Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.2 m
- Weight
- 0.4 kg
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP178
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
65
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
134
Sp. Def
114
Speed
70
Total
508
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Polteageist
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Cracked Pot
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Polteageist can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
16 of 16
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Teatime All Pokemon on the field consume their held berries. | 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 |
Sprites & renders
10 sprites & renders for Polteageist.
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Cite this page
“Polteageist”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/polteageist.
Species data from PokéAPI.