Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Haunter
Diamond & Pearl · #50 · Uncommon · 2007
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$5.62
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 50 / 130
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Gastly
- Evolves to
- Gengar
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 93
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Haunter plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Dream Eater) 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 ≥35 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.
How to beat Haunter
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.5 copies on average · 88 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.0%
- -12.3 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Haunter?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can slip through any obstacle. It lurks inside walls to keep an eye on its foes."
PHypnosis
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
PPDream Eater — 60
If the Defending Pokémon is not Asleep, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:D+20
Resistance:C-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Haunter
Tournaments scanned
295
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Haunter
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.82 | $5.36 | $55.27 | $5.62 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $55.00 | $499.99 | $998.19 | $100.00 | $499.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.98 |
| 7-day average | €2.23 |
| 30-day average | €1.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.91 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.48 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.94 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.94 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.98 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.48 |
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 $5.62; 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 "Diamond & Pearl" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Haunter?
Haunter is a Uncommon card in the Diamond & Pearl set.
Other Haunter printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
