Is Gastly Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ghost/Poison in Hau'oli Cemetery. Haunter at level 25 is the real prize. The Ghost side is immune to Normal and Fighting, which makes Hala's Grand Trial a non-issue. Build toward trade evolution for Gengar.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Gastly trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Gengar has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Kiawe's team hits Gastly's weaknesses hard.
Gastly has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Haunter trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Haunter trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Haunter has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Gengar resists most of Mina's coverage and hits back hard.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Gengar has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Gengar trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Gastly on Route 1 (interact, Lv 19). LIMITED; Solve mystery after speaking to kid at Big Wave Beach. Interact with the overworld gastly at route 1
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Lana.
Your Gastly should hit Level 25 before you reach Olivia, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Gastly in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Gastly's 3-stage chain starts with Gastly, which appears in the wild in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
Where To Catch Gastly in USUM
Gastly is your first catch on the way to Gastly. You'll find walking and fixed encounters from Lv. 6-34 across 10 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Gastly ✓Hau'oli CemeteryLv.6-9GrassRate 40%Memorial HillLv.21-24GrassRate 50%Route 1 - Trainers' SchoolLv.19Interact with PokemonNightOne-timeBig Wave Beach mystery
Step 2Catch or Evolve into HaunterThrifty Megamart - Abandoned SiteLv.31-34GrassRate 30%or evolve from Gastly (Step 1)
Step 3Catch or Evolve into GengarThrifty Megamart - Abandoned SiteLv.31-34GrassSOS from Haunteror evolve from Haunter (Step 2)
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.
| 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
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x190-225%KO Thief 2x58-70% Lick 2x33-40% | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Kadabra builds →Psyshock 2x198-233%KO Thief 2x50-60% | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Mr. Mime builds →Psyshock 2x165-195%KO Thief 2x58-70% | ||
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x185-219%KO Thief 2x54-65% Lick 2x29-35% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Kadabra builds →Psyshock 2x190-225%KO Thief 2x44-54% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Mr. Mime builds →Psyshock 2x165-196%KO Thief 2x52-62% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x200-238%KO Thief 2x63-75% Lick 2x35-42% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Kadabra builds →Psyshock 2x206-244%KO Thief 2x52-63% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Mr. Mime builds →Psyshock 2x179-213%KO Thief 2x58-71% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Oranguru builds →Psyshock 2x162-191%KO Feint Attack 2x67-80% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x195-229%KO Thief 2x62-73% Lick 2x33-40% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Kadabra builds →Psyshock 2x204-240%KO Thief 2x49-58% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Oranguru builds →Psyshock 2x170-200%KO Feint Attack 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x70-83% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Hypno builds →Psyshock 2x144-171%KO Thief 2x81-95% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x206-243%KO Thief 2x62-73% Lick 2x32-38% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Slowking builds →Psyshock 2x181-214%KO Bulldoze 2x81-95% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x345-407%KO Shadow Ball 2x154-182%KO | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x247-292%KO Shadow Claw 2x136-161%KO Bulldoze 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Gardevoir builds →Dream Eater 2x282-332%KO Shadow Ball 2x149-176%KO Thief 2x75-89% | ||
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Oranguru builds →Dream Eater 2x214-253%KO Shadow Ball 2x113-134%KO Feint Attack 2x71-84% Bulldoze 2x71-84% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x221-261%KO Dream Eater 2x163-192%KO Shadow Ball 2x129-153%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x268-316%KO Dig 2x224-265%KO Shadow Claw 2x132-155%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x328-386%KO Shadow Ball 2x146-172%KO Thief 2x72-85% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x338-399%KO Shadow Ball 2x151-179%KO | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x235-278%KO Shadow Claw 2x130-153%KO Bulldoze 2x112-132%KO | ||
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Oranguru builds →Dream Eater 2x209-246%KO Shadow Ball 2x112-132%KO Foul Play 2x104-123%KO Bulldoze 2x66-79% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x288-340%KO Foul Play 2x273-321%KO Shadow Claw 2x135-159%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x345-406%KO Shadow Ball 2x155-182%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x331-390%KO Shadow Ball 2x149-175%KO Thief 2x72-85% | ||
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Oranguru builds →Future Sight 2x252-297%KO Shadow Ball 2x112-133%KO Foul Play 2x106-126%KO Bulldoze 2x67-80% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Delphox builds →Future Sight 2x306-361%KO Shadow Ball 2x136-161%KO Thief 2x76-90% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x414-488%KO Shadow Ball 2x185-218%KO Earthquake 2x189-222%KO Brutal Swing 2x114-134%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x357-421%KO Shadow Ball 2x160-188%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x296-349%KO Foul Play 2x283-334%KO Shadow Claw 2x140-164%KO | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x312-367%KO Earthquake 2x173-204%KO Dream Eater 2x160-188%KO Dark Pulse 2x128-151%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x344-405%KO Shadow Ball 2x153-181%KO Payback 2x105-124%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemFocus Sash NatureNaive Moves View Cottonee builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemEviolite NatureHardy Moves View Baltoy builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Morelull builds →Giga Drain19-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Mankey builds →U Turn17-20% Rock Slide72-85% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwiftswim ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Gastly View Surskit builds →Hydro Pump74-87% Ice Beam61-72% | ||
Gastly Evolutions
Gastly kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Haunter all the way to Gengar. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners 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 52 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Clear Smog, Disable and 10 more to offspring.
USUM Gastly Best Moveset
Ghost/Poison at 100 Sp. Atk and 80 Speed with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. The moveset at pre-evolution bulk crumbles to any hit. Gengar two evolutions away earns A-tier through 130 Sp. Atk at 110 Speed.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Trick Room
- Destiny Bond
- Taunt
- Foul Play
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 9 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
Base Stats
It’s said that gas emanating from a graveyard was possessed by the grievances of the deceased and thus became a Pokémon.
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.
Gastly Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
Gastly is a static encounter at Alola Route 1 in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Gastly appears at level 19. Prerequisite: LIMITED; Solve mystery after speaking to kid at Big Wave Beach. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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