Ghost (type)

Ghosts are rare Pokémon, and the only type to have two immunities. Later games have added more to the roster so they now sit third from bottom in terms of numbers, above Ice and Fairy.

In the first generation, Ghost moves has no effect on Psychic Pokémon, however, it was later changed to be super-effective. When paired with the Dark type it was the only type combination to have no weaknesses before the Fairy type was introduced in Gen 6.

In Generations 1-3, all Ghost type moves were categorized as Physical.

87
Ghost type Pokémon
19
Single type Pokémon
68
Dual type Pokémon
34
Ghost-type moves

Attack pros & cons

Tick Ghost moves are super-effective against:

Psychic Ghost

Cross Ghost moves are not very effective against:

Dark

Cross Ghost moves have no effect on:

Normal

Defense pros & cons

Tick These types have no effect on Ghost Pokémon:

Normal Fighting

Tick These types are not very effective against Ghost Pokémon:

Poison Bug

Cross These types are super-effective against Ghost Pokémon:

Ghost Dark

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Ghost type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Ghost type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.

Nor Fir Wat Ele Gra Ice Fig Poi Gro Fly Psy Bug Roc Gho Dra Dar Ste Fai
Normal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire 0 2 2 ½
Water 0 2 2 ½
Electric 0 2 2 ½
Grass 0 2 2 ½
Ice 0 2 2 ½
Fighting 0 2 2 ½
Poison 0 2 2 ½
Ground 0 2 2 ½
Flying 0 2 2 ½
Psychic 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2
Bug 0 2 2 ½
Rock 0 2 2 ½
Ghost 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2
Dragon 0 2 2 ½
Dark 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
Steel 0 2 2 ½
Fairy 0 2 2 ½

Effects of the Ghost type

  • Ghost type Pokémon cannot be prevented from switching out (e.g. via Mean Look or Shadow Tag) or running from battle.
  • The moves Foresight and Odor Sleuth, and the ability Scrappy allow Normal and Fighting type moves to hit Ghost type Pokémon.
  • The move Trick-or-Treat adds the Ghost type to the target's type.
  • The move Curse works differently for Ghost type Pokémon, halving the user's HP and inflicting a curse that makes the target lose 14 of their HP each turn.
  • The ability Rattled raises the Pokémon's Speed one stage when hit by a Ghost type attack.
  • A Pokémon with the Purifying Salt ability takes 50% less damage when hit by a Ghost type attack.
  • The items Spook Plate and Spell Tag increase the power of Ghost type moves by 20% when held.
  • The Ghost Gem increases the power of a Ghost type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
  • The Kasib Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Ghost type move.
  • Griseous Orb boosts Ghost type attacks by 20% when held by Giratina.

Other languages

English Ghost
Japanese ゴースト
German Geist
French Spectre
Italian Spettro
Spanish Fantasma
Korean 고스트
Chinese (Simplified) 幽灵
Chinese (Traditional) 幽靈

Ghost Pokémon stat averages

66.6
HP
Ranked #15
80.0
Attack
Ranked #10
78.0
Defense
Ranked #7
83.3
Sp. Attack
Ranked #5
78.6
Sp. Defense
Ranked #5
67.7
Speed
Ranked #13

Notable Ghost-type trainers

Agatha

Agatha
Elite Four
Gen 1, 3, 7
Morty

Morty
Ecruteak City Gym Leader
Gen 2, 4
Phoebe

Phoebe
Elite Four
Gen 3, 6
Fantina

Fantina
Hearthome City Gym Leader
Gen 4, 8
Shauntal

Shauntal
Elite Four
Gen 5
Acerola

Acerola
Elite Four
Gen 7
Acerola

Acerola
Trial Captain
Gen 7
Allister

Allister
Stow-on-Side Gym Leader
Gen 8
Ryme

Ryme
Montenevera Gym Leader
Gen 9

Ghost Pokémon

There are 87 Ghost-type Pokémon.
See also:

Gastly Gastly
#0092 / Ghost · Poison
Haunter Haunter
#0093 / Ghost · Poison
Gengar Gengar
#0094 / Ghost · Poison
Mega Gengar Gengar
Mega Gengar
#0094 / Ghost · Poison
Alolan Marowak Marowak
Alolan Marowak
#0105 / Fire · Ghost
Hisuian Typhlosion Typhlosion
Hisuian Typhlosion
#0157 / Fire · Ghost
Misdreavus Misdreavus
#0200 / Ghost
Galarian Corsola Corsola
Galarian Corsola
#0222 / Ghost
Shedinja Shedinja
#0292 / Bug · Ghost
Sableye Sableye
#0302 / Dark · Ghost
Mega Sableye Sableye
Mega Sableye
#0302 / Dark · Ghost
Shuppet Shuppet
#0353 / Ghost
Banette Banette
#0354 / Ghost
Mega Banette Banette
Mega Banette
#0354 / Ghost
Duskull Duskull
#0355 / Ghost
Dusclops Dusclops
#0356 / Ghost
Drifloon Drifloon
#0425 / Ghost · Flying
Drifblim Drifblim
#0426 / Ghost · Flying
Mismagius Mismagius
#0429 / Ghost
Spiritomb Spiritomb
#0442 / Ghost · Dark
Dusknoir Dusknoir
#0477 / Ghost
Froslass Froslass
#0478 / Ice · Ghost
Rotom Rotom
#0479 / Electric · Ghost
Giratina (Altered Forme) Giratina
Altered Forme
#0487 / Ghost · Dragon
Giratina (Origin Forme) Giratina
Origin Forme
#0487 / Ghost · Dragon
Yamask Yamask
#0562 / Ghost
Galarian Yamask Yamask
Galarian Yamask
#0562 / Ground · Ghost
Cofagrigus Cofagrigus
#0563 / Ghost
Hisuian Zorua Zorua
Hisuian Zorua
#0570 / Normal · Ghost
Hisuian Zoroark Zoroark
Hisuian Zoroark
#0571 / Normal · Ghost
Frillish Frillish
#0592 / Water · Ghost
Jellicent Jellicent
#0593 / Water · Ghost
Litwick Litwick
#0607 / Ghost · Fire
Lampent Lampent
#0608 / Ghost · Fire
Chandelure Chandelure
#0609 / Ghost · Fire
Golett Golett
#0622 / Ground · Ghost
Golurk Golurk
#0623 / Ground · Ghost
Honedge Honedge
#0679 / Steel · Ghost
Doublade Doublade
#0680 / Steel · Ghost
Aegislash (Shield Forme) Aegislash
Shield Forme
#0681 / Steel · Ghost
Aegislash (Blade Forme) Aegislash
Blade Forme
#0681 / Steel · Ghost
Phantump Phantump
#0708 / Ghost · Grass
Trevenant Trevenant
#0709 / Ghost · Grass
Pumpkaboo (Average Size) Pumpkaboo
Average Size
#0710 / Ghost · Grass
Pumpkaboo (Small Size) Pumpkaboo
Small Size
#0710 / Ghost · Grass
Pumpkaboo (Large Size) Pumpkaboo
Large Size
#0710 / Ghost · Grass
Pumpkaboo (Super Size) Pumpkaboo
Super Size
#0710 / Ghost · Grass
Gourgeist (Average Size) Gourgeist
Average Size
#0711 / Ghost · Grass
Gourgeist (Small Size) Gourgeist
Small Size
#0711 / Ghost · Grass
Gourgeist (Large Size) Gourgeist
Large Size
#0711 / Ghost · Grass
Gourgeist (Super Size) Gourgeist
Super Size
#0711 / Ghost · Grass
Hoopa (Hoopa Confined) Hoopa
Hoopa Confined
#0720 / Psychic · Ghost
Decidueye Decidueye
#0724 / Grass · Ghost
Oricorio (Sensu Style) Oricorio
Sensu Style
#0741 / Ghost · Flying
Sandygast Sandygast
#0769 / Ghost · Ground
Palossand Palossand
#0770 / Ghost · Ground
Mimikyu Mimikyu
#0778 / Ghost · Fairy
Dhelmise Dhelmise
#0781 / Ghost · Grass
Lunala Lunala
#0792 / Psychic · Ghost
Necrozma (Dawn Wings Necrozma) Necrozma
Dawn Wings Necrozma
#0800 / Psychic · Ghost
Blacephalon Blacephalon
#0806 / Fire · Ghost
Sinistea Sinistea
#0854 / Ghost
Cursola Cursola
#0864 / Ghost
Runerigus Runerigus
#0867 / Ground · Ghost
Dreepy Dreepy
#0885 / Dragon · Ghost
Drakloak Drakloak
#0886 / Dragon · Ghost
Dragapult Dragapult
#0887 / Dragon · Ghost
Spectrier Spectrier
#0897 / Ghost
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) Calyrex
Shadow Rider
#0898 / Psychic · Ghost
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Basculegion (Female) Basculegion
Female
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Skeledirge Skeledirge
#0911 / Fire · Ghost
Ceruledge Ceruledge
#0937 / Fire · Ghost
Bramblin Bramblin
#0946 / Grass · Ghost
Greavard Greavard
#0971 / Ghost
Houndstone Houndstone
#0972 / Ghost
Gimmighoul (Chest Form) Gimmighoul
Chest Form
#0999 / Ghost
Gimmighoul (Roaming Form) Gimmighoul
Roaming Form
#0999 / Ghost
Gholdengo Gholdengo
#1000 / Steel · Ghost
Sinistcha Sinistcha
#1013 / Grass · Ghost
Pecharunt Pecharunt
#1025 / Poison · Ghost