Gastly - Generation 6 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Gastly can learn in Generation 6, which consists of these games:

Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Gastly artwork by Ken Sugimori

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X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Gastly learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
5	Spite	Ghost	—	100
8	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
12	Curse	Ghost	—	—
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
26	Payback	Dark	50	100
29	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
33	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
36	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
40	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
43	Hex	Ghost	65	100
47	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Egg moves

Gastly learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon X & Y. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	100
Reflect Type	Normal	—	—
Scary Face	Normal	—	100
Smog	Poison	30	70
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by HM

Gastly does not learn any HMs in Pokémon X & Y.

Moves learnt by TM

Gastly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Gastly can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon X & Y.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—	Generation 5 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Gastly learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Lick	Ghost	30	100
5	Spite	Ghost	—	100
8	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
12	Curse	Ghost	—	—
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
22	Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
26	Payback	Dark	50	100
29	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
33	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
36	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
40	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
43	Hex	Ghost	65	100
47	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Egg moves

Gastly learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Grudge	Ghost	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Perish Song	Normal	—	—
Psywave	Psychic	—	100
Reflect Type	Normal	—	—
Scary Face	Normal	—	100
Smog	Poison	30	70
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Move Tutor moves

Gastly can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

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

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
94	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Gastly can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—	Generation 5 — TM

Gastly egg move parents

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Gastly

Gastly's egg groups: Amorphous

The egg moves for Gastly are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Gastly with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Gastly with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Astonish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Duskull Dusclops Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus Litwick Lampent Phantump Trevenant Pumpkaboo (Average Size) Gourgeist (Average Size)
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Stunfisk
Pre-evolution Level up	Chandelure

Clear Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Castform Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Muk Duskull Dusclops Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Castform Shuppet Banette Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim Gallade Yamask Cofagrigus Pumpkaboo (Average Size) Gourgeist (Average Size)

Fire Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Dusclops Gallade Dusknoir Reuniclus Eelektross

Grudge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Shuppet Banette Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir Phantump Trevenant
Pre-evolution Level up	Mismagius

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Yamask Cofagrigus
Breeding	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Dusknoir Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Ice Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Dusclops Gallade Dusknoir Reuniclus

Perish Song

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar
Pre-evolution Level up	Mismagius

Psywave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Chimecho Mismagius Solosis Duosion Reuniclus
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing

Reflect Type

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Castform Stunfisk

Scary Face

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Cofagrigus Pumpkaboo (Average Size) Gourgeist (Average Size)
Breeding	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar

Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo Litwick Lampent Chandelure
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar Gulpin Swalot

Thunder Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dusclops Dusknoir
Breeding	Gastly Haunter Gengar
Move tutor	Grimer Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Dusclops Gallade Dusknoir Reuniclus Eelektross