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Gastly

Pokémon · XY

Gastly

XY

XY Black Star Promos · #XY132 · Promo · 2013

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Market reference

$19.63

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
XY132 / 216
Release year
2013
Rarity
Promo
HP
50
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Haunter
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Shigenori Negishi
Pokédex #
92
Series
XY

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
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Gastly plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • 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.
  • Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
  • Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Gastly

  • Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
  • 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
2.35 copies on average · 84 decks
Match win rate
34.2%
-12.9 pts vs the 47.1% field average

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

More by Shigenori Negishi

This card was illustrated by Shigenori Negishi.

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About this card

HP: 50Type:PPsychicSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Haunter

"Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison."

PSleep Poison

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned.

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/21
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$7.66$19.96$95.91$19.63$95.91

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€8.95
7-day average€6.28
30-day average€4.57
Low€1.00
Trend price€6.15
Low (excellent+)€6.99
reverseHoloAvg1€2.93
Reverse holo 7-day€1.59
averageSellPrice€5.91
Reverse holo 30-day€1.15
Reverse holo trend€1.48

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Gastly is real?

Gastly 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 Gastly worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gastly is $19.63; 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 Gastly from?

Gastly is from the Pokémon set "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.

What rarity is Gastly?

Gastly is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.