Gastly is a PokeBonk League partner of uncommon rarity and Ghost / Poison type. Its unlock challenge counts from your first run, with no League members needed. During a run it evolves into Haunter (Lv. 30) → Gengar (Lv. 42).

Passive
Takes less damage; higher evasion.
How to unlock
Trigger 600 elemental reactions in a single run.
League members needed
None
Evolution
Gastly → Haunter (Lv. 30) → Gengar (Lv. 42)

Partner data comes from community testing on v0.7.7 (2026-10-20), before Season 2. The game is now on v0.8.28, so some challenges may have changed since, and we re-check them as we play.

Moves and fusions for Gastly

  • Signature fusion: Gloomy Curse, from Shadow Ball + Hex at max level in Bill's Machine.
  • Two maxed Ghost moves fuse into Spectral Parade, the Ghost type fusion, an easy target that fits Gastly's type.
  • Two maxed Poison moves fuse into Toxic Swamp, the Poison type fusion, an easy target that fits Gastly's type.
  • Toxic Combustion is a reaction fusion from a Poison move and a Fire move.
  • Eternal Sleep is a reaction fusion from a Psychic / Grass move and a Ghost / Dark move.

Plan a build with Gastly All move fusions →

Unlock alongside Gastly

These partners' challenges count the same thing as Gastly's (elemental reactions), so the same runs move all of them forward.

  • Koffing: Trigger 5,000 elemental reactions.
  • Porygon: Trigger 1,200 elemental reactions in a single run.

Other Poison partners

Bulbasaur · Weedle · Ekans · Nidoran♀ · Nidoran♂ · Zubat · Oddish · Venonat · Bellsprout · Tentacool · Grimer · Koffing

How do I unlock Gastly in PokeBonk?

Trigger 600 elemental reactions in a single run.

What type is Gastly in PokeBonk?

Ghost / Poison. Takes less damage; higher evasion.

When does Gastly evolve in PokeBonk?

Gastly → Haunter (Lv. 30) → Gengar (Lv. 42).

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