Ghost (type)
Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable specialists in the Ghost-type include Agatha of the Kanto Elite Four, Morty of Ecruteak City, Phoebe of the Hoenn Elite Four, and Fantina of Hearthome City.
Statistical averages
| Stat | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 41
|
101 - 148 | 192 - 286 | |
68
|
65 - 132 | 126 - 258 | |
64
|
62 - 127 | 119 - 249 | |
76
|
72 - 140 | 141 - 276 | |
66
|
63 - 129 | 123 - 254 | |
62
|
60 - 125 | 116 - 245 | |
Total: 377
|
Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Battle properties
Generation I
Ghost-type moves:
- Are super effective against: Ghost
- Are not very effective against: None (Dark and Steel weren't introduced until Generation II)
- Have no effect against: Normal, Psychic
Ghost-type Pokémon:
Generation II-onward
Ghost-type moves:
- Are super effective against: Ghost, Psychic
- Are not very effective against: Dark, Steel
- Have no effect against: Normal
Ghost-type Pokémon:
Characteristics
The Ghost-type is one of the smallest elemental types in the game, with few additions in each new Pokémon game. They are also unique in the fact that they have a type-specific attack called Curse, which, other than being the only Template:Type2 move, works differently for Ghost-types than it does for other Pokémon.
Ghost Pokémon are used mainly to inflict status effects, like confusion or paralysis. Most Ghost-type moves cause some sort of effect or a status ailment. They are a good type to use in Pokémon battling, because of their possession of all-around good attacks, such as Hypnosis and Shadow Ball.
It is interesting to note that the weaknesses of the Ghost-type are covered by the resistances of the Template:Type2, and vice-versa, so their combination, seen in the Pokémon Sableye and Spiritomb, has no weaknesses at all. What is to be remembered is that this does not make for a perfect Pokémon. There is also always the possibility for the immunities of the Ghost- and Dark-types to be removed via certain moves, such as Odor Sleuth, as well, making for a weakness.
Pokémon
Pure Ghost-type Pokémon
| # | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | File:200MS.gif | Misdreavus |
| 353 | File:353MS.gif | Shuppet |
| 354 | File:354MS.gif | Banette |
| 355 | File:355MS.gif | Duskull |
| 356 | File:356MS.gif | Dusclops |
| 429 | 
|
Mismagius |
| 477 | 
|
Dusknoir |
Half Ghost-type Pokémon
Primary Ghost-type Pokémon
Secondary Ghost-type Pokémon
| # | Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292 | File:292MS.gif | Shedinja | File:BugIC.gif | File:GhostIC.gif |
| 302 | File:302MS.gif | Sableye | File:DarkIC.gif | File:GhostIC.gif |
| 478 | 
|
Froslass | File:IceIC.gif | File:GhostIC.gif |
| 479 | 
|
Rotom | File:ElectricIC.gif | File:GhostIC.gif |
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | 
|
Smart | 30 | 100% | 15 | One foe | Has a 30% chance of making the target flinch. |
| Lick |
|
Tough | 20 | 100% | 30 | One foe | Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the opponent. |
| Night Shade | 
|
Smart | Varies | 100% | 15 | One foe | Inflicts damage matching the user's level. |
| Ominous Wind |
|
Smart | 60 | 100% | 5 | One foe | Has a 10% chance of raising all the user's stats by one level. |
| Shadow Ball |
|
Smart | 80 | 100% | 15 | One foe | Has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense. |
| Shadow Claw |
|
Cute | 70 | 100% | 15 | One foe | Has a high critical hit ratio. |
| Shadow Force |
|
Smart | 120 | 100% | 5 | One foe | The user disappears on the first turn, strikes on the second turn. Hits through Protect. |
| Shadow Punch |
|
Smart | 60 | — | 20 | One foe | Never Misses. |
| Shadow Sneak |
|
Smart | 40 | 100% | 30 | One foe | Always attacks first. |
Non-damaging moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confuse Ray | 
|
Smart | — | 100% | 10 | One foe | Confuses the foe. |
| Destiny Bond |
|
Smart | — | — | 5 | User | If the user faints, the foe that landed the knockout hit also faints. |
| Grudge |
|
Tough | — | — | 5 | User | Fully depletes the PP of the foe's move that knocked the user out. |
| Nightmare |
|
Smart | — | 100% | 15 | One foe | Reduces sleeping foe's health by 1/4 every turn until it awakens. |
| Spite |
|
Smart | — | 100% | 10 | One foe | Reduces up to 4PP the move last used by the foe. |
Trivia
- Pure Ghost-type species were not introduced until Generation II.
- In Generation I, Ghost-type moves didn't have any effect on Psychic-type Pokémon. This contradicts both official type charts published by Nintendo for their Red/Blue/Yellow strategy guides as well as the anime where it was said that Ghost-types are the best type to fight Psychic-type Pokémon. It is the only elemental type to go from 0× effectiveness to 2× effectiveness on another type between generations.
- There are no Ghost-type moves that have an accuracy lower than 100, as all of them have a 100% accuracy or are status moves.
- Ghost-type Pokémon are the only single-type Pokémon that can have more than one immunity.
- The Ghost-type is one of the two type that are weak to their own moves, together with the Dragon-type.
In other languages
- French: Spectre
- German: Geist
- Italian: Spettro
- Spanish: Fantasma
- Korean: 고스트 ghost
- Hebrew: רוח ru'ah
