Special
Balanced
DTier
50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

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
D
Attack45
D
Defense45
D
Sp. Atk74
C
Sp. Def54
D
Speed50
D
Total308
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.1 m
0'04"Tiny
Weight1.1 kg
2.4 lbsFeather
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 Weakness

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
DamageTypes
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
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
NormalFighting
STAB (5)
WaterGroundRockPsychicGhost
How to Beat Poltchageist in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)
Chi-Yu
Chi-Yu
DarkFire
A
Dark is super effective against PoltchageistView Chi-Yu →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

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
Poltchageist
#1012Poltchageist
Use Unremarkable Teacup
Sinistcha
#1013Sinistcha
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Poltchageist
GrassGhost
Sinistcha
GrassGhost
HP
40
71+31
ATK
45
60+15
DEF
45
106+61
SP.ATK
74
121+47
SP.DEF
54
80+26
SPE
50
70+20
BST
308D-Tier
508B-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Special
Special

Breeding

Moderate

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

Egg Groups
IndeterminateMineral
Gender
GenderlessDittoDitto only

Scarlet & Violet Poltchageist Best Moveset

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

Doubles Bulky Support Moveset

  • Life Dew
  • Rage Powder
  • Trick Room
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Snorlax
SnorlaxDecent
Clefairy
ClefairyDecent

Moves

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

TM
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

How to Get Poltchageist in Scarlet & Violet

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

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Poltchageist Guide

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

  • For Scarlet & Violet, 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 is catchable in Scarlet & Violet. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods.

  • Poltchageist is available in Scarlet & Violet. Across the full series, it appears in 1 game total.

Game Availability

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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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