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Haunter

Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Haunter

Sun & Moon

Unbroken Bonds · #69 · Uncommon · 2019

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Market reference

$0.36

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
69 / 234
Release year
2019
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
70
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Gastly
Evolves to
Gengar
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Miki Tanaka
Pokédex #
93
Series
Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Status Conditions
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.

  • Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
  • 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 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.

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
1.51 copies on average · 90 decks
Match win rate
33.6%
-13.8 pts vs the 47.3% field average

More by Miki Tanaka

This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.

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About this card

HP: 70Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: GastlyEvolves to: Gengar

"On moonless nights, Haunter searches for someone to curse, so it's best not to go out walking around."

PSinister Fog

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Haunter has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

HaunterPhantasmal Flames

Played in 44 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 2026/07/17
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.18$0.40$10.00$0.36$0.30
Reverse Holofoil$2.00$6.28$61.39$6.19$3.38

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/19
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.19
7-day average€0.33
30-day average€0.27
Low€0.03
Trend price€0.33
Low (excellent+)€0.03
Reverse holo low€0.15
reverseHoloAvg1€1.45
Reverse holo 7-day€1.89
reverseHoloSell€1.51
averageSellPrice€0.29
Reverse holo 30-day€1.63
Reverse holo trend€1.66

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 $0.36; 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 "Unbroken Bonds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Haunter?

Haunter is a Uncommon card in the Unbroken Bonds set.