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Haunter

Mega Evolution

Phantasmal Flames · #55 · Uncommon · 2025

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Card facts

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Set position
55 / 130
Release year
2025
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
100
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Gastly
Evolves to
Gengar
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
I
Illustrator
Rianti Hidayat
Pokédex #
93
Series
Mega Evolution

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
40 damage
40 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.

  • Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥50 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 2 copies.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Haunter

  • Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 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
1.51 copies on average · 84 decks
Match win rate
36.0%
-11.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 100Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: GastlyEvolves to: Gengar

"It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering."

DSpooky Shot — 40

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

44

ran Haunter

Tournaments scanned

289

past 30 days

Competitive note

Seeing competitive play.

3 top-cut decks · best finish 4th

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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.

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Updated 2026/07/09
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.17$2.99$0.18$0.01
Reverse Holofoil$0.01$0.21$26.00$0.18$0.01

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 $0.18; 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 "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Haunter?

Haunter is a Uncommon card in the Phantasmal Flames set.