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Best Ghost Attackers in Pokémon GO.

Every released Pokémon with a Ghost fast move and a Ghost charged move, ranked by raid damage per second and total damage dealt.

level 40 · 15/15/15
neutral 5-star target
Mega Gengar
Best Ghost attacker
Mega Gengar
Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball deals 22.4 Ghost damage per second at level 40. The best one you can use without a Mega or a Shadow is Lunala.
Super effective vsGhost, Psychic
Resisted byNormal, Dark
Weather boostFog
Attackers ranked99

Top Ghost attackers

DPS, TDO and score against a neutral raid boss
#PokémonFast moveCharged moveDPSTDOScore
1Mega GengarLick*Shadow Ball22.4564100%
2Mega BanetteShadow ClawShadow Ball19.641884%
3Shadow ChandelureHexShadow Ball20.038684%
4Shadow GengarLick*Shadow Ball20.633182%
5LunalaShadow ClawShadow Ball16.364781%
6Shadow GiratinaShadow ClawShadow Force*15.865480%
7Giratina (Origin)Shadow ClawShadow Force*15.765880%
8BlacephalonAstonishShadow Ball18.933677%
9DragapultAstonishShadow Ball16.345775%
10ChandelureHexShadow Ball16.638673%
11GholdengoAstonishShadow Ball15.447673%
12HoopaAstonishShadow Ball15.941672%
13Hoopa UnboundAstonishShadow Ball15.541570%
14GengarLick*Shadow Ball16.832470%
15Shadow TrevenantShadow ClawShadow Ball16.233769%
16DhelmiseShadow ClawShadow Ball15.338468%
17Shadow MismagiusHexShadow Ball16.132068%
18GiratinaShadow ClawShadow Force*12.863568%
19Shadow BanetteShadow ClawShadow Ball17.324867%
20PolteageistAstonishShadow Ball15.136367%
21Shadow DrifblimHexShadow Ball15.434067%
22Hisuian ZoroarkShadow ClawShadow Ball16.726666%
23Hisuian TyphlosionHexShadow Ball14.836766%
24Shadow HaunterLick*Shadow Ball17.717863%
25SinistchaAstonishShadow Ball13.736962%
26SkeledirgeHexShadow Ball12.942762%
27Shadow PalossandAstonishShadow Ball13.532160%
28MismagiusHexShadow Ball13.532159%
29Shadow GolurkAstonishPoltergeist13.829659%
30Shadow DusknoirHexShadow Ball*13.630359%
31TrevenantShadow ClawShadow Ball13.132859%
32BanetteHexShadow Ball14.224458%
33DrifblimHexShadow Ball12.533157%
34HaunterLick*Shadow Ball15.218456%
35Shadow CofagrigusShadow ClawShadow Ball12.730656%
36HoundstoneLickShadow Ball12.233856%
37DecidueyeAstonishSpirit Shackle12.333056%
38Gourgeist (Super)HexShadow Ball11.636755%
39Shadow FroslassHexShadow Ball13.323654%
40Gourgeist (Large)HexShadow Ball11.534454%
* Elite TM or event-only move · gold = Mega · purple = Shadow

Using Ghost attackers

Ghost moves hit Ghost, Psychic for 1.6x damage and are resisted by Normal, Dark. They get a 1.2x boost in fog weather, which also lifts Ghost Pokémon you catch.

The ranking only counts movesets where both moves are Ghost, because a raid team for a Ghost-weak boss wants every hit to be super effective. Each Pokémon is tested at level 40 with perfect IVs against a typeless 5-star boss, and the score blends damage per second with total damage before fainting (DPS³ × TDO, fourth root), so a fast but fragile attacker doesn't automatically top the list.

For a specific boss, use the raid counter calculator: it scores incoming damage from the boss's real moves, so the order shifts toward counters that also resist the boss.

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