Haunter · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Haunter card
Haunter is card 80 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Psychic-type with 70 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Gastly, which places Haunter deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
About Haunter in the Pokémon world
The middle Gastly stage. Floating, tongue-out, mischievous. Fossil holo Haunter is a quiet collector favorite. Its anime presence (the friendly Haunter in the Tower of Lavender episode) gives it an emotional draw.
What is Haunter worth?
Haunter is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Haunter before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Haunter grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Haunter
Raw copies of Haunter are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Haunter is the practical move.
