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Polteageist
Black Tea Pokémon
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.
Details
Height0.2 m
Weight0.4 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate60
Base friendship50
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
65
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
134
Sp. Def
114
Speed
70
Total
508
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Shell Smash (HP, Def, Spe)
- Item
- Focus Sash
- Nature
- Modest
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Tera
- Fairy
Evolution
Cracked Pot
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Polteageist can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Polteageist.






Across the games



Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Teatime | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Aromatic Mist | Fairy | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 18 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 30 | Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 30 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 42 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 54 | Memento | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Shell Smash | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 66 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |