Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gastly? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Gastly is a marvelous Ghost and Poison-typed Pokemon. Gastly is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Gastly can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Gastly is weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Gastly is a decent Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Gastly is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Gastly recovers 50% of the damage dealt). ♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Gastly has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gastly? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Gastly is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Levitate, Gastly is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Gastly recovers 50% of the damage dealt). ♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Gastly has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gastly learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Gastly can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Gastly
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
Moves: Psych up + Haze
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Perish song + Protect
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch
Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Gastly's stats
Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Gastly
Destiny Bond
Protect
Rest
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Gastly in Ruby and Sapphire
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