Gastly - Generation 3 learnset

Gastly artwork by Ken Sugimori

This page lists all the moves that Gastly can learn in Generation 3, which consists of:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

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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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Gastly learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Gastly egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	80
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Moves learnt by HM

Gastly does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire.

Moves learnt by TM

Gastly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Gastly learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	20	100
8	Spite	Ghost	—	100
13	Curse	???	—	—
16	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
21	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
28	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
33	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
36	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
41	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100
48	Mean Look	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	80
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Move Tutor moves

Gastly can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Gastly does not learn any HMs in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen.

Moves learnt by TM

Gastly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	80
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Explosion	Normal	250	100
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90

Moves learnt by HM

Gastly does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Emerald.

Moves learnt by TM

Gastly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—