Haunter

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.

Dex No

#093

Haunter Weaknesses and Strengths

Haunter is a dual-type Pokemon of types Ghost and Poison. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ghost	160%
Dark	160%
Ground	160%
Psychic	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	24.4%
Normal	39.1%
Poison	39.1%
Bug	39.1%
Grass	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Haunter in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Haunter.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Lick	Shadow Ball	52.00	531.45
Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	55.43	525.74
Shadow Claw	Sludge Bomb	57.17	506.36
Lick	Sludge Bomb	53.74	505.38
Astonish	Shadow Ball	48.73	499.43
Astonish	Sludge Bomb	50.47	465.73
Shadow Claw	Shadow Punch	43.67	432.50
Shadow Claw	Ice Punch	41.75	427.73
Shadow Claw	Dark Pulse	42.10	427.62
Lick	Shadow Punch	40.24	407.05

All Moves for Haunter

Below are all the moves that Haunter can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Ice Punch	Charged	50	26.32	1900ms	-33
Shadow Punch	Charged	40	28.24	1700ms	-33
Dark Pulse	Charged	80	26.67	3000ms	-50
Sludge Bomb	Charged	80	34.78	2300ms	-50
Shadow Ball	Charged	100	40	3000ms	-50
Lick EliteTM	Quick	5	12	500ms	6
Shadow Claw	Quick	9	15.43	700ms	6
Astonish	Quick	8	8.73	1100ms	14

Haunter Evolution

Gastly	Requires 25x Candy	Haunter
Haunter	Requires 100x Candy	Gengar
Gengar	Requires 200x Mega Energy	Mega Gengar

Best Haunter Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Haunter Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Haunter in a raid.