Haunter is a ghost poison pokemon his japanese name is "Ghost ゴースト" he evolve from gastly at level 25
and evolve to gengar with a trade
Pokedex entry[]
Ruby | 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. |
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. |
Fire red | If you get the feeling of being watched in darkness when nobody is around, HAUNTER is there. |
Leaf green | Because of its ability to slip through block walls, it is said to be from another dimension. |
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. |
Heart gold | 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. |
Black | It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering. |
White | It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering. |
Black 2 | It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering. |
White 2 | It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering. |
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 | 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 |
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 |
Trivia[]
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Haunter's prototype name was "Spectre".
- The Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide also erroneously references Haunter by this name on one page.
- At 0.2 pounds, Haunter is tied with Gastly and Flabébé as the lightest Pokémon.
- Haunter has a slightly different cry starting in Generation III.
- No other Pokémon have the same type combination as Haunter and its evolutionary relatives.
- Due to its unique type combination, Haunter 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.
- Haunter and its pre-evolution Gastly are the lightest of all Poison-type Pokémon and Ghost-type Pokémon.
Origin[]
Haunter is possibly based on the dila, a spirit that passes through walls then licks certain humans to death according to Filipino mythology. It also appears to be based on a generic sort of cartoonish ghost.