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Poltergeist deals damage if the target is holding an item, after displaying the message "[target] is about to be attacked by its [item]!" If used when the target is not holding an item, the move fails. | |||
Poltergeist deals damage if the target is holding an item, after displaying the message "[target] is about to be attacked by its [item]!" If used when the target is not holding an item | |||
If used on a Pokémon weak to Ghost-type moves holding a [[Kasib Berry]], [[Red Card]], or a [[Weakness Policy]], Poltergeist will still do damage after the item has been consumed, but the item in question still takes effect. | If used on a Pokémon weak to Ghost-type moves holding a [[Kasib Berry]], [[Red Card]], or a [[Weakness Policy]], Poltergeist will still do damage after the item has been consumed, but the item in question still takes effect. |
Revision as of 22:52, 4 October 2022
- Not to be confused with Polteageist.
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Poltergeist (Japanese: ポルターガイスト Poltergeist) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VIII.
Effect
Poltergeist deals damage if the target is holding an item, after displaying the message "[target] is about to be attacked by its [item]!" If used when the target is not holding an item, the move fails.
If used on a Pokémon weak to Ghost-type moves holding a Kasib Berry, Red Card, or a Weakness Policy, Poltergeist will still do damage after the item has been consumed, but the item in question still takes effect.
Description
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Learnset
By Move Tutor
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0092 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0093 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0094 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
105A | Marowak
Alolan Form |
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Monster | ✔ | |||||||||
0151 | No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | |||||||||||
0292 | |
Mineral | ✔ | ||||||||||
0302 | |
Human-Like | ✔ | ||||||||||
0355 | Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||||
0356 | Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||||
0442 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0477 | Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||||
0478 | |
Fairy | Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||
0479 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0487 | |
No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ||||||||||
0562 | Mineral | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
562G | Yamask
Galarian Form |
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Mineral | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||
0563 | Mineral | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0592 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0593 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0607 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0608 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0609 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0622 | |
Mineral | ✔ | ||||||||||
0623 | |
Mineral | ✔ | ||||||||||
0708 | |
Grass | Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||
0709 | |
Grass | Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||
0710 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0711 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0724 | |
Flying | ✔ | ||||||||||
0769 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0770 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0781 | |
Mineral | ✔ | ||||||||||
0792 | |
No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ||||||||||
0802 | |
No Eggs Discovered | ✔ | ||||||||||
0854 | Mineral | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0855 | Mineral | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||||
0864 | Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ||||||||||
0867 | |
Mineral | Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
In other games
Pokémon GO
In Pokémon GO, Poltergeist is a Charged Attack that was made available on October 15, 2022.
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Trivia
- This move originated as a TCG attack.
- Poltergeist is the only Ghost-type move with an accuracy lower than 100%.
In other languages
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This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |