Want Gengar Fast? The Simple Trade Trick to Evolve Haunter in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Want to evolve Haunter into Gengar in Pokémon Legends: Z-A? It’s simple, but it doesn’t follow the usual level-up route — you’ll need to trade. Below I’ll explain exactly what to do, step by step, so you can get your Gengar without fuss.

1. How to evolve Haunter in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

How to evolve Haunter in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

How to evolve Haunter in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Haunter in Pokémon Legends: Z-A evolves only through trading. In other words, you cannot evolve Haunter by leveling it up — a trade is mandatory. Furthermore, if you plan to trade online, you will need an active Nintendo Switch Online membership; alternatively, you can trade locally with another trainer who has the game.

What you need

Before you start, make sure you have:

• A Haunter in your party or boxes.
• Either a local trading partner with Pokémon Legends: Z-A or an internet connection plus a Nintendo Switch Online subscription for online trades.

Step-by-step trade to evolve Haunter

Follow these exact steps to trigger the evolution:

1. Press X to open your menu.
2. Select the Link Play option.
3. Choose Link Trade.
4. Select Nearby Players for a local trade or Faraway Players for online.
5. Enter an 8-digit Link Code to connect with your trade partner.
6. Select your Haunter and send it for trade.

Immediately after the trade completes, Haunter will evolve into Gengar — there’s no evolution prompt to accept, and no level requirement. If both trainers trade Haunters to each other, both Haunters will evolve into Gengar upon completion, and then you can trade back if you want your original Pokémon returned.

Other trade-evolving Pokémon

Likewise, other Pokémon that evolve via trading in Legends: Z-A behave the same way. For example, Kadabra will evolve into Alakazam when traded. As with Haunter, you can trade back afterward to keep the original Pokémon if you wish.