Polteageist (Phony Form)

#855 (Galar)

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Pokémon type

Ghost

Polteageist (Phony Form) weaknesses

Polteageist (Phony Form) is weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Polteageist (Phony Form) is resistant to Poison and Bug-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal and Fighting-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Polteageist (Phony Form)

The best moves for Polteageist (Phony Form) are Sucker Punch and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Hex and Shadow Ball deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Sucker Punch

10DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Defending

Hex

9.6DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Trainer Battles

Hex

4.3EPT

Shadow Ball

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Sinistea (Phony Form) family. Polteageist (Phony Form) evolves from Sinistea (Phony Form) for 50 Candy.

Sinistea (Phony Form)

Polteageist (Phony Form)

Sinistea (Antique Form)

Polteageist (Antique Form)

400

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Polteageist:

Antique Form

Phony Form

View 2 costumes for Polteageist »

(which only change Polteageist's appearance)

Game images

Polteageist (Phony Form), with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Polteageist (Phony Form) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Summary

Polteageist (Phony Form) is a Ghost Pokémon which evolves from Sinistea. It is weak to Ghost and Dark moves. Polteageist's best moveset is Sucker Punch & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 3,458.

About

"This species lives in antique teapots. Most pots are forgeries, but on rare occasions, an authentic work is found."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Sucker Punch	5	12	10
Hex	8	13	9.6
Astonish	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	100	2	2.4
Psychic	95	2	1.9
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.6

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Hex	7	3	2.8	4.3
Sucker Punch	8	2	4	3.5
Astonish	12	3	4.8	3.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	90	50	2.16
Dark Pulse	80	45	1.78
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.36

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	13.7	100%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	13.6	99%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	13.2	96%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	11.7	85%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	11.5	84%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	11.1	81%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	10.5	76%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	10.2	75%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	9.8	72%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Hex 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	5.6	100%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	5.4	97%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	4.7	85%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	4.5	82%
Hex 9.6 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	4.2	75%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	4	72%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	3.8	68%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Psychic 31.7 DPS	3.2	58%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	2.9	52%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Hex 4.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	12	12.2	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	15	12	99%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	16	11.6	95%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	15	10.7	88%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	12	10.5	86%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	14	10.2	84%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	18	9.4	77%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	16	8.8	72%
Hex 4.3 EPT	Psychic 1.36 DPE	15	8.7	72%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Polteageist (Phony Form)?

Polteageist (Phony Form) is weak to Ghost and Dark moves.

The best counter to Polteageist (Phony Form) is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Mega Gengar, Mega Chandelure and Mega Absol.

The top Polteageist (Phony Form) counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	100%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	96%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	95%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	91%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Ominous Wind+	91%
Mega Absol	Snarl Brutal Swing	89%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Shadow Ball	88%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Shadow Ball	88%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		248
Defense		189
Stamina		155

Max HP

Level 40

134

Size

Height	0.2 m
Weight	0.4 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,311
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,747
Level 30 Max wild	2,622
Level 40	3,058
Level 50	3,458

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,185
Level 35 (wild)	2,840

Costumes

Polteageist costumes

Polteageist (Antique Form - Halloween 2026)

Polteageist (Antique Form - Halloween 2026) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Polteageist (Phony Form - Halloween 2026)

Polteageist (Phony Form - Halloween 2026) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO