One of the collectible items in Yooka-Laylee is a ghost. However, there are instances that it will be hard for the players to capture two or three of them. Nevertheless, some of them can be easily caught and all players have to do is locate them.
The ghosts in Yooka-Laylee are identified by its colors. There are green, pink, yellow, red and blue ghosts. Each of the ghosts' locations varies as they can be found anywhere. From Tribalstack Trophics down to Capital Cashino. Players can also check one of the Grand Tome, as there should be writers on it.
Moreover, ghosts have a unique behavior that requires different strategy in capturing them. The easiest ghost to acquire is the yellow ghost, as it players can just walk around it. it.
Next is the pink ghost that peculiarly likes to open its mouth. Players can acquire that said writer by feeding it. They need to use Yooka's Slurp ability and wait for it to change its color. When that happens, catching it should be fairly easy.
One of the toughest ghost to catch is the red one, as it will attack Yooka and Laylee. It means they need to defend themselves and deal with damages just to obtain the red ghost. As it continues to attack, its color will change and will indicate the right time to catch it. The key here is for players to be patient.
According to Twinfinite, the green ghost will run once it knows the players are nearby. Therefore, they have to run after it to make sure it will not be able to escape them. Lastly, the blue ghost can be easily located since it will giggle once it can sense the duo.
This can still be a bit tricky as the said ghost pops up, will disappear, and will repeat its trick. They must unlock Laylee's Sonar shot to catch the blue ghost. All they have to do is press Y or triangle button to hit the ghost. After doing it, they can now capture it.
If the players manage to catch all of them at a single level, a Paige will be rewarded to them in Yooka-Laylee. So, they should try their very best in order to capture all of them because everything will be worth it. In addition, ghosts are part of the items they need to have.