Pokemon GO Polteageist: Best moveset, counters, and is it any good?

Pokemon GO Polteageist's best moveset, counters, and overall competitive viability may be of interest to players who obtain it upon its release on December 3, 2024. You can capture Sinistea in Pokemon GO and evolve it into Polteageist by feeding it 50 Candy. Once you have the Black Tea Pokemon in your party, you must equip it with the best moveset to get the most out of it.

This article covers Pokemon GO Polteageist's best moveset. It also delves into how the creature performs in battle, and tells you which critters can be used to counter it.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

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Pokemon GO Polteageist best moveset

Polteageist in the anime (Image via TPC)

Pokemon GO Polteageist best PvP moveset

• Fast Attack: Astonish
• Charged Attacks: Shadow Ball and Dark Pulse

Pokemon GO Polteageist best PvE moveset

• Fast Attack: Hex or Sucker Punch
• Charged Attack: Shadow Ball

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Is Polteageist good in Pokemon GO PvP and PvE?

Polteageist in Pokemon GO PvP

For the Great League, Polteageist is too glassy to be a reliable pick. It has a terrible winrate in even-shielded scenarios. However, if you can set it up with a 1-0 shield advantage in the endgame, the combination of Astonish and Shadow Ball has the potential to clear through entire teams.

In the Ultra League, Polteageist can overcome some of its bulk issues. However, it is still held back by its lack of coverage options. If it gets stuck against a Normal- or Dark-type creature, there is next to nothing it can do.

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Polteageist in Pokemon GO PvE

When it comes to PvE battles, you can use it as a reliable Ghost-type attacker in Gyms and raids (especially when going in with many others). However, it won't be of much value if you plan on soloing 5-star or Mega raids.

Overall, Polteageist is better off as a Pokedex checkmark rather than a critter intended for serious competitive play.

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Pokemon GO Polteageist: All moves and stats

The Fast Attacks that Polteageist can learn in Niantic's mobile game are:

• Astonish
• Hex
• Sucker Punch

This Pocket Monster can learn these Charged Attacks:

• Dark Pulse
• Psychic
• Shadow Ball

Base Stats:

• Attack: 248
• Defense: 189
• Stamina: 155
• Max CP: 3,458

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Pokemon GO Polteageist's strengths and weaknesses

Shiny Polteageist (Image via TPC)

Polteageist has only the following resistances:

• Normal
• Fighting
• Bug
• Poison

This Pocket Monster's weaknesses are:

• Ghost
• Dark

The elemental types that Polteageist can hit for STAB super-effective damage are:

• Ghost
• Psychic

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Best counters to Polteageist in Pokemon GO

Great League counters: Lickilicky, Wigglytuff, Mandibuzz, Dunsparce, Jumpluff, and Guzzlord

Ultra League counters: Lickilicky, Mandibuzz, Guzzlord, Shadow Drapion, and Pangoro

PvE counters:

• Mega Gengar With Lick and Shadow Ball
• Dawn Wings Necrozma with Shadow Claw and Moongeist Beam
• Mega Banette with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
• Shadow Chandelure with Hex and Shadow Ball
• Mega or Shadow or regular Tyranitar with Bite and Brutal Swing
• Mega Houndoom with Snarl and Foul Play
• Shadow Weavile with Snarl and Foul Play
• Hydreigon with Bite and Brutal Swing

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