Gastly - Generation 2 learnset

Gastly artwork by Ken Sugimori

This page lists all the moves that Gastly can learn in Generation 2, which consists of:

Pokémon Gold
Pokémon Silver
Pokémon Crystal

Note: the information for the moves below is shown as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

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Gold/Silver Crystal

Moves learnt by level up

Gastly learns the following moves in Pokémon Gold & Silver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	20	100
8	Spite	Ghost	—	100
13	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
16	Curse	???	—	—
21	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
28	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
33	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
36	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—

Egg moves

Gastly learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Gold & Silver. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Gastly egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Haze	Ice	—	—
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	80

Moves learnt by HM

Gastly does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Gold & Silver.

Moves learnt by TM

Gastly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Gold & Silver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Curse	???	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Zap Cannon	Electric	100	50
09	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Snore	Normal	50	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
20	Endure	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Swagger	Normal	—	90
35	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
42	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Gastly learns the following moves in Pokémon Crystal at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	20	100
8	Spite	Ghost	—	100
13	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
16	Curse	???	—	—
21	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
28	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
33	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
36	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—

Egg moves

Gastly learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Crystal. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Gastly egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Haze	Ice	—	—
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	80

Move Tutor moves

Gastly can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Crystal from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100

Moves learnt by HM

Gastly does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Crystal.

Moves learnt by TM

Gastly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Crystal:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Curse	???	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Zap Cannon	Electric	100	50
09	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Snore	Normal	50	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
20	Endure	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Swagger	Normal	—	90
35	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
42	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100