Polteageist (Pokémon)

Not to be confused with Poltergeist.

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Polteageist Black Tea Pokémon ポットデス Potdeath #0855 Polteageist Phony Form Antique Form Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Phony Form Unknown Unknown Antique Form Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Weak Armor Cacophony Phony Form Cacophony Antique Form Cursed Body Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Phony Form Cacophony Antique Form
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Groups Mineral and Amorphous Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 0'08" 0.2 m Polteageist 0'0" 0 m Phony Form 0'0" 0 m Antique Form 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 0.9 lbs. 0.4 kg Polteageist 0 lbs. 0 kg Phony Form 0 lbs. 0 kg Antique Form 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 178	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Polteageist 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Phony Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Antique Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Phony Form
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Polteageist (Japanese: ポットデス Potdeath) is a Ghost-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Sinistea when exposed to a Cracked Pot or a Chipped Pot, depending on Sinistea's form. Polteageist's form will be the same as it was as a Sinistea.

• The Phony Form (if it lacks a stamp of authenticity) requires a Cracked Pot to evolve.
• The Antique Form (if it has a stamp of authenticity) requires a Chipped Pot to evolve.

It is ecologically similar to Sinistcha; however, the two are separate species.

Biology

A better look at Polteageist's head

Polteageist is a Pokémon made of black tea. Its body is purple with yellow accents, as well as yellow eyes and mouth. Its arms are thin and its hands have three digits, and it has two small legs. Polteageist inhabits a large, white teapot with cracks and holes on it, exposing parts of its body. The teapot has a yellow handle, as well as yellow accents on its cover and bottom. There are light blue swirly patterns surrounding the teapot. Most of the teapots that Polteageist inhabit are forgeries, but occasionally an authentic one is found.

The black tea that composes Polteageist's body has a distinctly delicious flavor, but can cause strong chills when swallowed, and may also induce indigestion, stomach aches, and even death if drunk in excess. Only a Trainer it trusts is allowed to drink its tea. There are gourmets who drink Polteageist's tea everyday, showing no fear of the side effects. Polteageist attacks by shooting the tea at its enemy's mouth.

Polteageist live in hotels and restaurants, disguising themselves as tableware and infecting leftover tea to create more of their own kind. As such, Polteageist is a gender-unknown species. A Polteageist's personality is dependent on the type of tea it possesses; the teapot it lives in doesn't affect it. Despite their similar appearances, Polteageist is not related to Sinistcha.

Polteageist is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Teatime.

Forms

Polteageist has two separate forms: Phony Form and Antique Form. Telling either of these forms apart requires careful inspection; Antique Form Polteageist has a stamp of authenticity on the bottom of its teapot, whereas Phony Form Polteageist lacks it. This stamp appears as a teal colored emblem on the bottom inside rim of the teapot.

Phony Form

Antique Form

Evolution

Polteageist evolves from Sinistea.

Unevolved Sinistea  Ghost

→

First Evolution Polteageist  Ghost

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar #336 Galar Crown Tundra #133 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. Phony Form Sword This species lives in antique teapots. Most pots are forgeries, but on rare occasions, an authentic work is found. Shield Leaving leftover black tea unattended is asking for this Pokémon to come along and pour itself into it, turning the tea into a new Polteageist. Antique Form Sword Trainers Polteageist trusts will be allowed to experience its distinctive flavor and aroma firsthand by sampling just a tiny bit of its tea. Shield When angered, it launches tea from its body at the offender's mouth. The tea causes strong chills if swallowed.
Generation IX Paldea #238 Kitakami #— Blueberry #128 Phony Form Scarlet The tea that composes Polteageist’s body has a distinct and enjoyable flavor. Drinking too much, however, can be fatal. Violet These Pokémon multiply by creeping into teapots and pouring themselves into leftover tea. Antique Form Scarlet Apparently a Polteageist’s disposition is affected by the type of tea the Pokémon came from. What teapot it inhabits makes no difference. Violet Though risky to drink, this Pokémon's tea tastes delicious. Gourmets who have no fear of danger drink Polteageist tea day after day.

Polteageist in the Paldea Pokédex	Polteageist in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Stony Wilderness, Watchtower Ruins, South Lake MilochSh, Giant's MirrorSh (Max Raid Battle) (Phony Form) Expansion Pass Old Cemetery (Wanderer) (Phony Form) Giant's Bed, Old Cemetery, Ballimere Lake (Max Raid Battle) Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure) (Phony Form) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Tera Raid Battles (4★, 5★) (Phony Form) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Evolve Sinistea

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation Masters EX Costume sync pair scout: Lillie (Special Costume) & Polteageist (Antique Form)

In events

Wild Area News

Games	Event	Form	Location	Level	Distribution period
SwSh	Wild Area News	Phony Form	hide	17, 30, 40, 50, 60	October 30 to November 1, 2020

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60		120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Atk: 134		125 - 204	245 - 403
Sp. Def: 114		107 - 182	209 - 359
Speed: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Total: 508	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Strength Sap Grass Status 0000— 100100% 10 011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15 011 Withdraw Water Status 0000— 00——% 40 011 Aromatic Mist Fairy Status 0000— 00——% 20 011 Mega Drain Grass Special 04040 100100% 15 Evo.Evo. Teatime Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 1818 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 2424 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 07070 100100% 5 3030 Sweet Scent Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 3636 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100100% 10 4242 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00——% 20 4848 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15 5454 Memento Dark Status 0000— 100100% 10 6060 Shell Smash Normal Status 0000— 00——% 15 6666 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00——% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Polteageist Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Polteageist

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM016 TM016 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM033 TM033 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM041 TM041 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM054 TM054 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM092 TM092 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM132 TM132 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM151 TM151 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM161 TM161 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM198 TM198 Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110110 090}}90% 5 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Polteageist Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Polteageist

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  * Ally Switch Psychic Status — —% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Polteageist Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Polteageist Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Polteageist

By a prior Evolution

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior Evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Polteageist Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Polteageist

Side game data

Pokémon GO File:GO855.png Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 248 Base Defense: 189 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Astonish, Sucker Punch, Hex Charged Attacks: Shadow Ball, Psychic, Dark Pulse

Form data

Polteageist has two separate forms: Phony Form and Antique Form. Its form is maintained through evolution from Sinistea and cannot be changed.

The Antique Form is rarer and has a stamp of authenticity hidden on the underside of its base. The only functional difference between the two forms is the Evolution item used by Sinistea to evolve into Polteageist: Phony Form Sinistea requires a Cracked Pot, while Antique Form Sinistea requires a Chipped Pot.

Antique Form Polteageist does not obey typical form inheritance rules when breeding, and therefore cannot produce Eggs that contain Antique Form Sinistea. All Sinistea that hatch from Eggs will always be Phony Form, regardless of the parent's form.

In Japanese, the name of Polteageist's forms use 「フォルム」 form, the term otherwise primarily used in the names of forms localized as Forme in English.

Phony Form Polteageist

Antique Form Polteageist

Evolution data

Phony Form

Unevolved Sinistea  Ghost

Cracked Pot →

First Evolution Polteageist  Ghost

Antique Form

Unevolved Sinistea  Ghost

Chipped Pot →

First Evolution Polteageist  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Polteageist images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Polteageist in Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Major appearances

Polteageist debuted in Slip and Crash! A Mystery Pokémon?!, where one wandered aboard the Brave Olivine. It immediately developed a rivalry with the crew's Shuckle over who created the tastier drink, though this was resolved after the entire crew tried Polteageist's tea later on. It, alongside a Sinistea it had created, later properly joined the Rising Volt Tacklers on their travels after befriending the Pokémon aboard the airship.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Trainer's Polteageist appeared in Buddy.

A Trainer's Polteageist appeared in The Gathering of Stars.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry HZ030 Polteageist Roy's Rotom Phone Polteageist, the Black Tea Pokémon. A Ghost type. It makes its home in an antique teapot. Those who have drunk the tea that its body is made of have called it an acquired taste.

Pokémon Evolutions

A Polteageist appeared in The Champion.

In the manga

Antique Form Polteageist in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

Professor Magnolia owns a Polteageist and Sinistea, both in their Antique Form, as shown in Teary!! The Voice of the Master. She found them in Glimwood Tangle when her car crashed and she was forced to stop to fix it.

In the TCG

Main article: Polteageist (TCG)

Trivia

• Polteageist and its Shiny form were designed by James Turner.
• The Polteageist and Sinistcha families are the only ecologically similar Pokémon that share a type.
  • Additionally, Polteageist and Sinistcha have similar evolution methods, as they both require being exposed to a specific item to evolve into a specific form of their evolved counterparts.

Origin

Polteageist is based on a ghost (possibly a poltergeist, a mischievous ghost that possesses objects) possessing a teapot full of tea, which has historical and cultural significance in the United Kingdom, the country Galar is based on. It may also be inspired by genies, which are often depicted residing in oil lamps that resemble teapots. Additionally, Polteageist may be based on the yokai Morinji-no-okama or Narigama, which both take the form of possessed kettles.

Polteageist's forms may be based on porcelain forgeries. One way porcelain makers historically combatted forgeries was to create a stamp of authenticity on their products, hence the stamp under Antique Form Polteageist.

Name origin

Polteageist may be a combination of poltergeist and tea.

Potdeath may be a combination of pot and death, as well as a pun on ポットです potto desu ("It's a teapot").

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ポットデス Potdeath From pot, death, and ポットです potto desu French Polthégeist From poltergeist and thé Spanish Polteageist Same as English name German Mortipot From mors, tea, and Pott Italian Polteageist Same as English name Korean 포트데스 Potdeath From pot and death Mandarin Chinese 怖思壺 / 怖思壶 Bùsīhú From 怖 bù, 思 sī, 壺 hú, 不死 bùsǐ, and 不是壺 bùshì hú Cantonese Chinese 怖思壺 Bousīwùh From 怖 bou, 思 sī, and 壺 wùh

More languages Hindi डैतली Deatlee From death or deathly and केतली ketlī Russian Полтигейст Poltigeyst Transcription of English name Thai พอตเดธ Photdet Transcription of Japanese name Vietnamese Pottodesu Transcription of Japanese name

Phony Form

Language Title Japanese がんさくフォルム Counterfeit Forme Chinese Cantonese 贗品形態 Ngaahnbán Yìhngtaai Mandarin 贗品形態 / 赝品形态 Yànpǐn Xíngtài French Forme Contrefaçon German Fälschungsform Hindi फ़ेक फ़ॉर्म Fake Form Indonesian Bentuk Imitasi Italian Forma Contraffatta Korean 위작품 Wijakpum Malaysian Bentuk Palsu Brazilian Portuguese Forma Falsificada Spanish Forma Arcaica Thai ฟอร์มของปลอม Turkish Sahte Formu Vietnamese Dạng Rởm

Antique Form

Language Title Japanese しんさくフォルム Authentic Forme Chinese Cantonese 真品形態 Jānbán Yìhngtaai Mandarin 真品形態 / 真品形态 Zhēnpǐn Xíngtài French Forme Authentique German Originalform Hindi ऐंटीक फ़ॉर्म Antique Form Indonesian Bentuk Antik Asli Italian Forma Autentica Korean 진작품 Jinjakpum Malaysian Bentuk Antik Brazilian Portuguese Forma Autêntica Spanish Forma Genuina Thai ฟอร์มของแท้ Turkish Antika Formu Vietnamese Dạng Thật

Related articles

• List of Pokémon with form differences
• Sinistcha

External links

Ecologically similar Pokémon

See also:
Regional forms (Alolan • Galarian • Hisuian • Paldean)

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