Is Haunter a good option for Sword/Shield playthroughs?

Question

My question is “Is Haunter good, or do you need a Gengar?” I wanted to know if a Haunter would be okay to have, (since I cant trade) or is it a waste of a team slot?

Comments

I hope it’s okay to post my question here, I’ll take it down immediately if it’s not allowed.

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I’m just gonna edit the title. Lmk if you don’t like it

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Thank you! I didn’t know how to word it, haha.

Answer 1

You can actually catch a Gengar as a Wanderer at the Giant's Cap, or from Max Raids in Giant's Mirror, South Lake Miloch, and Stony Wilderness. Try to use a Gengar if you can find one, as Haunter is inferior in pretty much every way. It obviously works in-game, as most things do, but why settle for less when you can have more?

Haunter / Gengar @ Spell Tag
Ability: Levitate / Cursed Body
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Wave
- Dazzling Gleam
- Hypnosis / Giga Drain

Comments

Thanks! I do know where to catch a Gengar, it is quite late game though.

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You're welcome! It can be, but if you get lucky with Raids it shouldn't be too much of an issue. Just use Haunter if you need to and give it a ton of EXP Candies if you find yourself having difficulties with it.

Answer 2

If your struggling to find Gengar in the Giants Cap just equip a Haunter with an Evolite so that way it will have some bulk and its solid special attack and speed is good enough for playthroughs, here's a move set for it

-Shadow Ball
-Dazzling Gleam
-Energy Ball
-Sludge Bomb

Hopefully, this helps :D