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Poltchageist

Twilight Masquerade / #020/167

Poltchageist

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Twilight Masquerade
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
MINAMINAMI Take
Source reference
sv06-020

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The Pokémon’s story

Poltchageist resembles a regional form of Sinistea, but research has established that they are unrelated. Its origin is still cautiously recounted: the regrets of a tea ceremony master who died before perfecting his art supposedly attached themselves to matcha and gave rise to this Pokémon. The Pokédex thus places a misleading resemblance alongside a creation legend. A tea-like appearance does not make it a close relative of the other Pokémon that evokes a cup.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Violet states that Poltchageist and Sinistea were found to be unrelated despite their comparable appearance. Pokémon Scarlet presents as supposition the story of a tea master whose regrets supposedly remained in matcha.

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Card details

HP
30
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
1012
Regulation mark
H
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2

Printed card text — English

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Description from the source

Poltchageist looks like a regional form of Sinistea, but it was recently discovered that the two Pokémon are entirely unrelated.

Abilities

Storehouse Hideaway

Ability

As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage from and effects of attacks from your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon.

Attacks

Hook

Cost: Grass

Damage: 10

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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