Gastly's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Lick	Sludge Bomb	13.53	90.1	13.9
2.	Sucker Punch *	Sludge Bomb	12.45	82.9	12.8
3.	Astonish	Sludge Bomb	11.93	79.4	12.2
4.	Lick	Ominous Wind *	11.10	73.9	11.4
5.	Lick	Night Shade	10.73	71.5	11.0
6.	Lick	Dark Pulse	10.71	71.3	11.0
7.	Sucker Punch *	Ominous Wind *	10.39	69.2	10.6
8.	Astonish	Ominous Wind *	9.95	66.2	10.2
9.	Sucker Punch *	Dark Pulse	9.84	65.5	10.1
10.	Sucker Punch *	Night Shade	9.80	65.2	10.0
11.	Astonish	Dark Pulse	9.32	62.1	9.6
12.	Astonish	Night Shade	9.25	61.6	9.5

Gastly's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Gastly has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Sucker Punch, Lick, and Astonish), which cover Dark and Ghost-type attacks. When using Lick and Astonish you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Sucker Punch *780.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	7
Energy	8
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.7s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7

Effects

Sucker Punch has no special effects.

See Sucker Punch details page ↗

Lick560.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Lick has no special effects.

See Lick details page ↗

Astonish8141.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	14
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.7s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	10

Effects

Astonish has no special effects.

See Astonish details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Astonish	8	7.27	14	12.73	1.1s	9	10	-
Lick	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	3	3	-
Sucker Punch *	7	10.00	8	11.43	0.7s	5	7	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Gastly's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0

Gastly's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Gastly has access to 4 Charge Attacks (Dark Pulse, Ominous Wind, Sludge Bomb, and Night Shade), which cover Dark, Ghost, and Poison-type attacks. When using Ominous Wind, Sludge Bomb, and Night Shade you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Dark Pulse80503.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Fighting
- Dark
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Dark Pulse has no special effects.

See Dark Pulse details page ↗

Ominous Wind *50332.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.9s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	45
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ominous Wind has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ominous Wind details page ↗

Sludge Bomb80502.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.1s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

Night Shade60502.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	55

Effects

Night Shade has no special effects.

See Night Shade details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	26.67	50	-	3.0s	80	50	-
Night Shade	60	23.08	50	-	2.6s	60	55	-
Ominous Wind * Special Ominous Wind has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	50	21.74	33	-	2.3s	45	45	-
Sludge Bomb	80	34.78	50	-	2.3s	80	50	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Ominous Wind has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Gastly's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6