What does Poltchageist evolve into?

Poltchageist evolves into Sinistcha using a Unremarkable Teacup. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 308 BST.

Should I use Poltchageist?

You can run Poltchageist through the first few routes without issues. 308 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Sinistcha as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Poltchageist?

Poltchageist only appears in 1 game. Currently catchable in Scarlet & Violet. First available in Scarlet & Violet.

What games is Poltchageist in?

Poltchageist can be found in Scarlet & Violet.

Poltchageist - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Sp. Atk and Sp. Def carry most of Poltchageist's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack45

Defense45

Sp. Atk74

Sp. Def54

Speed50

Total308

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.1 m

Weight1.1 kg

Abilities

HospitalityTop Pick

When a Pokémon with Hospitality enters a battle, it restores HP for an ally by 25%.

HeatproofHA

Halves damage from fire moves and burns.

Heatproof reduces Fire to ½x

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Poltchageist is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Heatproof reduces Fire damage, further improving the defensive spread.

Poltchageist Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Ghost Dark

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Poltchageist (Best Counters)

Chi-Yu can KO Poltchageist with Overheat (108-127%). Kyurem's Draco Meteor hits Poltchageist for 52-62%. Sinistcha deals 51-60% with Shadow Ball.

Chi-Yu DarkFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeadsofruin ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave Dark Pulse SnarlSTAB OverheatSTAB Damage vs Poltchageist Heat Wave 2x 79-93% Dark Pulse 2x 66-78% Snarl 2x 46-55% Overheat 2x 108-127%KO View Chi-Yu builds →
Kyurem DragonIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLoaded Dice NatureTimid Moves Freeze Dry Earth Power Icicle Spear Draco Meteor Damage vs Poltchageist Icicle Spear 2x 28-33% Draco Meteor 52-62% View Kyurem builds →
Sinistcha GrassGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityHospitality ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves Matcha Gotcha Rage Powder Life Dew Shadow Ball Damage vs Poltchageist Shadow Ball 2x 51-60% View Sinistcha builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Brave Bird DefogUtility U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Poltchageist U Turn 32-38% View Braviary builds →
Delphox FirePsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemDelphoxite NatureTimid Moves FlamethrowerSTAB Nasty Plot PsyshockSTAB Grass Knot Damage vs Poltchageist Flamethrower 2x 66-78% Psyshock 30-35% View Delphox builds →

Poltchageist doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need an evolution item to push it forward to Sinistcha. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#1012Poltchageist

Use Unremarkable Teacup

#1013Sinistcha

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Poltchageist

GrassGhost

Sinistcha

GrassGhost

71+31

ATK

60+15

DEF

106+61

SP.ATK

121+47

SP.DEF

80+26

SPE

70+20

BST

308D-Tier

508B-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Poltchageist is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Indeterminate and Mineral egg groups.

Egg Groups

IndeterminateMineral

Gender

Genderless

Ditto only

Hospitality and Eviolite give Poltchageist staying power beyond its evolution stage. Sassy nature boosts Sp. Def, max HP and Sp. Def EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Hospitality

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Poltchageist

Sassy+SPD

Poltchageist best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Doubles Bulky Support Moveset

Life Dew
Rage Powder
Trick Room
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxDecent

ClefairyDecent

Arcanine-HisuiDecent

Moves

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TMs carry this one. Poltchageist learns Leaf Storm and Solar Beam naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Dark and Water and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

D3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 1

Withdraw

D——40Water

Lv 6

Absorb

D2010025Grass

Lv 12

Life Dew

S——10Water

Lv 18

Foul Play

A9510015Dark

Lv 24

Mega Drain

D4010015Grass

Lv 30

Hex

C6510010Ghost

Lv 36

Rage Powder+2

S——20Bug

Lv 42

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

Lv 48

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

Lv 54

Memento

B—10010Dark

Lv 60

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM Moves

TM129

Calm Mind

A——20Psychic

TM224

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM119

Energy Ball

A9010010Grass

TM62

Foul Play

A9510015Dark

TM111

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

TM137

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

TM29

Hex

C6510010Ghost

TM92

Imprison

C——10Psychic

TM104

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM159

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM33

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

TM140

Nasty Plot

S——20Dark

TM42

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

TM202

Pain Split

B——20Normal

TM151

Phantom Force

C9010010Ghost

TM198

Poltergeist

B110905Ghost

TM07

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM203

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM74

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM85

Rest

B——5Psychic

TM188

Scald

S8010015Water

TM114

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM168

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM177

Spite

——10010Ghost

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM161

Trick Room-7

S——5Psychic

TM191

Uproar

C9010010Normal

Egg Moves

Poltchageist doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Poltchageist can't learn any Tutor moves

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Poltchageist is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Poltchageist evolves into Sinistcha using a Unremarkable Teacup. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 308 BST.
You can run Poltchageist through the first few routes without issues. 308 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Sinistcha as fast as you can.
Poltchageist only appears in 1 game. Currently catchable in Scarlet & Violet. First available in Scarlet & Violet.
Poltchageist can be found in Scarlet & Violet.

Poltchageist joined the series in Scarlet & Violet and has been available in 1 titles so far. With 2 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

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