- Attack
- 186
- Defense
- 67
- HP
- 102
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 702
- min 608
- Weather boostLv25
- 878
- min 760
- MaxLv50
- 1,390
- Lv40 1,229
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Gastly is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 702 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 878 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,390 at level 50. It is weak to Ground/Psychic/Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Fairy/Normal/Poison/Bug/Fighting attacks. In raids, Lick + Sludge Bomb is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Haunter with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Gas Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,390 / 1,406
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Gastly is largely composed of gaseous matter. When exposed to a strong wind, the gaseous body quickly dwindles away. Groups of this Pokémon cluster under the eaves of houses to escape the ravages of wind.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Lick
Sludge BombBest100% efficiency15.2TDO 84 - 2
Sucker Punch*Sludge Bomb93% efficiency14.2TDO 78 - 3AstonishSludge Bomb89% efficiency13.6TDO 75
- 4LickOminous Wind*84% efficiency12.8TDO 71
- 5Sucker Punch*Ominous Wind*80% efficiency12.1TDO 67
Top 5 of 12 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more. * Exclusive moves require an Elite TM.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LickBestGhost · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +6 | 12 | 12 |
| Sucker Punch*Dark · 0.5s | 5 | +6 | 10 | 12 |
| AstonishGhost · 1s · STAB | 7 | +13 | 8.4 | 13 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sludge BombBestPoison · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
| Night ShadeGhost · 2.5s · STAB | 60 | 50 | 28.8 | 1.44 |
| Dark PulseDark · 3s | 80 | 50 | 26.7 | 1.6 |
| Ominous Wind*Ghost · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 26.4 | 2 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Gastly's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 144.1
- Actual Defense
- 40.8
- Actual HP
- 69
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
LickSludge BombBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 73% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,229 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Gastly only reaches CP 1,390 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,390 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,383 | 99.5% |
| 3 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,376 | 99.0% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,384 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,381 | 98.8% |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,369 | 98.5% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,377 | 98.5% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,374 | 98.3% |
| 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,362 | 98.0% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,370 | 98.0% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow GastlyViewingBest movesLickSludge Bomb
From Shadow Gastly to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Ground
PsychicGhostDark - ×0.625
Grass
Fairy - ×0.39
NormalPoison
Bug - ×0.244
Fighting
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.39
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
Ice×1- Fighting×0.244
- Poison×0.39
- Ground×1.6
Flying×1- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.39
Rock×1- Ghost×1.6
Dragon×1- Dark×1.6
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events3 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2024.10.22Spotlight Hour: Gastly, Duskull, Litwick · 2× Catch XP
- 2021.10.12Spotlight Hour: Gastly · 2× Catch Stardust
- 2020.07.19Community Day: Gastly · Exclusive move: Shadow Punch