093 Haunter

Performance

Status

  • Ranking Score:
    78.3
  • Main moves:
    Shadow Claw, Shadow Punch, Shadow Ball
  • Type
    GHOST
    POISON
  • Level:
    26.5-34
  • Rank:
    Lvl 28.5 1/15/14CP 1499
  • Buddy Distance:
    3km
  • Charged Move Cost:
    50,000 Stardust
  • Attack:
    161.1
  • Defense:
    85.5
  • Stamina:
    100
  • Overall:
    1379

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Traits

Moves

Properties

Registeel has the following traits and playstyles:
  • + Spammy
    Reaches Charged Moves quickly.
  • + Fast Move Pressure
    Deals heavy Fast Move damage. It can pressure switches and work around shields.
  • + Shield Pressure
    Pressures opponents to shield its strong or rapid attacks.
  • - Glass Cannon
    Hits hard but struggles to take hits. Depends on shields.
  • - Inflexible
    May struggle to hit multiple types.
Move stats include same type and Shadow attack bonuses.
Recommended Move:
*Event or Elite TM exclusive *Unobtainable via TM
No. Move Types Move Accuracy Power Damage Average Fast MoveCount Remark
1 Fast Shadow Claw 4 3.6 2 Multipurpose
2 Fast Lick* 3 3.6 1 General
3 Fast Astonish 3 2 3 Low Quality
4 Charged Shadow Ball 55 120 2.18 7 - 7 - 7 Nuke
5 Charged Ice Punch 40 55 1.38 5 - 5 - 5 Coverage Spam/Bait
6 Charged Shadow Punch 35 48 1.37 5 - 4 - 5 Spam/Bait
7 Charged Sludge Bomb 50 96 1.92 7 - 6 - 6 General
8 Charged Dark Pulse 50 80 1.6 7 - 6 - 6 Coverage
Weaknesses
dark
x1.6
ghost
x1.6
ground
x1.6
psychic
x1.6
Resistances
fighting
x0.244
poison
x0.39
normal
x0.39
bug
x0.39
grass
x0.625
fairy
x0.625

Character Introduction

Summary

Haunter is a Ghost & Poison Pokémon which evolves from Gastly. It is vulnerable to Ground, Ghost, Psychic and Dark moves. Haunter's strongest moveset is Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 1,963. Haunter evolves into Gengar.

About

"Haunter is a dangerous Pokémon. If one beckons you while floating in darkness, you must never approach it. This Pokémon will try to lick you with its tongue and steal your life away."

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PVP Mode Explanatory Notes

PvP Moveset Explanation
Shadow Claw + Shadow Punch and Shadow Ball or Sludge Bomb or Ice Punch

Shadow Claw is one of the best fast moves in PvP, while Astonish is one of the worst. 

Shadow Punch is a low energy charge move that allows Haunter to apply shield pressure and possibly bait shields. A very poor 1.14 DPE means it won't be dealing as much damage, but can still sting quite a bit thanks to Haunter's high ATK stat along with STAB. Shadow Ball gives Haunter the extra power it needs to do deal massive damage and possibly KO most opponents. Dark Pulse is an inferior move and lacks STAB. Sludge Bomb is also a viable pick now partly due to STAB coverage against an increasing popularity of Fairy-types. Ice Punch is an alternative option that lacks STAB but can be Super Effective against various meta Pokemon. 

PvP Rating Explanation
Great League: 4 / 5

Gengar is known as a glass cannon, and Haunter isn't much different. The obvious lack of bulk causes Haunter to lose matchups that it can't quickly finish, and also requires Haunter to demand more shields to preserve its already limited durability. Haunter somewhat makes up for this by offering a very high ATK stat which allows it to punish its victims faster, though this differs from the more typical strategy of aiming for bulk due to the CP formula inflating ATK stats. Just to put this in perspective, an unshielded Shadow Ball deals roughly 42% of Bastiodon's max HP, and that doesn't even apply a Super Effective multiplier. Utilizing Haunter in actual fights is rather difficult and requires a lot of experience and practice, as its fragility and Poison sub-typing can be severe liabilities in its role as a Ghost-type Pokemon. 

Ultra League: 0 / 5

With a max CP of 1963 and low bulk Haunter is mostly restricted to Great League. If you want a Ghost-type Pokemon, Giratina is king here. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Attack fast, faint faster. Use Giratina instead. 

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