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- Not to be confused with Poltergeist.
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. The item required depends on its form.
- The Phony Form[1][2] (if it lacks a mark of authenticity) requires a Cracked Pot to evolve.
- The Antique Form[1][3] (if it has a mark of authenticity) requires a Chipped Pot to evolve.
Biology
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.
The black tea that composes its body tastes very good, but can cause indigestion or stomach aches if drunk in excess. Only a Trainer it trusts is allowed to drink its tea. They live in hotels and restaurants, disguising themselves as tableware and infecting leftover tea to create more of their own kind.[4] As such, Polteageist is a gender-unknown species. Most of the teapots that Polteageist inhabit are forgeries, but occasionally an authentic one is found (with a mark of authenticity on the bottom). Polteageist attacks by shooting tea at its enemy's mouth, which causes strong chills when swallowed.
Polteageist is the only known Pokémon capable of using the move Teatime.
In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Minor appearances
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
A Trainer's Polteageist appeared in Buddy.
A Trainer's Polteageist appeared in The Gathering of Stars.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Professor Magnolia owns a Polteageist and Sinistea, both in their Antique Form, as shown in PASS14.
In the TCG
- Main article: Polteageist (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #336
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Galar Crown Tundra #133
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
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Phony Form
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Sword
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This species lives in antique teapots. Most pots are forgeries, but on rare occasions, an authentic work is found.
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Shield
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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.
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Antique Form
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Sword
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Trainers Polteageist trusts will be allowed to experience its distinctive flavor and aroma firsthand by sampling just a tiny bit of its tea.
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Shield
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When angered, it launches tea from its body at the offender's mouth. The tea causes strong chills if swallowed.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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In events
Games
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Event
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Form
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Location
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Level
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Distribution period
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SwSh
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Wild Area News
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Phony Form
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hide
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17, 30, 40, 50, 60
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October 30 to November 1, 2020
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Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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134
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125 - 204
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245 - 403
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114
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107 - 182
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209 - 359
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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Total: 508
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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
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- 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
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Polteageist in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Polteageist in that game.
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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Side game data
Evolution
Phony Form
Antique Form
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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Trivia
Origin
Polteageist may be based on a poltergeist, a mischievous ghost that possesses objects, and a teapot and black tea. It may also be inspired by the idea of a genie, which are often depicted as residing in oil lamps. Its forms may be based on teapot forgeries being done in Britain. Additionally, it may be based on the yokai Morinji-no-okama or Narigama, which both take the forms of possessed kettles.
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
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ポットデス Potdeath
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From pot, death, and ポットです potto desu
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French
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Polthégeist
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From poltergeist and thé
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Spanish
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Polteageist
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Same as English name
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German
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Mortipot
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From mors, tea, and Pott
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Italian
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Polteageist
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Same as English name
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Korean
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포트데스 Potdeath
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From pot and death
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Mandarin Chinese
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怖思壺 / 怖思壶 Bùsīhú
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From 怖 bù, 思 sī, 壺 hú, 不死 bùsǐ, and 不是壺 bùshì hú
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Cantonese Chinese
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怖思壺 Bousīwùh
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From 怖 bou, 思 sī, and 壺 wùh
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More languages
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Russian
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Полтигейст Poltigeyst
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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พอตเดธ Photdet
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Vietnamese
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Pottodesu
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
Notes
External links