Battle profile
#0711 · Generation 6
Gourgeist
The Pumpkin Pokémon
Small Gourgeist pretend to be children to fool adults. Anyone who falls for the act gets carried away to the hereafter.
Traits
Abilities
Pickup
The Pokémon picks up items used by other Pokémon. Can find items after battle.
Frisk
Upon entering a battle, the Pokémon identifies the items being held by foes.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Gourgeist — Small Variety based on its Ghost and Grass typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Resists
Takes reduced damage
Immune to
Takes no damage
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Gourgeist learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explosion The user attacks everything about it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move. | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Moonblast Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Trick-or-Treat The user takes the target trick-or-treating. This adds Ghost type to the target's type. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Astonish The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Shadow Sneak The user extends its shadow and attacks the target from behind. This move always goes first. | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Confuse Ray The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Trick-or-Treat The user takes the target trick-or-treating. This adds Ghost type to the target's type. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Razor Leaf Sharp-edged leaves are launched to slash at opposing Pokémon. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 16 | Leech Seed A seed is planted on the target. It steals some HP from the target every turn and gives it to the user. | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 20 | Bullet Seed The user attacks by forcefully shooting seeds at the target. This move hits two to five times a row. | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| 24 | Trick-or-Treat The user takes the target trick-or-treating. This adds Ghost type to the target's type. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Scary Face The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Worry Seed A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target's Ability Insomnia. | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Seed Bomb The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above. | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Trick-or-Treat The user takes the target trick-or-treating. This adds Ghost type to the target's type. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Shadow Ball The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Trick The user catches the target off-guard and swaps the target's held item with its own. | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Pain Split The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Phantom Force The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself. | Ghost | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
No egg moves are available for Gourgeist.
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
73 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
73 moves available
- Ally Switch StatusPsychic
- Attract StatusNormal
- Brutal Swing PhysicalDark
- Bullet Seed PhysicalGrass
- Captivate StatusNormal
- Charge Beam SpecialElectric
- Confide StatusNormal
- Dark Pulse SpecialDark
- Double Team StatusNormal
- Dream Eater SpecialPsychic
- Endure StatusNormal
- Energy Ball SpecialGrass
- Explosion PhysicalNormal
- Facade PhysicalNormal
- Fire Blast SpecialFire
- Flame Charge PhysicalFire
- Flamethrower SpecialFire
- Flash StatusNormal
- Focus Blast SpecialFighting
- Foul Play PhysicalDark
- Frustration PhysicalNormal
- Giga Drain SpecialGrass
- Giga Impact PhysicalNormal
- Grass Knot SpecialGrass
- Grassy Glide PhysicalGrass
- Gyro Ball PhysicalSteel
- Hex SpecialGhost
- Hidden Power SpecialNormal
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Imprison StatusPsychic
- Incinerate SpecialFire
- Light Screen StatusPsychic
- Magic Coat StatusPsychic
- Mimic StatusNormal
- Mystical Fire SpecialFire
- Nasty Plot StatusDark
- Natural Gift PhysicalNormal
- Nature Power StatusNormal
- Pain Split StatusNormal
- Phantom Force PhysicalGhost
- Poltergeist PhysicalGhost
- Power Whip PhysicalGrass
- Protect StatusNormal
- Psychic SpecialPsychic
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Return PhysicalNormal
- Rock Slide PhysicalRock
- Rock Smash PhysicalFighting
- Role Play StatusPsychic
- Round SpecialNormal
- Safeguard StatusNormal
- Scary Face StatusNormal
- Secret Power PhysicalNormal
- Seed Bomb PhysicalGrass
- Shadow Ball SpecialGhost
- Skill Swap StatusPsychic
- Skitter Smack PhysicalBug
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Sludge Bomb SpecialPoison
- Snore SpecialNormal
- Solar Beam SpecialGrass
- Spite StatusGhost
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Sunny Day StatusFire
- Swagger StatusNormal
- Synthesis StatusGrass
- Telekinesis StatusPsychic
- Thief PhysicalDark
- Toxic StatusPoison
- Trick StatusPsychic
- Trick Room StatusPsychic
- Will-O-Wisp StatusFire
- Worry Seed StatusGrass
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Gender ratio
- Female50Percent
- Egg groups
- Amorphous
- Hatch steps
- 5,120
- Base happiness
- 50
- Color
- Brown
- Shape
- Head Base
- Habitat
- None
Alternate appearances
Gourgeist forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Gourgeist — Small Variety
Base stats
Total 494Abilities
The Pokémon picks up items used by other Pokémon. Can find items after battle.
Upon entering a battle, the Pokémon identifies the items being held by foes.

Gourgeist — Medium Variety
Base stats
Total 494Abilities
The Pokémon picks up items used by other Pokémon. Can find items after battle.
Upon entering a battle, the Pokémon identifies the items being held by foes.
The Pokémon suffers from insomnia, which prevents it from falling asleep.

Gourgeist — Large Variety
Base stats
Total 494Abilities
The Pokémon picks up items used by other Pokémon. Can find items after battle.
Upon entering a battle, the Pokémon identifies the items being held by foes.

Gourgeist — Jumbo Variety
Base stats
Total 494Abilities
The Pokémon picks up items used by other Pokémon. Can find items after battle.
Upon entering a battle, the Pokémon identifies the items being held by foes.
The Pokémon suffers from insomnia, which prevents it from falling asleep.