Polteageist has a 508 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid choice for the right team. It works best as a wallbreaker. Base 134 Sp. Atk is where it shines.

What is Polteageist weak to?

Watch for Chandelure (Ghost) and Hydreigon (Dark) when using Polteageist. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Polteageist?

Weak Armor raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move. That's the one you want on Polteageist. Cursed Body is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Polteageist play in battle?

Polteageist fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 134 Sp. Atk. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Polteageist?

Run Shellsmash, Shadow Ball, Storedpower, and Terablast on Polteageist. Shellsmash is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Polteageist - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Wallbreaker

BTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Polteageist Best Moveset

AbilityWeak Armor drops Defense and boosts Speed when hit physically, which stacks with MoveShell Smash for +3 Speed total. 134 Sp. Atk behind Ghost TermStab with Held ItemFocus Sash and NatureModest fires devastating special damage after one Shell Smash. The moveset is fragile setup offense that wins or loses in two turns. A-Tier through Shell Smash + Weak Armor snowball.

●Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPB

Shell Smash plus Stored Power in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield). Every Shell Smash boost increased Stored Power's base damage. One boost pushed it to 140+ power. A fragile glass cannon.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 48

Shadow Ball

Ghost80COMMONSTAB

Lv 60

Shell Smash

Normal—COMMONUtility

Lv 36

Giga Drain

Grass75COMMONCoverage

TR82

Stored Power

Psychic20COMMONCoverage

Polteageist Sword & Shield Moves Polteageist BDSP Moves

Experimental

Special Sweeper

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

Shadow BallSTAB
Shell Smash
Giga Drain
Stored Power

Recommended Teammates

WeavileDecent

Urshifu-Rapid-StrikeDecent

Tapu LeleDecent

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AA

Rose between tiers in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet). Shell Smash plus Stored Power snowballing was too strong for the tier below. Weak Armor offered an alternative Speed path.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 60

Shell Smash

Normal—COMMONUtility

Lv 48

Shadow Ball

Ghost80COMMONSTAB

TM41

Stored Power

Psychic20COMMONCoverage

TM171

Tera Blast

Normal80COMMONCoverage

Lv 36

Giga Drain

Grass75RARECoverage

Lv 1

Strength Sap

Grass—RAREUtility

Polteageist Scarlet & Violet Moves Polteageist Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Special Sweeper

Polteageist best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

Shell Smash
Shadow BallSTAB
Stored Power
Tera Blast

Recommended Teammates

IndeedeeDecent

Polteageist Weakness

Polteageist's Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Ghost and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. Polteageist's special bulk (base 114 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Polteageist Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

What is Polteageist Weak Against

Excellent

2Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ghost Dark

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

What is Polteageist Strong Against

2Strong

1Resisted

1Immune

Score0

2xStrong

Psychic Ghost

½xResisted

Dark

0xImmune

Normal

Best Pokemon Against Polteageist

Torkoal	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureBold Moves Rapid Spin Stealth Rock Lava Plume Will O Wisp View Torkoal builds →
Slowking	C
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureSassy Moves Chilly Reception ScaldSTAB Future Sight Thunder Wave Damage vs Polteageist Scald 20-23% View Slowking builds →
Pelipper	C
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureRelaxed Moves HurricaneSTAB U Turn RoostRecovery Weather Ball Damage vs Polteageist Hurricane 26-31% U Turn 8-10% View Pelipper builds →
Gastrodon	C
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Earth Power RecoverRecovery Ice Beam SurfSTAB Damage vs Polteageist Ice Beam 29-34% Surf 29-34% View Gastrodon builds →
Weezing-Galar
Recommended Build AbilityNeutralizinggas ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves DefogUtility Will O Wisp Pain Split Strange Steam View Weezing-Galar builds →

Evolution

Polteageist doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need an evolution item to get here from Sinistea's line. Breed this form to get Sinistea eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Sinistea gave Polteageist the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+60), bringing the total to 508 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#854Sinistea

Use Cracked Pot

#855Polteageist

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Sinistea

Ghost

Polteageist

Ghost

60+20

ATK

65+20

DEF

65+20

SP.ATK

134+60

SP.DEF

114+60

SPE

70+20

BST

308D-Tier

508B-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Polteageist is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Sinistea eggs. Part of the Indeterminate and Mineral egg groups.

Egg Groups

Amorphous Mineral

Gender

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

How to Get Polteageist

Can't catch Polteageist directly. Start with Sinistea at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve through a special method. The 2-stage line from Sinistea to Polteageist is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Polteageist in SV

The path to Polteageist starts with Sinistea at Lv. 28-80 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Sinistea
South Province (Area Six) - Ruins
Lv.28-44Overworld
Rate 36%
East Province (Area Three) - Near Town
Lv.28-44Overworld
Rate 18%
South Province (Area Six) - Near Town
Lv.28-44Overworld
Rate 18%
Canyon Biome
Lv.50-80Overworld
Polar Biome
Lv.50-80Overworld
Canyon Biome
Lv.61Overworld
Use Cracked Pot to evolve into Polteageist
Step 2Polteageist ✓
BREEDING
Available
Leave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Polteageist egg.

Can't catch Polteageist directly. Start with Sinistea at decent rates from the locations below, then evolve through a special method. The 2-stage line from Sinistea to Polteageist is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Polteageist in SwSh

Sinistea is your first catch on the way to Polteageist. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 34-65 across 44 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Sinistea
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Grass
Rate 10%
All Weather
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Overcast
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Sandstorm
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Thunderstorm
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Normal Weather
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Raining
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Intense Sun
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
SwordRate 10%
All Weather
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Snowstorm
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-37Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Heavy Fog
Glimwood Tangle
Lv.34-36Overworld
ShieldRate 10%
Snowing
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Overworld
Rate 21%
Snowstorm
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Overworld
Rate 21%
Heavy Fog
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Grass
Rate 20%
Normal Weather
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Overworld
Rate 20%
Normal Weather
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Overworld
Rate 20%
Raining
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Overworld
Rate 20%
Overcast
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Overworld
Rate 20%
Thunderstorm
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Overworld
Rate 20%
Snowing
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Overworld
Rate 20%
Intense Sun
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Grass
Rate 18%
Heavy Fog
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Grass
Rate 18%
Raining
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Grass
Rate 18%
Intense Sun
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Grass
Rate 18%
Overcast
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Grass
Rate 18%
Snowstorm
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Grass
Rate 18%
Snowing
Old Cemetery
Lv.60-65Grass
Rate 14%
Thunderstorm
Use Cracked Pot to evolve into Polteageist
Step 2Polteageist ✓
BREEDING
Available
Leave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Polteageist egg.

Base Stats

Polteageist's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, HP trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

High

HP60

Attack65

Defense65

Sp. Atk134

Sp. Def114

Speed70

Total508

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight0.4 kg

Base XP178

Abilities

Weak Armor

Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.

Cursed BodyHidden Ability

Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entry

These Pokémon multiply by creeping into teapots and pouring themselves into leftover tea.

Pokemon Violet

Polteageist Guide

Polteageist has a 508 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid choice for the right team. It works best as a wallbreaker. Base 134 Sp. Atk is where it shines.
Watch for Chandelure (Ghost) and Hydreigon (Dark) when using Polteageist. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Weak Armor raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move. That's the one you want on Polteageist. Cursed Body is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Polteageist fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 134 Sp. Atk. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Run Shellsmash, Shadow Ball, Storedpower, and Terablast on Polteageist. Shellsmash is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Introduced in Sword & Shield, Polteageist has appeared in 2 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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