Question about Gastly

[Kenneth]

Do you need to beat Hardy, first? I went there, picked up Thunder Wave TM, but no Gastly/Breloom fight... Tried in morning/day/night, during all hours. I also cannot find the Doxy that is part of Torchic Side-Quest, but that one the wiki says "Beat Hardy first". Is Gastly also Hardy-locked or something?

[Edo]

No, both can be done before Hardy.

The woman only appears after you drive Team Meteor out of Agate City, so right before Hardy. Though you can already solve the puzzle in Charlotte's gym and donate for the restoration of the path way before that.

But Gastly should be catchable as soon as you get there, so right after Amaria and even before Glass Factory. I don't know of any prerequisites for that. Did you connect the severed cable on the ground?

[Kenneth]

WOW THANKS DUDE! That did it!