In PK15, a Haunter lived in a spooky house. The Ghost Pokémon were having difficulty with the partying Psychic Pokémon living nearby. In Fear Factor Phony, a Haunter was living an abandoned mining colony. In Hoenn Alone!, multiple Haunter attacked Meowth Pikachu and groups of Pidgey, Oddish, and Rattata. Haunter then lost to Noctowl's newly learned Confusion. It battled Cyndaquil and was able to defeat it with Hypnosis and Lick. In From Ghost to Ghost, Morty used a Haunter during his Gym battle against Ash. In Illusion Confusion!, a group of Haunter and Gengar created illusions that impeded progress for Ash and his friends as they wandered through a deep forest. In A Shipful Of Shivers, a Haunter and a Gastly guarded the Orange League trophy of its deceased Trainer. Eventually, at the end of Haunter Versus Kadabra, Haunter helped Ash succeed in his endeavor and decided to stay with Sabrina afterwards.

He then attempted to use it to battle Sabrina in the hopes of freeing his friends, who were captured by Sabrina, but Haunter decided to goof off instead. In The Tower of Terror, Ash befriended a Haunter. Haunter in the anime Major appearances Sabrina's Haunter In the past, Night Shade was its signature move. Additionally, it has even been shown to feel intense loyalty to a deceased Trainer. Despite its predatory nature, it has been known to entertain and prank people in the anime. Once approached it will then lick the victim with its gaseous tongue, inflicting convulsions in the victim that last until death. If a human or a Pokémon comes near Haunter, it will stalk the victim while floating and beckon it to come closer. Haunter hides in very dark places, such as caves, and is afraid of light. It has been shown in the anime that it can control its hands from far away and can control any Pokémon that it touches with its hands. Haunter's gaseous form makes it one of the lightest Pokémon in existence. Disembodied hands with three clawed fingers each float in front of its body. The gases composing its head curve into its mouth to form several pointed teeth. It has triangular eyes with small pupils and a mouth with a long, pink tongue. It has a round head flanked by three large, spiked protrusions on either side. Haunter is a purple Pokémon with a gaseous body.

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It evolves from Gastly starting at level 25 and evolves into Gengar when traded. Haunter ( Japanese: ゴースト Ghost) is a dual-type Ghost/ Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

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