Pokémon · Platinum
Haunter
Arceus · #42 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.52
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Gastly
- Evolves to
- Gengar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 93
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Haunter plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Shadow Bind) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Gastly; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Haunter
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.44 copies on average · 110 decks
- Match win rate
- 27.9%
- -19.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Haunter?
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About this card
"It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering."
PPsyshot — 20
CCShadow Bind — 30
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:D+20
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.45 | $1.49 | $19.78 | $1.52 | $3.51 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $129.58 | $130.34 | $299.99 | $16.37 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.18 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €0.29 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.30 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.38 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.55 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.70 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Haunter is real?
Haunter is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Haunter worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Haunter is $1.52; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Haunter from?
Haunter is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Haunter?
Haunter is a Uncommon card in the Arceus set.
Other Haunter printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
