Gastly is a ghost poison pokemon his japanese name is "Ghos ゴース" he evolve to haunter at level 25 and gengar with a trade
Pokedex entry[]
| Ruby | GASTLY is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this POKéMON cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind. |
| Sapphire | GASTLY is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this POKéMON cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind. |
| Emerald | When exposed to a strong wind, a GASTLY's gaseous body quickly dwindles away. They cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind. |
| Fire red | A being that exists as a thin gas. It can topple an Indian elephant by enveloping the prey in two seconds. |
| Leaf green | Almost invisible, this gaseous POKéMON cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice. |
| Diamond | This Pokémon's body is 95% made up of gases, which are blown away by strong gusts of wind. |
| Pear | A Pokémon born from poison gases. It defeats even the largest foes by enveloping them in gas. |
| Platinum | Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison. |
| Heart gold | With its gas-like body, it can sneak into any place it desires. However, it can be blown away by wind. |
| Soulsilver | Its body is made of gas. Despite lacking substance, it can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation. |
| Black | Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison. |
| White | Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison. |
| Black 2 | Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison. |
| White 2 | Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison. |
| X | Its body is made of gas. Despite lacking substance, it can envelop an opponent of any size and cause suffocation. |
| Y | Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison. |
| Omega ruby | Gastly is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this Pokémon cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind. |
| Alpha sapphire | Gastly is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this Pokémon cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind. |
Trivia[]
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Gastly's prototype name was "Spirit".
- No other Pokémon have the same type combination as Gastly and its evolutions.
- Due to its unique type combination, Gastly and its evolutionary relatives are the only Ghost-type Pokémon that are weak against Psychic-type moves and also the only Poison-type Pokémon that are weak against Dark-type moves.
- Gastly, its evolution Haunter, and Flabébé are the lightest Pokémon in existence.
- Despite all of them being part Poison type, Gastly together with its evolutionary family are not able to learn Poison-type moves by leveling up.
- Gastly is tied with Venipede for the lowest HP of all Poison-type Pokémon.
- Gastly and its evolution Haunter are the lightest of all Poison-type Pokémon and Ghost-type Pokémon
Origin[]
Gastly seems to be based on general cartoonish ghosts and spirits, or maybe a will o' the wisp. It may also have been based on the Japaneseyoukai sōgen bi, the decapitated head of a monk whose head is doomed to wander the Earth, consumed by fire. Its Poison type is most likely a reference to poisonous or polluted gases.
