Haunter

#093 Haunter Haunter
National Dex 093 Species Gas Pokémon
Type Ghost/Poison Abilities Levitate, Frisk, Insomnia (Hidden), Infiltrator (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% male Catch Rate 90 EV Yield 2 Sp.Atk Egg Group Amorphous
Bulbapedia Haunter Designer Game Freak

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Haunter (Japanese: ゴースト Ghost) is a dual-type Ghost- and Poison-Type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Gastly starting at level 25 and evolves into Gengar when traded or leveled up holding a Connecting Thread.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Evolve Gastly

Stats

HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
45	50	45	115	55	95	405

Dex Entries

If a Haunter beckons you while it is floating in darkness, don't approach it. This Pokémon will try to lick you with its tongue and steal your life away.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM
Level	Move	TM	Move
Evolve	Shadow Punch	TM12	Taunt
1	Hypnosis	TM17	Protect
1	Lick	TM21	Frustration
1	Spite	TM45	Attract
5	Spite	TM46	Thief
8	Mean Look	TM53	Energy Ball
12	Curse	TM87	Swagger
15	Night Shade	By HM
19	Confuse Ray
22	Sucker Punch
28	Payback
33	Shadow Ball
39	Dream Eater
44	Dark Pulse
50	Destiny Bond
55	Hex
61	Nightmare
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics

Evolutions

Gastly	Lv 25 ⟶	Haunter	Trade ⟶ Level Up Holding Connecting Thread	Gengar	Mega Evolve ⇄	Mega Gengar

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant