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Height
5′03″
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1.6 m
Metric
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5′03″/1.6 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
0.2 lbs.
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0.1 kg
Metric
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0.2 lbs./0.1 kg
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 126
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Battle Exp.: 1261*
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Haunter (Japanese: ゴースト Ghost) is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Haunter is a purple, ghost-like Pokémon with a roundish body. Haunter has spikes by the face. It has triangular eyes and a mouth with several sharp, purple teeth. Haunter has a pair of disembodied hands floating in front of it.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Haunter's powers are stronger than a Gastly. Thanks to Haunter's newly developed hands, it can now use physical attacks, such as Poison Jab and the Elemental Punches.
Behavior
Haunter hide in very dark places, where they plot to take the life of the next living thing that comes near. It then silently stalks its victims. It has the ability to float thought solid walls.
Habitat
Haunter live primarily in or near gaveyards, and dark, abandoned caves. They can be found primarily at night.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Haunter seem to eat by first paralyzing their opponent with Lick, then draining a bit of their life force.
It is also said to eat people's dreams by going inside them and scaring them to death.
It's possible they may eat other food as well, such things like Pokéblocks.
In the anime
Haunter first appeared in The Tower of Terror. After Ash befriended it, he attempted to use it to battle Sabrina, but Haunter decided to goof off. At the end of Haunter Versus Kadabra, Ash gave the Haunter to Sabrina.
Morty used a Haunter to battle Ash in From Ghost to Ghost.
In Fear Factor Phony, a Haunter was living in an abandoned mine with several other Ghost Pokémon. The Ghost Pokémon were having difficulty with the partying Psychic Pokémon living nearby.
In the manga
Agatha used a Haunter as a part of her team in Pokémon Special, as well as a swarm of Haunter in her attack on Kanto.
Eusine was later seen with a Haunter in Template:PSV.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Ash encounters a gigantic Haunter called the Black Fog, notorious for using its Dream Eater attack to kill people and Pokémon by stealing their souls. In this interpretation, Sabrina has a vendetta against this Haunter, as her Pokémon were attacked and killed by it when she was eleven, but she falls victim as well in her attempt to protect a team of people trying to hunt it down. With the combined effort of Ash and the team of hunters, the Black Fog managed to be weakened enough for capture, only for it to promptly use Selfdestruct, killing itself.
In the TCG
- Main article: Haunter (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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| Red
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Because of its ability to slip through block walls, it is said to be from another dimension.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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By licking, it saps the victim's life. It causes shaking that won't stop until the victim's demise.
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| Stadium
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If you trip and fall for no apparent reason or hear a sound when no one is around, it may be a Haunter.
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| Generation II
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| Gold
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In total darkness, where nothing is visible, Haunter lurks, silently stalking its next victim.
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| Silver
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Its tongue is made of gas. If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes.
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| Crystal
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It hides in the dark, planning to take the life of the next living thing that wanders close by.
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| Stadium 2
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In total darkness, where nothing is visible, Haunter lurks, silently stalking its next victim.
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| Generation III
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| Ruby
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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.
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| Sapphire
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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.
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| Emerald
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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.
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| FireRed
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If you get the feeling of being watched in darkness when nobody is around, Haunter is there.
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| LeafGreen
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Because of its ability to slip through block walls, it is said to be from another dimension.
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| Diamond
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It can slip through any obstacle. It lurks inside walls to keep an eye on its foes.
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| Pearl
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It licks with its gaseous tongue to steal the victim's life force. It lurks in darkness for prey.
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| Platinum
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{{{platinumdex}}}
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| HeartGold
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{{{heartgolddex}}}
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| SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Base stats
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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115
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108 - 183
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211 - 361
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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Total: 405
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 115.
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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Notes:
- If a move such as Foresight is used, the effectiveness of Normal and Fighting becomes 1× and ½×, respectfully.
- In Generations I and II, or in later generations if Skill Swap is used, the effectiveness of Ground becomes 2×.
- In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 1×.
Learnset
Template:Evolved learnset intro
Side game data
Template:Side game
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- The prototype name of Haunter was "Spectre".
- Haunter and its pre-evolution Gastly are the lightest Pokémon in existence.
- Haunter and Muk are the only two Pokémon who don't change weight during evolution.
- While it is over five feet in the games, it is only about three feet in the anime.
- It is very dark, to a near-black, in the first two generations, while it is a lighter shade of purple in the third and fourth generations.
Origin
It appears to be based on a generic sort of cartoonish ghost.
Name origin
Haunter's name origin simply means it is one who haunts, as ghosts are known to do. Its Japanese name is just Ghost.
In other languages
Related articles
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Haunter images on Bulbagarden Archives.
