#855 · Black Tea Pokémon

Polteageist

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.

Phony Polteageist

ghost

Height: 0.2 m
Weight: 0.4 kg

Base stats

HP60

Attack65

Defense65

Sp. Atk134

Sp. Def114

Speed70

Total508

Abilities

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

Defensive matchups

2x dark ghost

0.5x bug poison

Immune fighting normal

Learnable moves 46

Move	Type	Class	Power	Acc	PP
Ally Switch Priority +2: usually moves first.	psychic	status	—	—	15
Aromatic Mist Raises an ally's Sp. Def by 1 stage.	fairy	status	—	—	20
Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.	normal	status	—	—	40
Calm Mind Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 1 stage. Raises the user's Sp. Def by 1 stage.	psychic	status	—	—	20
Confuse Ray Confuses the target for 2 to 5 turns.	ghost	status	—	100%	10
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	ghost	status	—	—	10
Dark Pulse 20% chance to make the target flinch.	dark	special	80	100%	15
Endure Priority +4: usually moves first.	normal	status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	normal	physical	70	100%	20
Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	dark	physical	95	100%	15
Giga Drain User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.	grass	special	75	100%	10
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	normal	physical	150	90%	5
Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	ghost	special	65	100%	10
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	normal	special	150	90%	5
Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.	psychic	status	—	—	10
Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.	psychic	status	—	—	30
Memento Lowers the target's Attack by 2 stages. Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 2 stages.	dark	status	—	100%	10
Nasty Plot Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2 stages.	dark	status	—	—	20
Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	ghost	special	—	100%	15
Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	normal	status	—	—	20
Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.	dark	physical	50	100%	10
Phantom Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.	ghost	physical	90	100%	10
Poltergeist Fails if the target has no held item.	ghost	physical	110	90%	5
Protect Inflicts protect on the user. Priority +4: usually moves first.	normal	status	—	—	10
Psychic 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.	psychic	special	90	100%	10
Psyshock Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense.	psychic	special	80	100%	10
Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.	psychic	status	—	—	20
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	psychic	status	—	—	5
Round Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn.	normal	special	60	100%	15
Self-Destruct User faints.	normal	physical	200	100%	5
Shadow Ball 20% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.	ghost	special	80	100%	15
Shell Smash Lowers the user's Defense by 1 stage. Lowers the user's Sp. Def by 1 stage. Raises the user's Attack by 2 stages. Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2 stages. Raises the user's Speed by 2 stages.	normal	status	—	—	15
Skill Swap User and target swap abilities.	psychic	status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	normal	status	—	—	10
Snore 30% chance to make the target flinch.	normal	special	50	100%	15
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.	ghost	status	—	100%	10
Stored Power Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×.	psychic	special	20	100%	10
Strength Sap Lowers the target's Attack by 1 stage.	grass	status	—	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	normal	status	—	—	10
Sucker Punch Priority +1: usually moves first.	dark	physical	70	100%	5
Sweet Scent Lowers opposing Pokémon's evasion by 2 stages.	normal	status	—	100%	20
Teatime All Pokemon on the field consume their held berries.	normal	status	—	—	10
Trick User and target swap items.	psychic	status	—	100%	10
Trick Room Priority -7: usually moves last.	psychic	status	—	—	5
Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	fire	status	—	85%	15
Wonder Room All Pokémon’s Defense and Special Defense are swapped for 5 turns.	psychic	status	—	—	10