Ghost Pokémon

Ghost-type Pokémon tend to be weak in terms of attack, but they also tend to specialize in speed and special defense. Most ghost types are very hard to hit.

Ghost Pokémon deal with the supernatural, specifically the realm of the dead. In the Red, Blue and Yellow versions of Pokémon, all wild Ghost Pokémon required a special item to see them clearly.

Excluding Arceus while holding a Spooky Plate, the only legendary Ghost Pokémon is Giratina.

Weaknesses and resistances

Generation VI

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Abilities of Ghost Pokémon

Natural

• Aftermath - Just the Drifloon family.
• Cursed Body - Unique to the Frillish family.
• Flame Body - Just the Litwick family; This is a Fire ability.
• Flash Fire - Just the Litwick family; This is a Fire ability.
• Frisk - Just the Shuppet family; This is a Psychic ability.
• Insomnia - Just the Shuppet family; This is a Flying ability.
• Iron Fist - Just the Golett family.
• Keen Eye - Just Sableye; This is a Flying ability.
• Klutz - Just the Golett family.
• Levitate - This is a Psychic ability.
• Multitype - Just Arceus (Ghost Arceus).
• Mummy - Unique to the Yamask family.
• Pressure - This is a Flying ability.
• Snow Cloak - Just Froslass; This is a Ice ability.
• Stall - Unique to Sableye.
• Unburden - Just the Drifloon family.
• Water Absorb - Just the Frillish family; This is a Water ability.
• Wonder Guard - Unique to Shedinja.

Dream World

• Damp - Just the Frillish family; This is a Water ability.
• Flare Boost - Unique to the Drifloon family.
• Infiltrator - Just Spiritomb; This is a Flying ability.
• No Guard - Just the Golett family; This is a Fighting ability.
• Prankster - Just Sableye; This is a Dark ability.
• Shadow Tag - Just the Litwick family; This is a Psychic ability.
• Telepathy - Just Giratina (Altered Form); This is a Psychic ability.

Ghost Pokémon Families

Unevolved	First evolution	Second evolution	Other type
Gastly	Haunter	Gengar	Poison
Misdreavus	Mismagius
Nincada	Shedinja		Bug; Only Shedinja is Ghost
Sableye			Dark
Shuppet	Banette
Duskull	Dusclops	Dusknoir
Drifloon	Drifblim		Flying
Spiritomb			Dark
Snorunt	Froslass		Ice; Only Froslass is Ghost
Rotom			Electric (Normal Form)
Giratina			Dragon
Yamask	Cofagrigus
Frillish	Jellicent		Water
Litwick	Lampent	Chandelure	Fire
Golett	Golurk		Ground

Trivia

• The only Ghost-type Pokémon released in Generation I were Gastly and its evolutions.
• The first pure Ghost-type Pokémon was Misdreavus.
• Except for Sableye and Spiritomb, all dual-type Ghost-types have unique type combinations, or type combinations exclusive to their evolutionary relatives.