Search Ghost
Japanese	サーチゴースト
Rōmaji	Sāchi Gōsuto
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Grand Ghost • Hover Ghost • Carrier Ghost • Living Pod • Rush Ghost • Shred Ghost • Trick Ghost (KHUχ)

Search Ghost
Kingdom Hearts
Heartless that mostly appear in Atlantica. They roam in dark areas and emit light from their eye to target their enemies. They can warp from one place to another.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
A spooky Heartless. The Search Ghost can warp out of harm's way and absorb enemies' HP, making it a tough opponent.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
A spooky specter for more than one reason. It boasts boosted strength, so dispel the effects or else you won't stand a ghost of a chance!

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	45	21		17	27		10
After rescue	120	35		27	47		120
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0[1]	x1.0[2]		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
Defeated (5) HP prize x 1 (2) MP prize x 1, (15) MP prize x 2 Hi-Potion (2%), Mega-Potion (1%), Bright Gem (4%) Defeated with Gravity or during HP Absorption (5) HP prize x 3
World(s)
Halloween Town, Monstro, Atlantica, Traverse Town, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	45	21		17	27		10
After rescue	120	35		27	47		120
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0[1]	x1.0[2]		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Pegasus Cup	• Seed 9 (Ghost Bandits): 2 Search Ghost • Seed 5 (The Big Combo): 4 Search Ghost
Hades Cup	• Seed 39 (Red Legion): 1 Search Ghost • Seed 28 (Spookies): 6 Search Ghost • Seed 22 (Night Soarers): 2 Search Ghost • Seed 15 (Air Brigade): 1 Search Ghost

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	45	19		16	27		12
After rescue	150	31		20	48		150
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
Defeated (5) HP prize x 1 (2) MP prize x 1, (15) MP prize x 2 Hi-Potion (4%), Mega-Potion (2%), Bright Gem (8%) Defeated with Gravity or during HP Absorption (5) HP prize x 3
World(s)
Halloween Town, Monstro, Atlantica, Traverse Town, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	45	19		16	27		12
After rescue	150	31		20	48		150
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Pegasus Cup	• Seed 9 (Ghost Bandits): 2 Search Ghost • Seed 5 (The Big Combo): 4 Search Ghost
Hades Cup	• Seed 39 (Red Legion): 1 Search Ghost • Seed 28 (Spookies): 6 Search Ghost • Seed 22 (Night Soarers): 2 Search Ghost • Seed 15 (Air Brigade): 1 Search Ghost

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	45	20		17	27		10
After rescue	120	35		27	47		120
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0[1]	x1.0[2]		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
Defeated (5) HP prize x 1 (2) MP prize x 1, (15) MP prize x 2 Hi-Potion (2%), Mega-Potion (1%), Bright Gem (4%) Defeated with Gravity or during HP Absorption (5) HP prize x 3
World(s)
Halloween Town, Monstro, Atlantica, Traverse Town, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	45	20		17	27		10
After rescue	120	35		27	47		120
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0[1]	x1.0[2]		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Pegasus Cup	• Seed 9 (Ghost Bandits): 2 Search Ghost • Seed 5 (The Big Combo): 4 Search Ghost
Hades Cup	• Seed 39 (Red Legion): 1 Search Ghost • Seed 28 (Spookies): 6 Search Ghost • Seed 22 (Night Soarers): 2 Search Ghost • Seed 15 (Air Brigade): 1 Search Ghost

Floor			HP		AP		EXP
Sora	Riku
2F	B11F		65		4		12
3F	B10F		71		5		20
4F	B9F		77		6		25
5F	B8F		83		7		35
6F	B7F		89		8		41
7F	B6F		95		10		50
8F	B5F		101		11		50
9F	B4F		106		12		65
10F	B3F		112		13		71
Physical	Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop
O		O				O
Warp		Bind		Confuse		Terror
O		O		O		O
World(s)
Monstro, Halloween Town, Atlantica
Enemy Card
Ability			Duration				Cost
Drain			1 reload				35 CP
Description
Absorb enemy HP when striking with attack cards, but enemies will drop fewer items.
Drop Rate					Sell
Regular		Map Card Boost
2%		5%			14 Moogle Points
Available (Riku)
Monstro

Floor			HP				AP		EXP
Sora	Riku		Regular		Beginner
2F	B11F		55		41		5		12
3F	B10F		61		46		6		20
4F	B9F		67		50		7		25
5F	B8F		73		55		8		35
6F	B7F		79		59		9		41
7F	B6F		85		64		11		50
8F	B5F		91		68		12		50
9F	B4F		96		72		13		65
10F	B3F		102		77		14		71
Physical		Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop		Warp
O		O				O		O
Bind		Confuse		Terror		Magnet		Freeze
O		O		O		O		O
Duel Stats			No. of Cards					Time
			3 cards					4 s
World(s)
Monstro, Halloween Town, Atlantica
Enemy Card
Ability					Duration			Cost
Drain					1 reload			35 CP
Description
Absorb enemy HP when striking with attack cards, but enemies will drop fewer items.
Drop Rate						Sell
Regular			Map Card Boost
2%			5%			22 Moogle Points
Available (Riku)
Monstro

Episode			LV		BP
Episode 5			45		600
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Weak		Normal		Resist
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Resist	Weak		Weak		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Strength +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

World		Rank		LV		BP
Scala ad Caelum		Fill Out Your Album		45		600
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire			Water
Weak		Normal			Resist
Lightning	Wind		Light			Darkness
Resist	Weak		Weak			Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis			Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal			Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Strength +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

Attack	Normal
Type
Aerial	Standard
Music Stages
A Very Small Wish, Monstrous Monstro, Under the Sea, An Adventure in Atlantica, This is Halloween, Spooks of Halloween Town

The Search Ghost is an Emblem Heartless introduced in Kingdom Hearts.

Story

Kingdom Hearts

After arriving in Halloween Town, Sora, Donald, and Goofy find a group of Search Ghosts at the Guillotine Square. Thinking the Heartless to be dangerous, the trio summon their weapons; however, the Search Ghosts remain still, showing no interest in attacking. The Mayor then appears, announcing the arrival of the king of nightmares. The Search Ghosts, now standing in rows of two, step aside, introducing Jack Skellington.

At Dr. Finkelstein's Lab, the trio learn that the Heartless arrived in town recently and have been wound up in the town's preparations for Halloween. Jack, however, is unsatisfied with the creatures as they will not dance with him, so he and Dr. Finkelstein have been trying to install a manufactured heart into the Search Ghosts. Sora agrees to help in the creation of the heart, but as the team set off in search of the final ingredients, the Search Ghosts begin to attack the town.

After Oogie Boogie has been defeated, Jack's plan to control the Search Ghosts is abandoned.

Design

Search Ghosts are well-designed for their appearances in areas where a spooky atmosphere is required. Pale-skinned and bearing the classic footless ghost shape of Japanese folklore, they are clad in purple tunics bearing the Heartless emblem. The sleeves of the tunic end in white cuffs with gold cuff links, but the fashionable nature of the tunic is ruined a bit by the torn hemline and a rip on the left side that exposes the Search Ghosts' ribcage. Search Ghosts also wear white cuffed gloves, but noticeably, there is no flesh or skin connecting the sleeves of the tunic to the Ghosts' hands, only a disturbing empty gap.

Search Ghosts also bear the traditional Heartless jagged jawline and yellow eyes; however, their wide yellow eyes have black angled spirals on them. In addition, the right eye has been pulled out of the socket, and is only held to the head by a length of silver chain. The Ghosts' remaining good eye is what they use to search for their prey, emitting a yellow glow while looking, and with the glow turning red when a target has been spotted.

In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, the Search Ghosts have a more jarring color palette. The tunic is a much brighter violet, the cuffs and trim pink, and the gloves lavender. The head is also now a bright vivid orange, giving the Final Mix Search Ghosts a resemblance to a jack o'lantern at first glance.

The Search Ghost's name references its nature of looking for enemies with a rotating searchlight. The Heartless's name also highlights its ghost-like appearance.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts

The Search Ghost attacks on sight, but is slow. It can warp out of harm's way and absorb enemies' HP, making it a tough opponent. They only attack when someone steps into their searchlight.

If timed correctly, Sora can earn Tech Points.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Hand Slam (ハンドスラム, Hando Suramu)		None	x0.3[KH I] x0.2[KH I FM]	4	Repellable (Recoil: 40[8])
		Raises both arms and stretches them out in front.
HP Absorption (ＨＰ吸収, HP Kyūshū)		Dark	x0.3[KH I] x0.1[KH I FM]	2	Repellable (Recoil: 40)
		Thrusts with both arms. When it hits, its body is enveloped by light. If it is not attacked within about 10 seconds of being enveloped by light, it will fully recover its HP.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Deck

Card		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Search Ghost [KH CoM]	X	O	O	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Search Ghost [KH Re:CoM]	X	O	O	O	X	X	X	X	X	X

Attacks

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Cards
Hand Slam (ハンドスラム, Hando Suramu)		Physical	—	x1.5
		Only used when HP is full. Waves hands around, then thrusts them forward.
HP Absorption (HP吸収, HP Kyūshū)		—[KH CoM] Physical[KH Re:CoM]	—	x0.75
		Used when HP is low. Swings both hands down and recovers 1/8 of its maximum HP when hitting the opponent.

Notes and references

• Emblem Heartless
• Kingdom Hearts χ enemies
• Kingdom Hearts enemies
• Pegasus Cup
• Hades Cup
• Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories enemies
• Kingdom Hearts Dark Road enemies
• Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory enemies