Gastly family Top 10 guide

Members

Gastly, Gengar, Haunter

Types

Ghost, Poison

Dynamax

Yes

Candy

Candy XL Candy

How to catch

Team GO Rocket

Ghost-type Male Grunt

Field research

Trade a Pokémon

Top ranked

#2 Ghost Lick Elite TM Shadow Ball

#2 Poison Lick Elite TM Sludge Bomb

Expensive

Stardust	~475,000
XL Candy	~296 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance	~1,184 km

Costs assume Mega specimen, Level 20 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket, Field research.

build · Trade it to a friend before evolving to skip the 100 candy cost.

#5 Ghost Lick Elite TM Shadow Ball

#7 Poison Lick Elite TM Sludge Bomb

Most Expensive

Stardust	~616,320
XL Candy	~355 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance	~1,421 km

Costs assume Shadow specimen, Level 8 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket, Field research.

#1 Ghost Max Hex

#1 Poison Max Hex

Moderate

Stardust	~475,000
XL Candy	~296 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance	~1,184 km

Costs assume Gigantamax specimen, Level 20 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket, Field research.

build · Trade it to a friend before evolving to skip the 100 candy cost.

#2 Ghost Max Hex

#4 Poison Max Hex

Moderate

Stardust	~475,000
XL Candy	~296 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance	~1,184 km

Costs assume Dynamax specimen, Level 20 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket, Field research.

build · Trade it to a friend before evolving to skip the 100 candy cost.

#3 Ghost Max Lick

#10 Poison Max Lick

Moderate

Stardust	~475,000
XL Candy	~296 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance	~1,184 km

Costs assume Dynamax specimen, Level 20 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket, Field research.

#4 Ghost Max Lick

Moderate

Stardust	~475,000
XL Candy	~296 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance	~1,184 km

Costs assume Dynamax specimen, Level 20 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket, Field research.

Never convert regular Candy to XL. The 100:1 rate is a trap. Bank Rare Candy XL instead.