Pokédex · IX (Paldea)

Poltchageist#1012

Its strongest point is Sp. Atk — higher than 60% of species. On the other hand, HP — lower than 93% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. In defense it has 5 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 2 full immunities at its disposal. Normal and Fighting-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Poltchageist
Shiny version
Grass Ghost
Height: 0.1 m (0′04″) Weight: 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs)

Base stats

HP
40
7%
Atk
45
11%
Def
45
14%
SpA
74
60%
SpD
54
29%
Spe
50
29%
TOTAL
308
19%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: HP.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (74) is 29 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.

  • Modest +SpA · −Atk It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Quiet +SpA · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 1

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Kitakami #076 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask

Abilities

  • Hospitality When a Pokémon with Hospitality enters a battle, it restores HP for an ally by 25%.
  • Heatproof Halves damage from fire moves and burns.

Pokédex entry

Supposedly, the regrets of a tea ceremony master who died before perfecting his craft lingered in some matcha and became a Pokémon.

Egg Group: Mineral Egg Group: Amorphous Gender: Genderless Catch difficulty: easy (120/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 62

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Poltchageist takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Fire ×2 Ice ×2 Flying ×2 Ghost ×2 Dark ×2
Resistant to Water ×½ Electric ×½ Grass ×½ Ground ×½
Immune to Normal ×0 Fighting ×0

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Poltchageist — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Poltchageist — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

This species is genderless, so its only possible partner is Ditto.

The Egg hatches after 50 cycles, which is roughly 13,000 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (30 via TM/TR) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15
1 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75% 30
1 Withdraw Water Status — — 40
6 Absorb Grass Special 20 100% 25
12 Life Dew Water Status — — 10
18 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15
24 Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100% 15
30 Hex Ghost Special 65 100% 10
36 Rage Powder Bug Status — — 20
42 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10
48 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15
54 Memento Dark Status — 100% 10
60 Leaf Storm Grass Special 130 90% 5