This Haunter is a Pokémon that Ash Ketchum gave to Sabrina after their third battle. It hates fighting, but can still defeat its enemies without having to battle.
Biography[]
Ash originally obtained Haunter at the Pokemon Tower, where it decided to accompany Ash and agreed to help him defeat Sabrina in a Gym battle, but once it learned of his real intentions, it left him as it didn't want to fight. When Ash found it again, it had just foiled Team Rocket's latest attempt to capture Pikachu. It still doesn't want to battle, but also came up with a plan on how to deal with Sabrina's ruthless personality, though Ash thought it is finally willing to battle. When Ash prepares to face Sabrina again, Haunter again left him; although it appeared to have broken its promise to help him, it was really putting its plan in motion. This forces Ash to use Pikachu instead, who is willing to fight in Haunter's place despite the disadvantage; however, it is heavily implied that the reason why is because Pikachu was aware that Haunter was up to something but did not know what exactly. During Ash's battle with Sabrina, when he was about to lose, Haunter chose that time to return to spring its plan in motion, but rather than fighting Kadabra as Ash expected for it to do, it instead played pranks on Sabrina, greatly annoying her and her doll. Then, Haunter blew up a bomb and it, Sabrina, and her doll were covered in ashes. Sabrina then started laughing; this causes her doll to disappear as she began to remember her past self, also causing her split personality to merge back together. After this, Sabrina learned to live a happier life and gave Ash the Marsh Badge. Ash also gifted his Haunter to her before leaving, as they have become friends for life during their confrontation and also because he knew that Sabrina needed it more than he does.
Known moves[]
Move | Type | First used |
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Lick | Ghost | TB023: The Tower of Terror |
Voice actors[]
- Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese)
- Ed Paul (English)