Pokémon · Platinum
Gastly
Arceus · #36 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 36 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Haunter
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 92
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
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 Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- 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.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- 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
- 2.44 copies on average · 61 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.4%
- -6.8 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.
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Gastly?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison."
PLick — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
CCNight Shade — 10
Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:D+10
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.75 | $1.39 | $19.98 | $1.26 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $29.99 | $35.49 | $50.00 | $11.27 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.16 |
| 7-day average | €0.29 |
| 30-day average | €0.48 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.44 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.44 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.80 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.61 |
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 $1.26; 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 "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Gastly?
Gastly is a Uncommon card in the Arceus set.
Other Gastly printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
