How to get Dynamax Gastly in Pokemon GO, and can it be shiny?
If you want to get Dynamax Gastly in Pokemon GO, you have to either defeat Max Battles featuring the Pocket Monster or receive it via trade. One-star Max Battles featuring Dynamax Gastly are set to take place during Pokemon GO Halloween 2024 Part 1, starting on October 22, 2024, at 10:00 am local time and ending on October 28, 2024, at 10:00 am local time.
You have a chance to encounter Shiny Dynamax Gastly from Max Battles during this period because the form will be introduced to trainers at the start of the Halloween 2024 event.
Here's how you can get your hands on Dynamax Gastly and Shiny Dynamax Gastly in Pokemon GO.
How to get Dynamax Gastly in Pokemon GO
You only have two ways to obtain Dynamax Gastly in Pokemon GO as of October 2024:
- Defeat 1-star Max Battles
- Trade
1) Defeat 1-star Max Battles
With 250 Max Particles, you can join one-star Max Battles featuring Dynamax Gastly as a Power Spot boss during Pokemon GO Halloween 2024. The creature is a dual Ghost- and Poison-type species, and it is weak to Dark-, Ghost-, Ground-, and Psychic-type moves.
Although you can use any Dynamax Pokemon at your disposal to counter Dynamax Gastly in Pokemon GO, it would be best to go for the following:
- Dynamax Greedent with Mud Shot (for Max Quake) and Crunch
- Dynamax Metagross with Zen Headbutt (Max Mindstorm) and Earthquake or Psychic
- Dynamax Blastoise with Bite (Max Darkness) and Hydro Cannon
The following counters should be avoided to improve your chances of damaging Dynamax Gastly:
- Wooloo and Dubwool
- Skwovet and Greedent
- Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur
- Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard
- Squirtle and Wartortle
One-star Max Battles are easy to take down solo, so you don't have to worry about finding friends to join them. That said, make sure you avoid incoming Charged Attacks aimed at your counters so that you can emerge victorious by taking less damage.
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2) Trade
Those who don’t have the opportunity to tackle Dynamax Gastly Max Battles to get a Dynamax Gastly can ask their in-game friends to give one to them. If you have yet to register a Gastly in your account, this trade will be considered a special one.
You must be within a 100-meter distance with your friend during the trade, and both parties must have the required Stardust to complete the process.
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Can Dynamax Gastly in Pokemon GO be shiny?
Yes, Dynamax Gastly can be shiny in Pokemon GO. It will be available at the start of the Halloween 2024 Part 1 event. However, the likelihood of finding one by defeating Max Battles is challenging due to the low shiny odds.
Can you evolve Dynamax Gastly in Pokemon GO?
Anyone with 25 Gastly Candy can evolve their Dynamax Gastly into Dynamax Haunter. Meanwhile, Dynamax Haunter can evolve into Dynamax Gengar with 100 Candy.
Interestingly, if you get a Dynamx Haunter using the trade feature, you don’t need to feed any Pokemon Candies to Dynamax Haunter to trigger its evolution.
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