#0855

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.

1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height0.2 m

Weight0.4 kg

GenderGenderless

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship50Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP178

Abilities

Weak Armor

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

Cursed BodyHidden

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

Egg groups: Mineral, Amorphous

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

134

Sp. Def

114

Speed

Total

508

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ghost2×

Dark2×

Resistant to

Poison½×

Bug½×

Immune to

Normal0×

Fighting0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Shell Smash (HP, Def, Spe)

Godly Gift

Moves

Item

Focus Sash

NatureModest+SpA/−Atk

TeraFairy

EV spread

SpA▲252

SpD4

Spe252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Evolution

#0854Sinistea

Cracked Pot

#0855Polteageist

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Polteageist can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Teatime	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Aromatic Mist Raises a selected ally’s Special Defense by one stage.	Fairy	Status	—	—	20
1	Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15
1	Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	40	100	15
1	Strength Sap Heals the user by the target’s current Attack stat and lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Grass	Status	—	100	10
1	Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Status	—	—	40
18	Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
24	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
30	Aromatherapy Cures the entire party of major status effects.	Grass	Status	—	—	5
30	Sweet Scent Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	20
36	Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	75	100	10
42	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
48	Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
54	Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.	Dark	Status	—	100	10
60	Shell Smash Raises user’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lower user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
66	Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10