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Counter guide · Ghost / Poison · Gen I

What beats Gastly?

The 5 hardest counters to Gastly ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Krookodile outspeeds and hits for 2× with ground-type STAB.

Gastly
No. 092
Gastly
Ghost Poison
BST 310 · Speed 80 · Atk 35 · SpA 100

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Krookodile
    No. 553
    Krookodile
    Ground Dark
    Hits Gastly for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 92 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 117)
  2. #2
    Overqwil
    No. 904
    Overqwil
    Dark Poison
    Hits Gastly for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 85 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 115)
  3. #3
    Drapion
    No. 452
    Drapion
    Poison Dark
    Hits Gastly for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 95 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 90)
  4. #4
    Skuntank
    No. 435
    Skuntank
    Poison Dark
    Hits Gastly for 2× via dark-type STAB Takes ½× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 84 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 93)
  5. #5
    Groudon
    No. 383
    Groudon
    Ground
    Hits Gastly for 2× via ground-type STAB Takes 1× back from ghost-type STAB Speed: 90 > 80 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 150)

Gastly's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Ground Psychic Ghost Dark
Immune to
Normal Fighting

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Gastly, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Gastly hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.