Pokémon: Agatha & 7 Other Strong Ghost-Type Trainers, Ranked

Ghost Specialists can be quite tough to overcome, especially in earlier Pokémon games when Ghost moves are practically non-existent.

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As a type, Ghost is pretty unique. It’s the second rarest in the franchise and there are currently just 56 Ghost-type Pokémon, including Alolan and Galarian forms. Up until Generation III, there were only five Ghost-types, only two of which were fully-evolved.

A lot has changed since and now every single region except for Kalos has a Ghost-type specialist, whether as a Gym Leader or an Elite Four Member. Ghost Pokémon are only weak to themselves and Dark-types while being Super Effective against themselves and Psychic-types. As such, Ghost Specialists can be quite tough to overcome, especially in earlier games when Ghost moves are practically non-existent.

8 Agatha

A member of the Elite Four at Kanto’s Indigo Plateau, Agatha is a Ghost-type Specialist in name only. Because of the shocking lack of Ghost-types in Kanto – Ghastly, Haunter, and Gengar were the only three out of the original 150 – Agatha’s team is comprised of repeats and Poison-types.

In the original Red & Blue games, she has two Gengars, a Haunter, an Arbok, and a Golbat. She retains this same team in Yellow and the Gen I remakes, FireRed & Leaf Green, and switches Haunter for Weezing in Let’s Go. There’s no variety to her team, which makes her one of the most underwhelming type-specialists in the games.

7 Ferly

Appearing only in the Type Expert Tournament portion of the Pokémon World Tournament in Generation V. Ferly’s team is quite balanced and includes Cofagrigus, Gengar, Sableye, Golurk, Drifblim, and Banette. However, he’s only allowed to use three random selections, although he always opens with Cofagrigus, which holds a Rocky Helmet.

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Banette and Sabeleye are especially dangerous because they know Sucker Punch, a move with a +1 priority. Drifblim’s Minimize and Golurk’s Earthquake provide extra variety to Ferly’s team and even though he only appears once in the entire franchise, his team is tricky enough to be memorable.

6 Phoebe

Phoebe acts as the Ghost-type specialist in Hoenn’s Elite Four. As such, she appears in the original Gen III games, Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald, and the remakes, OmegaRuby & AlphaSapphire. Generation III introduced two new Ghost families with two Pokémon each and two single-stage mons, bringing the type total to ten.

Phoebe’s team has only Gen III Ghost-types, including two Banette, two Dusclops, and a Sableye. This last one is noteworthy because, back in the Hoenn games, Sableye’s dual-typing of Dark/Ghost meant it had no weaknesses, making the battle a bit more intense. It also had Attract, which added an entirely new level of difficulty to the match.

5 Morty

Morty is the Gym Leader of Johto’s Ecruteak City, first appearing in the original Gold, Silver & Crystal versions. He returns in the remakes, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and is featured at the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 & White 2.

Morty’s initial Gym battle is quite easy because of the lack of Ghost-types in Gen II. His team consists entirely of the Ghastly evolutionary line, with two Haunters and a Gengar as his ace. It stays the same for the remakes, and three Gen IV Pokémon are added for the rematch, Dusknoir, Drifblim, and Mismagius, plus Sableye and two Gengar. In Gen V, one of his Gengars is substituted with Froslass while the rest of his HG & SS team stays the same.

4 Fantina

Introduced in Generation IV, Fantina is the Ghost-type Gym Leader at Hearthome City. Her initial battle in Diamond & Pearl is surprisingly hard, with her team of Gengar, Mismagius, and Drifblim packing quite a punch. She’s somewhat depowered in Platinum, with her Gengar becoming a Haunter and her Drifblim replaced with the vastly inferior Duskull.

Fantina’s rematch team in Platinum is the same as D&P’s plus Banette and Dusknoir. She returns in the Pokémon World Tournament with a much-improved team that includes Dusknoir, Drifblim, Mismagius, Gengar, Spiritomb, and either Rotom or Jellicent. Fantina will return in the upcoming Gen IV remakes, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, hopefully with her original team instead of the Platinum one.

3 Allister

The latest Ghost-type specialist and possibly the youngest Gym Leader of all, Allister presides over Stow-on-Side’s stadium. He’s one of Galar’s toughest Gym Leaders, although he’s exclusive to Pokémon Shield.

Allister’s team includes Cursola, Galarian Corsola’s evolution, Galarian Yamask, the threatening and incredibly useful Mimikyu, and a Gengar with a Gigantamax form. He reappears at the Champion Cup Finals, where Yamask and Mimikyu are replaced with Chandelure and Polteageist, plus a Dusknoir. At the Champion Tournaments, Polteageist is replaced with Runerigus.

2 Acerola

Acerola is the Ghost-type Trial Captain of Thrifty Megamart’s abandoned site on Ula’ula Island, as well as a member of Alola’s Elite Four. Like Allister, she’s on the younger side but is still an incredibly tough trainer.

Acerola’s team is far more diverse than any of the ones that came before her, except one. The introduction of those ridiculously cute Fairy-types means that Sableye is no longer weakness-free, but it’s still a great Pokémon. Drifblim, Dhelmise, Froslass, and Palossand complete her team in the original Sun & Moon games. Sableye is replaced with Banette in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

1 Shauntal

The Ghost-type specialist at Unova’s Elite Four, Shauntal has the privilege of having a decent and balanced team from her first appearance. The player first goes against her Cofragigus, Jellicent, Golurk, and Chandelure, who all have wide coverage of attacks. Her rematch team adds Drifblim and Froslass for extra diversity.

In Black 2 & White 2, Jellicent is replaced with Drifblim in both the Easy and Challenging modes, and Banette is added in the latter. In the rematches, Mismagius is part of her Easy team, while Gengar provides more difficulty on the Challenging mode

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