For Pokémon GO information on this species, seethe game's section.
← #0092: Gastly	Pokémon	#0094: Gengar →
This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, seeHaunter (disambiguation).

Haunter Gas Pokémon ゴースト Ghost #0093 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ghost Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Levitate Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male,50% female	Catch rate 90(20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Amorphous Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 5'03" 1.6 m Haunter 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 0.2 lbs. 0.1 kg Haunter 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 126 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 142 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Haunter 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Haunter (Japanese:ゴーストGhost) is a dual-typeGhost/PoisonPokémon introduced inGeneration I.

Itevolves fromGastly starting atlevel 25 and evolves intoGengar whentraded or when exposed to aLinking Cord.

(Refer toGame data→Evolution data for more details.)

Biology

Haunter is a purplePokémon with a gaseous body. It has a round head flanked by three large, spiked protrusions on either side. It has triangular eyes with small pupils and a mouth with a long, pink tongue. The gases composing its head curve into its mouth to form several pointed teeth. Disembodied hands with three clawed fingers each float in front of its body. Its body tapers into a jagged tail. Haunter's gaseous form makes it one of thelightest Pokémon in existence.

Haunter hides in very dark places, such ascaves, and is afraid of light. If a human or a Pokémon comes near Haunter, it will stalk the victim while floating and beckon it to come closer. Once approached it will then lick the victim with its gaseous tongue, inflicting convulsions in the victim that last until death. It can also float through walls. It has been shown inPokémon the Series that it can control its hands from far away and can control any Pokémon that it touches with its hands. Haunter have also been depicted as being able to create illusions,^[1] pull out spirits from an individual’s body,^[2] and even remove its own eyes from its face^[3]. Despite its predatory nature, it is known to entertain and prank people, such as in the episodeThe Tower of Terror. Additionally, inA Shipful of Shivers, it is even shown to feel intense loyalty to a deceased Trainer. As mentioned inPokémon Sleep, Haunter is known to sleep while floating.^[4] A sleeping Haunter will steal thelife-force of anyone who comes near using its gaseous tongue.

InGeneration I,Night Shade was itssignature move.

Evolution

Haunter evolves fromGastly and evolves intoGengar.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer toGame data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Gastly  Ghost  Poison

→

First Evolution Haunter  Ghost  Poison

→

Second Evolution Gengar  Ghost  Poison

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Two Haunter appear in a bonus stage accessible from the Red Table. Once the player knocks out the threeGastly, the pair of Haunter appear, and upon knocking them out, the player must then proceed to defeat theGengar that appears.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Haunter is the main antagonist in the Special EpisodeToday's "Oh My Gosh", where it is later revealed there are three Haunter working together.

Pokédex entries

Haunter in theAlola Pokédex	Haunter in thePaldea Pokédex	Haunter in theKitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Wild Area News

Held items

Pokémon caught inGeneration I must be traded to aGeneration II game in order for a held item to appear.

Games		Held items
Red	Blue	Berry (100%)
Yellow
FireRed	LeafGreen	Spell Tag (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Everstone (In-game trade, 100%)
Platinum
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl
Legends: Arceus		Normal Chesto Berry (35%) Spoiled Apricorn (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy M (100%) Seed of Mastery (20%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Haunter is available inScarlet and Violet andLegends Z-A.

Byleveling up

SV

ZA

ByTM

SV

Generation IX Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM045 TM045 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM079 TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM091 TM091 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM092 TM092 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM119 TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM151 TM151 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM158 TM158 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM161 TM161 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM174 TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM198 TM198 Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110110 090}}90% 5 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM214 TM214 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Haunter Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Haunter Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   CD  TM007 TM007 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 10 TM017 TM017 Protect Normal Status 0000— 15 TM023 TM023 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 7 TM024 TM024 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 7 TM026 TM026 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 8 TM029 TM029 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 7 TM035 TM035 Endure Normal Status 0000— 12 TM042 TM042 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 9 TM048 TM048 Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200200 15 TM049 TM049 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 7 TM053 TM053 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 7 TM057 TM057 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 10 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 7 TM063 TM063 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 8 TM067 TM067 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 8 TM074 TM074 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 8 TM077 TM077 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 8 TM083 TM083 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 15 TM085 TM085 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 10 TM089 TM089 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 7 TM090 TM090 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 8 TM091 TM091 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 15 TM092 TM092 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 8 TM095 TM095 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 12 TM099 TM099 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 4 TM100 TM100 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 10 TM106 TM106 Thunder Electric Special 110110 10 TM109 TM109 Facade Normal Physical 07070 7 TM112 TM112 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 7 TM118 TM118 Shadow Punch Ghost Physical 06060 6 TM127 TM127 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 7

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Haunter Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Haunter Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

Bybreeding

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15 Clear Smog Poison Special 50 —% 15 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Perish Song Normal Status — —% 5 Reflect Type Normal Status — —% 15 Smog Poison Special 30 70% 20 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Haunter Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Haunter Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Haunter Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a priorEvolution

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area:Darkness Ridge Phrases 51%-100% HP There is nothing that can impede me! 26%-50% HP Drat. My HP has plunged to half... 1%-25% HP Things are grim... It pains me even to pass through walls... Level up I've leveled up! Put your trust in me!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, andExplorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: G
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: BattleGastly Connected to:Gastly,Girafarig,Drifblim Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal Muwuhaha! I'm Haunter! I'm an immortal ghost! Low HP (< 50%) …I'm supposed to be immortal…
Pokémon Ranger Group: Ghost Poké Assist: Ghost Field move: None Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 56 Max. exp.: 76 Browser entryR-095 If Haunter disappears, it will reappear behind your Pokémon and spirit it away.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Ghost Poké Assist: Ghost Field move: (Psy Power ×2) Browser entryR-018 It attacks by spitting out orbs imbued with loathsome emotions.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Ghost Poké Assist: (present) Ghost Field move: (present) (Psy Power ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Ghost Field move: (past) (Psy Power ×1) Browser entryR-165/N-184 It shoots out orbs imbued with loathsome emotions that make Pokémon Paused.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 76 Base Defense: 48 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Haunter often play in theHaunted Zone. When it comes toRotom's Spooky Shoot-'em-Up, Haunter are hard to beat!
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★ Move:Hex Attack: ★★★★ Ability 1:Levitate Defense: ★★ Speed: ★★★★ Evolves fromGastly when its Attack is 99 or higher Evolves intoGengar when it has a link of 60% or higher, after knocking out aWarrior's Pokémon in a manner that allows recruitment Range: 3 Perfect Links:Bokuzen,Hanzō,Saizō, andYoshitatsu
Pokémon Battle Trozei Ghost Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Ghost Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #113 Quirky Sometimes erases one extra matching Pokémon elsewhere.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 223 Base Defense: 107 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 100 or Fast Attacks:Shadow Claw,Astonish*,Lick† Charged Attacks:Shadow Punch*,Dark Pulse,Sludge Bomb,Shadow Ball*,Ice Punch*,Frustration,Return
Pokémon Sleep Sleep type:Dozing Pokémon type:Ghost Points to befriend: 12 Specialty: Ingredients Berry: Bluk Berry ×1 Primary ingredient: Fiery Herb ×2 Possible ingredients: Fiery Herb Tasty Mushroom Pure Oil Main skill: Charge Strength S Base carry limit: 14 Increases Snorlax's Strength by anywhere from 200 to 800. Evolution requirements: Gastly Candy ×80,Linking Cord ×1 This Pokémon fears the light and revels in the dark. You must never approach it, even when it's asleep. If a sleep-fogged Haunter licks you with its gaseous tongue, it may end up stealing your life-force. Slumping Sleep Floaty-Gas Sleep Tongue-Out Sleep ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Evolution data

Haunterevolves fromGastly starting atlevel 25 and evolves intoGengar whentraded. InPokémon Legends: Arceus, Haunter can also evolve into Gengar when exposed to aLinking Cord.

Unevolved Gastly  Ghost  Poison

Level 25 →

First Evolution Haunter  Ghost  Poison

Trade → Linking Cord  LA  only →

Second Evolution Gengar  Ghost  Poison

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!

Generation VIII Sword Shield Legends: Arceus

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