I’ve been running around the streets of a redeveloping Lumiose City on my return to the Kalos region in Pokemon Legends Z-A. The newest game in the popular monster-catching franchise hasreal-time battles, an engaging plot concerning wild Mega Pokemon and a league of tough opponents you'll have to fight as you play through the story.
To make sure you’re set up for success, having a strong partner Pokemon is a no-brainer. And the ghost and poison type Gengar is one to consider, despite the hoops you need to jump through to get one. It evolves from Gastly, which you can capture early in the game, so if Gengar has piqued your interest, here’s how you can get one.
How to evolve Haunter in Pokemon Legends Z-A with trading
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Let’s start with the basics. Gengar’s evolution line has three stages. It starts as Gastly, which you can very easily find in Wild Zone 4. Gastly then evolves into Haunter at Level 25. Following this, you need to trade Haunter with another player to evolve it into Gengar.
In Pokemon Legends Z-A, the Link Trade feature is unlocked during Main Mission 3, called “A New Life in Lumiose City”. During this mission, you'll meet Mable, the acting director at the Pokemon Research Laboratory. Through her, you'll unlock Mable’s Research, a series of tasks that revolves around collecting Pokemon, battling trainers and destroying Mega shards.
Unlocking Mable’s Research also gives access to the “Link Play” tab in the menu, behind which you’ll find Link Trade.
Choose this to start a trade with a nearby friend or other online players -- you’ll need an active Nintendo Switch Online membership for the latter. Once the trade is complete, provided you’re not pranked with the Everstone held item (which prevents evolution), you’ll see a text prompt saying Haunter is ready to evolve and will leave the trade with your own Gengar.
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