Ghost-type Pokemon are interesting. Way back in the days of the first generation, there were only three Ghosts in the entire game—Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar—and all three were also part Poison. In addition, their moves were only super effective against other Ghost Pokemon, making t💖hem questionably useful at🦩 best.

But as later games came out, Ghost became the primary type used for taking down the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:notoriously powerful Psychic-type (back before the days of Dark-type Pokemon). Ghost Pokemon make up s𒈔ome of the most powerful monsters in the entire game, and we're counting down the strongest of t🐎hem.

Updated on October 18, 2024, by Ryan Hay: There are tons of Ghost Pokemon from across all the different game generations and regions now, so we had to take another look at how they rank up to each other. We also put them in order based on their total stats.

While more Ghost Pokemon haven't been added since Sﷺcarlet & Violet's release, 𝕴we did add some Ghost forms and a very cool legendary Pokemon from the Alola region.

23 Shedinja

Type: Bug/Ghost

Shedinja gets an honorable mention because of its very unique defense, an Ability no other Pokemon has called Wonder Guard. This Ability prevents any move that isn't Sup♑er Effective from hitting Shedinja at all.

Its typing is Bug/Ghost, so there are a fair amount of moves that can still hit it, including Rock, Dark, and Fire - but everything else passes right through this 🏅little ins✅ect.

However, it only has one single hit point, so any move that hits is a sure KO. You also get this Pokemon using a strange method, as the result of the only e🐟voluti🐻on that turns one Pokemon into two.

When Nincada evolves into Ninjask, if you have🙈 a free party slot and a spare Poke Ball, you get a Shedinja - Nincada's empty, cast-of🌺f shell.

22 Sableye

Type: Dark/Ghost

First of all, let's just sta𝔉rt with this: Mega Sabeleye is banned in most competitive play tiers. That💜 on its own should give you an idea of how strong it is.

Regular old Sabeleye isn't bad, especially with its Dark/Ghost-typing whose only weakness is Fairy. But it is still a single-stage Pokemon, and those are rarely stand-outs with regard to stre🍸ngth.

Mega-evolving gives it massive Defense and Special Defense, probably because of the gigantic 🐻gem it's hiding behind. That, in addition to its ability Magic Bounce, which rebounds status moves and environmental hazards onto the user, makes it almost entirely overpowered.

21 💃 Alolan Marowak 🍌

Type: Fire/Ghost

Alolan Marowak took an already appreciated Kanto Pokemon design and took it to the next level, getting inspired by the islands and culture it calls home, wielding a spectral💝 flamed bone that it uses as its primary weapon. The Bone Keeper Pokemon isn't just tough-looking but backs that up with solid defensive base stats.

Just don't look for it to win any races or strike first as its Speed is a bit of a weakness. If it has the Ability Lightning Rod, Alolan Marowak makes for an ace-in-the-hole ౠaga🅷inst Electric-type moves, an ability that allows it to absorb that electricity to power up its Special Attack stat.

20 Mimikyu

Type: Ghost/Fairy

Everyone's favorite little creepy Pikachu stalker doesn't look like a very powerful Pokemon. It's made itself a little costume to ap💃pear as sweet and likable as possible, and it might lead you to think there isn't a lot g👍oing on under its disguise.

But Mimikyu is actually shockingly useful and its disguise works to its benefit. In fact, its Ability is called Disguise and alওlows Mimikyu to take one free hit where the stuffed Pikachu head absorbs all damage.

It also has the unique Ghost/Fairy-typing, which lets it use powerful STAB (same type attack bonus) moves on everyﷺ other type of Pokemon for at least neutral damage. Of course, once Mimikyu's disguise is broken, it doesn't have a lot of HP to its name, so it'd be wise to take your foe out quickly before it can whip up something deadly.

19 ꦦ 𝄹 Cofagrigus

Type: Ghost

C⛦ofagrigus has an absolutely massive Physical Defense stat, and its Special Defense is nothing to scoff at either. Actually, that makes sense considering it's hiding most of its substance inside a sarcophagus.

It's a pure Ghost-type too, meaning it's only wea𝓰k to Dark-types and other Ghost Pokemon while being completely immune to Normal and Fighting.

What really gives Cofagrigus an offensive edge is that it can use the moves Nas🅠ty Plot — which sharply boosts its Special Attack — and Trick Roo☂m — which affects the Speed stat of all Pokemon on the field. Fast Pokemon become slow, slow become fast, and Cofagrigus becomes terrifying.

18 Golurk

Type: Ground/Ghost

This imposing goliath of a Pokemon might not seem like the best choice at first. It's part Ground-type, which makes it weak to common types like Water and Grass, a♏nd its Defense stats are nothing to write home about. Maybe it's a little fragile; it even has a bandage sticking together and a crack in its chest!

But what really makes Golurk stand out is its incredible Physical Attack stat. Plus, it has an Ability that boosts all of its punch-based attacks. With an ab☂solutely devastating Shadow Punch and immunity to Fighting and Electric moves, Golurk's a good addition to any team.

17 Spiritomb

Type: Ghost/Dark

What happens when you trap ℱ108 restless spirits inside of a rock with a scary face on it? You get Spiritomb, of course! This Pokemon is Ghost/Dark-type, which makes it completely immune to Fighting, Psychic, and Normal moves.

It also has great defensive stats and pretty good Attack, with a lot of moves that make Spiritomb a good support team member. However, it doesn't have a lot of HP to♕ back up its Defense and no useful way to recover health, which limits its overall usefulness.

16 Cursola

Type: Ghost

This addition to Sword & Shield is a rare example ofꦰ a Pokemon actually being better than its evolution and for some very important reasons. This poor soul may not look like the prime example of a tank Pokemon, but Corsola can be an absolute nightmare to take down and seems to virtually live foꦰrever.

With 😼the use of Eviolite to take advantage of its base form and boost defenses, and the amazing move that is Strength Sap, physically attacking Pokemon are going to have an extremely rough time against it.

Strength Sap has the unique property of healing the user an amount equal to the target's Attack stat, as🗹 well as lowering the enemy's Att🧜ack by one stage. This can completely shut down most Physical Attackers, and it isn't made any easier for them with the Ghost-type being immune to common Physical typings like Normal and Fighting.

15 Dhelmise

Type: Ghost/Grass

This might just be some sentient🐲 algae possessing some bits off a shipwreck, but that doesn't mean it can't be formidable in the right hands. Dhelmise has good Defense and access to t𒆙he self-healing move Synthesis, making it easy to keep it in play for a long time.

It also has access to Rapid Spin, a move that rids the field of all environmental hazards like Ste♛alth Rock, which is all over the competitive play. Add to that a truly incredible Attack stat, and Dhelmise is ready to go head-to-head (does this thing have a head?) with even the sturdiest Pokemon.

14 Aegislash

Type: Steel/Ghost

Being Steel/Ghost-type grants Aegislash an impressive amount of ꦰresistances and immunities right off the bat, but that's not what makes it so formidable. No, that would be its unique Ability Stanc𒀰e Change, which lets it swap between its Blade Forme and Shield Forme.

In Blade, it sacrifices Defense for 150 in both Attack and Special Attack, while in 🎶Shield it does the exact opposite. And since it's an Ability and not a move, it does this stance change automatically whenever it uses an offensive move, or its signature move, King's Shield.

This makes Aegislash an extremely powerful and dangerous attacker th✅at's also incredibly hard to take down. If 💎a rival Pokemon even tries to attack it after it's used King's Shield, that Pokemon has its Attack drastically lowered.

How dare it even think about laying a ꦯclaw on Aegislash.