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Ghost (type)

Ghosts are rare Pokémon, and the only type to have two immunities. Later games have added more to the roster so they now sit third from bottom in terms of numbers, above Ice and Fairy.

In the first generation, Ghost moves has no effect on Psychic Pokémon, however, it was later changed to be super-effective. When paired with the Dark type it was the only type combination to have no weaknesses before the Fairy type was introduced in Gen 6.

In Generations 1-3, all Ghost type moves were categorized as Physical.

87 Ghost type Pokémon 19 Single type Pokémon 68 Dual type Pokémon 34 Ghost-type moves

Attack pros & cons

Ghost moves are super-effective against:

Psychic Ghost

Ghost moves are not very effective against:

Dark

Ghost moves have no effect on:

Normal

Defense pros & cons

These types have no effect on Ghost Pokémon:

Normal Fighting

These types are not very effective against Ghost Pokémon:

Poison Bug

These types are super-effective against Ghost Pokémon:

Ghost Dark

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Ghost type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Ghost type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
Normal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fire	0	2	2	½
Water	0	2	2	½
Electric	0	2	2	½
Grass	0	2	2	½
Ice	0	2	2	½
Fighting	0	2	2	½
Poison	0	2	2	½
Ground	0	2	2	½
Flying	0	2	2	½
Psychic	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2
Bug	0	2	2	½
Rock	0	2	2	½
Ghost	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2
Dragon	0	2	2	½
Dark	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½
Steel	0	2	2	½
Fairy	0	2	2	½

Effects of the Ghost type

• Ghost type Pokémon cannot be prevented from switching out (e.g. via Mean Look or Shadow Tag) or running from battle.
• The moves Foresight and Odor Sleuth, and the ability Scrappy allow Normal and Fighting type moves to hit Ghost type Pokémon.
• The move Trick-or-Treat adds the Ghost type to the target's type.
• The move Curse works differently for Ghost type Pokémon, halving the user's HP and inflicting a curse that makes the target lose 1⁄4 of their HP each turn.
• The ability Rattled raises the Pokémon's Speed one stage when hit by a Ghost type attack.
• A Pokémon with the Purifying Salt ability takes 50% less damage when hit by a Ghost type attack.
• The items Spooky Plate and Spell Tag increase the power of Ghost type moves by 20% when held.
• The Ghost Gem increases the power of a Ghost type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
• The Kasib Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Ghost type move.
• Griseous Orb boosts Ghost type attacks by 20% when held by Giratina.

Other languages

English	Ghost
Japanese	ゴースト
German	Geist
French	Spectre
Italian	Spettro
Spanish	Fantasma
Korean	고스트
Chinese (Simplified)	幽灵
Chinese (Traditional)	幽靈

Ghost Pokémon stat averages

66.5 HP Ranked #17 79.4 Attack Ranked #10 78.9 Defense Ranked #7 83.7 Sp. Attack Ranked #5 78.4 Sp. Defense Ranked #5 67.8 Speed Ranked #13

Notable Ghost-type trainers

Agatha Elite Four Gen 1, 3, 7 Morty Ecruteak City Gym Leader Gen 2, 4 Phoebe Elite Four Gen 3, 6 Fantina Hearthome City Gym Leader Gen 4, 8 Shauntal Elite Four Gen 5 Acerola Elite Four Gen 7 Acerola Trial Captain Gen 7 Allister Stow-on-Side Gym Leader Gen 8 Ryme Montenevera Gym Leader Gen 9

Ghost Pokémon

There are 87 Ghost-type Pokémon. See also:

• Ghost Pokémon with stats
• Ghost attacks

Gastly #0092 / Ghost · Poison Haunter #0093 / Ghost · Poison Gengar #0094 / Ghost · Poison Gengar Mega Gengar #0094 / Ghost · Poison Marowak Alolan Marowak #0105 / Fire · Ghost Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion #0157 / Fire · Ghost Misdreavus #0200 / Ghost Corsola Galarian Corsola #0222 / Ghost Shedinja #0292 / Bug · Ghost Sableye #0302 / Dark · Ghost Sableye Mega Sableye #0302 / Dark · Ghost Shuppet #0353 / Ghost Banette #0354 / Ghost Banette Mega Banette #0354 / Ghost Duskull #0355 / Ghost Dusclops #0356 / Ghost Drifloon #0425 / Ghost · Flying Drifblim #0426 / Ghost · Flying Mismagius #0429 / Ghost Spiritomb #0442 / Ghost · Dark Dusknoir #0477 / Ghost Froslass #0478 / Ice · Ghost Rotom #0479 / Electric · Ghost Giratina Altered Forme #0487 / Ghost · Dragon Giratina Origin Forme #0487 / Ghost · Dragon Yamask #0562 / Ghost Yamask Galarian Yamask #0562 / Ground · Ghost Cofagrigus #0563 / Ghost Zorua Hisuian Zorua #0570 / Normal · Ghost Zoroark Hisuian Zoroark #0571 / Normal · Ghost Frillish #0592 / Water · Ghost Jellicent #0593 / Water · Ghost Litwick #0607 / Ghost · Fire Lampent #0608 / Ghost · Fire Chandelure #0609 / Ghost · Fire Golett #0622 / Ground · Ghost Golurk #0623 / Ground · Ghost Honedge #0679 / Steel · Ghost Doublade #0680 / Steel · Ghost Aegislash Shield Forme #0681 / Steel · Ghost Aegislash Blade Forme #0681 / Steel · Ghost Phantump #0708 / Ghost · Grass Trevenant #0709 / Ghost · Grass Pumpkaboo Average Size #0710 / Ghost · Grass Pumpkaboo Small Size #0710 / Ghost · Grass Pumpkaboo Large Size #0710 / Ghost · Grass Pumpkaboo Super Size #0710 / Ghost · Grass Gourgeist Average Size #0711 / Ghost · Grass Gourgeist Small Size #0711 / Ghost · Grass Gourgeist Large Size #0711 / Ghost · Grass Gourgeist Super Size #0711 / Ghost · Grass Hoopa Hoopa Confined #0720 / Psychic · Ghost Decidueye #0724 / Grass · Ghost Oricorio Sensu Style #0741 / Ghost · Flying Sandygast #0769 / Ghost · Ground Palossand #0770 / Ghost · Ground Mimikyu #0778 / Ghost · Fairy Dhelmise #0781 / Ghost · Grass Lunala #0792 / Psychic · Ghost Necrozma Dawn Wings Necrozma #0800 / Psychic · Ghost Marshadow #0802 / Fighting · Ghost Blacephalon #0806 / Fire · Ghost Sinistea #0854 / Ghost Polteageist #0855 / Ghost Cursola #0864 / Ghost Runerigus #0867 / Ground · Ghost Dreepy #0885 / Dragon · Ghost Drakloak #0886 / Dragon · Ghost Dragapult #0887 / Dragon · Ghost Spectrier #0897 / Ghost Calyrex Shadow Rider #0898 / Psychic · Ghost Basculegion Male #0902 / Water · Ghost Basculegion Female #0902 / Water · Ghost Skeledirge #0911 / Fire · Ghost Ceruledge #0937 / Fire · Ghost Bramblin #0946 / Grass · Ghost Brambleghast #0947 / Grass · Ghost Greavard #0971 / Ghost Houndstone #0972 / Ghost Annihilape #0979 / Fighting · Ghost Flutter Mane #0987 / Ghost · Fairy Gimmighoul Chest Form #0999 / Ghost Gimmighoul Roaming Form #0999 / Ghost Gholdengo #1000 / Steel · Ghost Poltchageist #1012 / Grass · Ghost Sinistcha #1013 / Grass · Ghost Pecharunt #1025 / Poison · Ghost