Haunter · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Haunter card
Numbered 84 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, Haunter is an Uncommon, a Stage 1 Psychic-type carrying 70 HP.
It evolves from Gastly, so Haunter is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE.
Printed on the card, the Haunter Pokédex entry reads: "Its tongue is made of gas. If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes."
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.
