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Polteageist, a Ghost type Pokémon, official artwork

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Polteageist: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Polteageist is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (134) and Sp. Def (114), with a base stat total of 508. Competitively it is too strong for UnderUsed but outclassed in OU, a classic borderline case.

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What is Polteageist weak to?

How much damage Polteageist takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkGhost
0.5×ResistsBugPoison
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Polteageist takes super-effective damage from Dark, Ghost. It resists Bug, Poison and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Polteageist

Polteageist has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • PoltergeistGhost110
  • Foul PlayDark95
  • PsychicPsychic90

Best nature for Polteageist

Modest. Polteageist leans special (134 Sp. Atk vs 65 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • Weak ArmorIf a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.
  • Cursed BodyIf this Pokemon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.

Evolution line

Sinistea
Polteageist
Full learnset (47 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
PoltergeistGhost11090%Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
Mega DrainGrass40100%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
Aromatic MistFairy--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MementoDark-100%Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Shell SmashNormal--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
Strength SapGrass-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
TeatimeNormal--Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status
WithdrawWater--Status