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Poltchageist (Japanese: チャデス Chadesu) is a Grass/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, in The Teal Mask.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
The swirl pattern on Poltchageist's body.
Poltchageist is a Pokémon made of matcha tea powder that inhabits a tea caddy; specifically, the kind used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. The tea caddy is primarily black and white, with a white lid, a sealed crack near the top, and a painted pattern resembling a face. Poltchageist heavily resembles Sinistea, although they are not biologically related. On top of its matcha body, just below its lid, is a swirl pattern similar to the one found on Sinistea. On Sinistea, this swirl pattern serves as its weak spot and will cause it to become dizzy if stirred; however, this is not the case for Poltchageist.[1]
According to a tale, Poltchageist was born from the regrets of an old tea master, who was obsessed with perfecting the art of the tea ceremony that he drove away everyone around him.[2] Poltchageist is more active at night than during the day, flying around towns and their outskirts. By day, Poltchageist dwells in cool, dark places — usually in old houses, which is its favorite.[1]
Poltchageist tends to scatter its matcha powder on people and food. If someone touches or ingests the powder, they will notice their skin apparently glowing for a brief moment, before they fall unconscious as their life force is sapped away by the powder for Poltchageist to use as energy.[1] It is capable of draining energy in this way from many people at once.[2] Another behaviour exhibited by Poltchageist is its strong tendency to repair broken objects and seal cracks by filling them in with its matcha powder.[1][2]
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Trivia
The Haunting Tale of Poltchageist Poster
- Poltchageist was first teased during the 2023 World Championships, where attendees were given a tea ceremony set with the date of the reveal trailer's release included. Additional teasers include the official Pokémon website featuring a background decorated with matcha powder, and a Kitakami poster advertising the in-universe theatrical performance shown in the trailer.
- Despite being a counterpart of Sinistea,[1] Poltchageist's name resembles that of a different species, namely Polteageist.
Origin
Poltchageist appears to be based on matcha, which is green tea that has been specially grown, processed, and finely ground into powder. Its design incorporates various utensils used in a session of Japanese tea ceremony, such as the 肩衝 katatsuki chaire variant of the 茶器 chaki (tea caddy) used to store the tea, and the 茶杓 chashaku (tea scoop) used to transfer the tea powder into the teacup. It may also be based on a tsukumogami, being an inanimate household object come to life.
Additionally, due to the way it repairs broken objects, it may be based on the process of 金継ぎ kintsugi, in which cracked and broken pottery is mended using lacquer mixed with a metallic powder, usually gold.
Poltchageist may also be based on the Sandman, a mythical being which uses sand to make humans fall asleep, although in this case, it uses matcha powder instead.
Name origin
Poltchageist may be a combination of poltergeist or Polteageist and 抹茶 matcha.
Chadesu may be a pun on 茶です cha desu ("It's tea").
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