Haunter • Generation VIII Pokédex • Marriland.com

Haunter's Type

GHOST

POISON

Haunter's Pokédex #s

National #: 93

Galar #: 142

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 70

Haunter's Base Stats

HP:: 45

Attack:: 50

Defense:: 45

Sp. Atk:: 115

Sp. Def:: 55

Speed:: 95

Total:: 405

Misc. Info

Height:: 5'3" (1.6m)

Weight:: 0.2 lbs. (0.1 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Amorphous

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 2 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 142

Catch Rate:: 90

Base Happiness:: 70

Haunter's Abilities

Here is what ability Haunter has, along with its effect.

Levitate: Haunter is unaffected by Ground-type moves, as well as Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Arena Trap, etc.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Haunter's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: GROUND

PSYCHIC

GHOST

DARK

½: GRASS

FAIRY

¼: POISON

BUG

immune: NORMAL

FIGHTING

Haunter's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Haunter evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Gastly: starting form

Haunter: at level 25

Gengar: upon trading

Haunter's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Haunter can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Haunter learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Shadow Punch Doesn't miss the target.	GHOST	60	--	20	One Target
1	Shadow Punch Doesn't miss the target.	GHOST	60	--	20	One Target
1	Lick Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	GHOST	30	100%	30	One Target
1	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
1	Mean Look Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
12	Payback Does double damage if Haunter attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
16	Spite Lowers the target's PP of its last used move.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
20	Curse Takes 50% of Haunter's max HP to curse the last Pokémon to hit it, damaging the last Pokémon to hit it by 1/4 its max HP after each turn.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
24	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
30	Night Shade Does exact damage equal to Haunter's level.	GHOST	varies	100%	15	One Target
36	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
42	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
48	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
54	Destiny Bond If Haunter is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User
60	Dream Eater Heals Haunter by half the damage dealt. Fails unless foe is asleep.	PSYCHIC	100	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Haunter can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM03	Fire Punch Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM05	Thunder Punch Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	75	100%	15	One Target
TM20	Self-Destruct Haunter is knocked out after using Self-Destruct.	NORMAL	200	100%	5	All But Self
TM21	Rest Haunter restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Haunter from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM28	Giga Drain Heals Haunter by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM38	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Haunter is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Haunter attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Haunter's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM70	Trick Room For the next 5 turns, turn order is reversed, so slower Pokémon go first. (Priority still functions as usual.)	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM74	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM77	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Haunter can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Haunter's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Haunter's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR30	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR38	Trick Switches Haunter's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
TR40	Skill Swap Swaps Haunter's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR65	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TR78	Sludge Wave Has a 10% chance to poison all nearby Pokémon.	POISON	95	100%	10	All But Self
TR81	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Haunter's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Haunter for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User
TR92	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Haunter can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Haunter.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Perish Song All Pokémon on the field are knocked out after 3 turns unless they switch out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	All Pokémon
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Grudge If Haunter is knocked out before its next action, the attacker loses all PP of the move it used.	GHOST	--	--	5	User
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Clear Smog Removes any stat modifiers on the target.	POISON	50	--	15	One Target
EGG	Smog Has a 40% chance to poison the target.	POISON	30	70%	20	One Target
EGG	Reflect Type Haunter changes its type to the target's.	NORMAL	--	--	15	One Target
EGG	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Haunter can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TUTOR	Corrosive Gas Removes any held item the target is holding.	POISON	--	100%	40	One Target
TUTOR	Skitter Smack 100% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG	70	90%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Poltergeist Fails if the target is not holding an item.	GHOST	110	90%	5	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Haunter learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Shadow Punch Doesn't miss the target.	GHOST	60	--	20	One Target
1	Shadow Punch Doesn't miss the target.	GHOST	60	--	20	One Target
1	Lick Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	GHOST	30	100%	30	One Target
1	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
1	Mean Look Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
12	Payback Does double damage if Haunter attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
16	Spite Lowers the target's PP of its last used move.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
20	Curse Takes 50% of Haunter's max HP to curse the last Pokémon to hit it, damaging the last Pokémon to hit it by 1/4 its max HP after each turn.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
24	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
30	Night Shade Does exact damage equal to Haunter's level.	GHOST	varies	100%	15	One Target
36	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
42	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
48	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
54	Destiny Bond If Haunter is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User
60	Dream Eater Heals Haunter by half the damage dealt. Fails unless foe is asleep.	PSYCHIC	100	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Haunter can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM06	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM12	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Haunter from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM19	Giga Drain Heals Haunter by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TM29	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TM30	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Haunter's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM36	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TM41	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Haunter is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Haunter restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM48	Skill Swap Swaps Haunter's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM53	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Haunter's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM61	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
TM64	Explosion Haunter is knocked out after using Explosion.	NORMAL	250	100%	5	All But Self
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Haunter attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM77	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
TM79	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Haunter's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM85	Dream Eater Heals Haunter by half the damage dealt. Fails unless foe is asleep.	PSYCHIC	100	100%	15	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Haunter's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM92	Trick Room For the next 5 turns, turn order is reversed, so slower Pokémon go first. (Priority still functions as usual.)	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Haunter can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Haunter.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Perish Song All Pokémon on the field are knocked out after 3 turns unless they switch out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	All Pokémon
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Grudge If Haunter is knocked out before its next action, the attacker loses all PP of the move it used.	GHOST	--	--	5	User
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Clear Smog Removes any stat modifiers on the target.	POISON	50	--	15	One Target
EGG	Smog Has a 40% chance to poison the target.	POISON	30	70%	20	One Target
EGG	Reflect Type Haunter changes its type to the target's.	NORMAL	--	--	15	One Target
EGG	Fire Punch Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	75	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Thunder Punch Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	75	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target

Haunter's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Haunter's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Haunter's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Haunter is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	200	231	263	294	45
Attack	105	136	168	199	50
Defense	95	126	158	189	45
Sp. Atk	235	266	298	329	115
Sp. Def	115	146	178	209	55
Speed	195	226	258	289	95
Total					405

Where to Find Haunter in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Haunter, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Haunter in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Haunter

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Haunter in the Wild

Galar Route 8

Random Encounters

Any Weather
10%			Lv. 38-40

Giant's Seat

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	15%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	Lv. 30-35

Getting Haunter By Evolution

Evolves from Gastly at level 25.

Location information on where to find Haunter in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Haunter

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Its tongue is made of gas. If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes.

Shield

If you get the feeling of being watched in darkness when nobody is around, Haunter is there.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

It strikes at humans from total darkness. Those licked by its cold tongue grow weaker with each passing day until they die.

Moon

It fears the light and revels in the dark. It may be on the verge of extinction in cities that stay brightly lit at night.

Ultra Sun

On moonless nights, Haunter searches for someone to curse, so it's best not to go out walking around.

Ultra Moon

It's dangerous to go outside alone on nights when you're feeling sad. Haunter will catch you, and you won't be able to go back home.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

If you get the feeling of being watched in darkness when nobody is around, Haunter is there.

Y

It licks with its gaseous tongue to steal the victim's life force. It lurks in darkness for prey.

Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire

Haunter is a dangerous Pokémon. If one beckons you while floating in darkness, you must never approach it. This Pokémon will try to lick you with its tongue and steal your life away.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

It can slip through any obstacle. It lurks inside walls to keep an eye on its foes.

Pearl

It licks with its gaseous tongue to steal the victim's life force. It lurks in darkness for prey.

Platinum

It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering.

HeartGold

In total darkness, where nothing is visible, HAUNTER lurks, silently stalking its next victim.

SoulSilver

Its tongue is made of gas. If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby Sapphire

HAUNTER is a dangerous POKéMON. If one beckons you while floating in darkness, you must never approach it. This POKéMON will try to lick you with its tongue and steal your life away.

Emerald

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.

FireRed

If you get the feeling of being watched in darkness when nobody is around, HAUNTER is there.

LeafGreen

Because of its ability to slip through block walls, it is said to be from another dimension.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

In total darkness, where nothing is visible, HAUNTER lurks, silently stalking its next victim.

Silver

Its tongue is made of gas. If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes.

Crystal

It hides in the dark, planning to take the life of the next living thing that wanders close by.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

Because of its ability to slip through block walls, it is said to be from an other dimension.

Yellow

By licking, it saps the victim's life. It causes shaking that won't stop until the victim's demise.