{"id":13382,"date":"2018-10-29T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=13382"},"modified":"2025-02-16T22:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T22:19:27","slug":"haunter-facts-pokemon","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/haunter-facts-pokemon\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Spooky Facts About Haunter | Pok\u00e9mon"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the first Generation of Pok\u00e9mon, everybody struggled with the Psychic Gym in Saffron City.\n
That Kadabra was just so fast and deadly that it would wipe the floor with almost everything.\n
Simply put, Kadabra was a Pok\u00e9mon super-weapon so early in the game.\n
So for most trainers, the best way to fight it was simple: get a super-weapon of your own.\n
For every smart-minded trainer, that super-weapon was a Haunter.\n
Located in the Pok\u00e9mon Tower, this ghastly Ghost-type Pok\u00e9mon is one of the most beastly Pok\u00e9mon knocking about in the first Generation.\n
Most importantly, it was a Ghost-type making it super effective against Sabrina\u2019s Psychic types.\n
So, other than fond childhood memories of seeing Kadabra faint at the hands of your Haunter, what do you actually know about the Pok\u00e9mon itself?\n
Well, read on to and discover the 15 most spooky facts about one of my all-time favorite Pok\u00e9mon, Haunter.\n
In the anime, Haunter made its first appearance when Ash Ketchum befriended one in Episode 22, The Tower of Terror, so he could defeat Sabrina and her Kadabra. Instead of battling Kadabra, Haunter goofs about and stays with Sabrina after helping Ash succeed in earning his badge.\n In the Pok\u00e9mon Red & Blue beta, Haunter\u2019s prototype was called “Spectre.” The Pok\u00e9mon Trainer\u2019s Survival Guide also references Haunter as Spectre by accident.\n Because it is able to slip through walls, people think that Haunter is from another dimension.\n In the Pok\u00e9dex entries for Haunter, it says that Haunter\u2019s tongue is capable of causing paralysis, violent shakes, and even draining the life out of somebody until they die.\n Haunter is able to disguise itself as a floating purple orb to hide from unsuspecting victims.\n Up until Generation VII, Haunter\u2019s final evolved form, Gengar, had the ability Levitate. However, in Generation VII this was changed to Cursed Body, yet Haunter still retains the ability Levitate.\n Haunter appears in all Pok\u00e9mon games and can be caught in the wild in every Pok\u00e9mon game except for Pok\u00e9mon Ruby and Sapphire and Pok\u00e9mon Black and White.\n At 0.2 lbs, Haunter is tied with Gastly, Flab\u00e9b\u00e9, Cosmog, and Kartana as the lightest Pok\u00e9mon.\n Haunter and its evolutionary family are the only Pok\u00e9mon to have the type combination of Ghost and Poison. Because of this, Haunter and its relatives are the only Poison-type Pok\u00e9mon to be weak to Dark-type moves.\n Although Haunter is now a dual-type Ghost and Poison Pok\u00e9mon, it was originally just a Ghost-type Pok\u00e9mon in the first Generation of games when all Pok\u00e9mon were only single-type Pok\u00e9mon.\n The name “Haunter” is both the single and plural name for this Pok\u00e9mon. E.g. “Just the one Haunter, actually” and “No luck catching those Haunter then?”\n Haunter is the Pok\u00e9mon with the most cry changes throughout the series, having been changed in generations II, III, and VI.\n Haunter and its family\u2019s design are possibly based on the Dila, a spirit from Filipino mythology that passes through walls and then licks certain people to death.\n Haunter\u2019s name is a combination of the words “haunt” and “hunter.”\n Just as there is a fan theory that Gengar is the ghost of a Clefable, there is a fan theory that Voltorb is a Haunter trapped in a Pok\u00e9ball. The theory stems from the fact that the two have similar eyes, and when you put Haunter\u2019s eyes on a Pok\u00e9ball they look rather alike. The theory goes that a Haunter tried to possess a Pok\u00e9ball and became trapped. The Haunter then became enraged and took over the Pok\u00e9ball itself as it couldn\u2019t escape, this is why the release button on the Pok\u00e9ball disappears. The theory also states that Voltorb’s explodes because the Haunter trapped within is escaping.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Haunter is among the more impressive Pok\u00e9mon from the first-generation. With his fascinating ability to slip through walls and hurt his enemies with just his tongue, it’s no doubt he should be a staple to every Trainers deck! 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He's known as Ghost in Japan and was created by Gamer Freak. Haunter was introduced in the first generation and resides inside the Pok\u00e9mon Tower. If you're a fan of the game or indeed Haunter himself, then you'll certainly want to check out these totally cool (and spooky) 15 facts all about him. Check them out! #TheFactSite #Facts #Haunter #Pokemon #Nintendo #VideoGames","tfs_pinterest_image":205592,"tfs_sources":[{"url":"https:\/\/bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net\/wiki\/Haunter_(Pok\u00e9mon)","title":"Bulbapedia - Haunter","no_follow":false},{"url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haunter","title":"Wikipedia - Haunter","no_follow":true},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YnNp7_vT3AI","title":"Youtube - Voltorb is Haunter?","no_follow":true}],"is_trending":false,"tfs_previous_post_link":247801,"tfs_next_post_link":false,"tfs_guest_author":false},"yoast_head":"