KO Shadow Ball 2x 117-138%KO Thief 2x 45-55% View Abra builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 166-197%KO View Phanpy builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 ThiefTM46 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 148-176%KO Thief 2x 62-76% Mud-Slap 2x 34-41% View Cubone builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 134-159%KO Payback 2x 47-56% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 181-216%KO View Geodude builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 159-188%KO View Phanpy builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 ThiefTM46 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 141-169%KO Thief 2x 56-69% Mud-Slap 2x 31-38% View Cubone builds →
Misdreavus Ghost	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 Shadow BallTM30 Dark PulseTM79 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 116-138%KO Shadow Ball 2x 141-169%KO Dark Pulse 2x 94-113%KO Thief 2x 69-81% View Misdreavus builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 190-224%KO Earthquake 2x 152-179%KO Psychic 2x 170-201%KO Extrasensory 2x 155-184%KO View Bronzong builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 ThiefTM46 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 219-260%KO Dig 2x 178-210%KO Thief 2x 91-107%KO Bulldoze 2x 136-161%KO View Quagsire builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 243-287%KO Dig 2x 194-228%KO Bulldoze 2x 148-175%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 140-166%KO Dig 2x 113-134%KO Bulldoze 2x 87-103%KO Payback 2x 48-57% View Onix builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 Shadow BallTM30 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 212-251%KO Earthquake 2x 142-167%KO Psychic 2x 190-224%KO Shadow Ball 2x 113-134%KO View Girafarig builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 188-223%KO Earthquake 2x 154-182%KO Psychic 2x 173-204%KO Extrasensory 2x 153-181%KO View Bronzong builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 ThiefTM46 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 222-262%KO Dig 2x 179-212%KO Thief 2x 88-105%KO Bulldoze 2x 133-158%KO View Quagsire builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 241-285%KO Dig 2x 196-231%KO Bulldoze 2x 146-173%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 140-165%KO Dig 2x 114-135%KO Bulldoze 2x 85-100%KO Payback 2x 47-56% View Onix builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 209-246%KO Earthquake 2x 141-167%KO Psychic 2x 188-223%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 169-200%KO View Girafarig builds →

Skuntank PoisonDark	A
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Dark PulseTM79 Shadow BallTM30 Sucker PunchLv. 30 Damage vs Gastly Dig 2x 125-148%KO Dark Pulse 2x 139-164%KO Shadow Ball 2x 93-110%KO Sucker Punch 2x 163-193%KO View Skuntank builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Earth PowerLv. 39 DigTM28 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 212-250%KO Earth Power 2x 190-225%KO Dig 2x 173-204%KO Bulldoze 2x 130-154%KO View Gastrodon builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 188-221%KO Earthquake 2x 151-179%KO Psychic 2x 169-200%KO Extrasensory 2x 151-179%KO View Bronzong builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 ThiefTM46 BulldozeTM83 Damage vs Gastly Earthquake 2x 218-257%KO Dig 2x 175-207%KO Thief 2x 88-105%KO Bulldoze 2x 133-157%KO View Quagsire builds →
Girafarig NormalPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 Damage vs Gastly Dream Eater 2x 208-246%KO Earthquake 2x 139-164%KO Psychic 2x 188-221%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 167-196%KO View Girafarig builds →

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Gastly Knock Off 2x 246-290%KO Ice Shard 76-90% View Weavile builds →
Slowking WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemColbur Berry NatureRelaxed Moves ScaldSTAB TeleportUtility Slack Off Future Sight Damage vs Gastly Scald 96-112%KO View Slowking builds →