Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Haunter
Paldean Fates · #56 · Common · 2024
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Gastly
- Evolves to
- Gengar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- DOM
- Pokédex #
- 93
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 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
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 (Dark Slumber) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.
How to beat Haunter
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 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
- 1.45 copies on average · 83 decks
- Match win rate
- 32.1%
- -15.1 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.
Gastly
in 64% of decks · 54 seen
Gengar ex
in 21% of decks · 18 seen
Gastly
in 31% of decks · 26 seen
Mega Gengar ex
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Mega Gengar ex
in 86% of decks · 73 seen
Shadowy Darkness Energy
in 14% of decks · 12 seen
Grimsley's Move
in 22% of decks · 19 seen
Mega Darkrai ex
in 16% of decks · 14 seen
More by DOM
This card was illustrated by DOM.
Building around Haunter?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering."
DCDark Slumber — 40
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Haunter or Paldean Fates.
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Aug 1, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Haunter was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
today
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today
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today
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today
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
yesterday
Tournament play
This printing of Haunter has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Haunter — Phantasmal Flames
Played in 41 recent decks
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.18 | $20.00 | $0.16 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.28 | $19.98 | $0.29 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.17 |
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 $0.16; 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 "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Haunter?
Haunter is a Common card in the Paldean Fates set.
Other Haunter printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
