Polteageist (Pokémon)

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Polteageist (Japanese: ポットデス Potdeath) is a introduced in Generation VIII.
It evolves from when exposed to a Cracked Pot or a Chipped Pot, depending on Sinistea's . Polteageist's form will be the same as it was as a Sinistea.
* The Phony FormPokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official Galar Region Strategy GuidePolteageist | Phony Form | Pokédex | The official Pokémon Website in Singapore (if it lacks a stamp of authenticity) requires a Cracked Pot to evolve.
* The Antique FormPolteageist | Antique Form | Pokédex | The official Pokémon Website in Singapore (if it has a stamp of authenticity) requires a Chipped Pot to evolve.
It is ecologically similar to ; however, the two are separate species.
==Biology==
Polteageist is a made of black tea. Its body is purple with yellow accents, as well as yellow eyes and mouth. Its arms are thin and its hands have three digits, and it has two small legs. Polteageist inhabits a large, white teapot with cracks and holes on it, exposing parts of its body. The teapot has a yellow handle, as well as yellow accents on its cover and bottom. There are light blue swirly patterns surrounding the teapot. Most of the teapots that Polteageist inhabit are forgeries, but occasionally an authentic one is found.
The black tea that composes Polteageist's body has a distinctly delicious flavor, but can cause strong chills when swallowed, and may also induce indigestion, stomach aches, and even death if drunk in excess. Only a it trusts is allowed to drink its tea. There are gourmets who drink Polteageist's tea everyday, showing no fear of the side effects. Polteageist attacks by shooting the tea at its enemy's mouth.
Polteageist live in hotels and restaurants, disguising themselves as tableware and infecting leftover tea to create more of their own kind.Polteageist | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield As such, Polteageist is a gender-unknown species. A Polteageist's personality is dependent on the type of tea it possesses; the teapot it lives in doesn't affect it. Despite their similar appearances, Polteageist is not related to .
Polteageist is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Forms===
Polteageist has two separate forms: Phony Form and Antique Form. Telling either of these forms apart requires careful inspection; Antique Form Polteageist has a stamp of authenticity on the bottom of its teapot, whereas Phony Form Polteageist lacks it. This stamp appears as a teal colored emblem on the bottom inside rim of the teapot.
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===Evolution===
Polteageist evolves from .
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===Form data===
Polteageist has two separate forms: Phony Form and Antique Form.Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official Galar Region Strategy Guide Its form is maintained through evolution from and cannot be changed. 
The Antique Form is rarer and has a stamp of authenticity hidden on the underside of its base. The only functional difference between the two forms is the Evolution item used by Sinistea to evolve into Polteageist: Phony Form Sinistea requires a Cracked Pot, while Antique Form Sinistea requires a Chipped Pot. 
Antique Form Polteageist does not obey typical rules when breeding, and therefore cannot produce s that contain Antique Form Sinistea. All Sinistea that hatch from Eggs will always be Phony Form, regardless of the parent's form.
In Japanese, the name of Polteageist's forms use 「フォルム」 form, the term otherwise primarily used in the names of forms localized as Forme in English.
Phony Form	Antique Form
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Polteageist debuted in Slip and Crash! A Mystery Pokémon?!, where one wandered aboard the Brave Olivine. It immediately developed a rivalry with the crew's over who created the tastier drink, though this was resolved after the entire crew tried Polteageist's tea later on. It, alongside a it had created, later properly joined the Rising Volt Tacklers on their travels after befriending the Pokémon aboard the airship.
====Minor appearances====
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A 's Polteageist appeared in Buddy.
A Trainer's Polteageist appeared in The Gathering of Stars.
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===Pokémon Evolutions===
A Polteageist appeared in The Champion.
==In the manga==
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Professor Magnolia owns a Polteageist and Sinistea, both in their Antique Form, as shown in Teary!! The Voice of the Master. She found them in Glimwood Tangle when her car crashed and she was forced to stop to fix it.
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==Trivia==
* Polteageist and its form were designed by James Turner.@JamesTurner_42 on Twitter: There’s a ghost in your tea! 👻 ☕️ It’s Polteageist, a Pokémon I designed for Sword & Shield.@JamesTurner_42 on Twitter: 色違いもデザインしました。
* The Polteageist and families are the only ecologically similar Pokémon that share a type.
**Additionally, Polteageist and Sinistcha have similar evolution methods, as they both require being exposed to a specific item to evolve into a specific form of their evolved counterparts.
===Origin===
Polteageist is based on a ghost (possibly a , a mischievous ghost that possesses objects) possessing a full of tea, which has , the country Galar is based on.@JamesTurner_42 on Twitter: As a Brit I felt quite a responsibility in designing a cute tea Pokémon 😆 It may also be inspired by , which are often depicted residing in s that resemble teapots. Additionally, Polteageist may be based on the yokai Morinji-no-okama or Narigama, which both take the form of possessed kettles.
Polteageist's forms may be based on forgeries. One way porcelain makers historically combatted forgeries was to create a on their products, hence the stamp under Antique Form Polteageist.
====Name origin====
Polteageist may be a combination of poltergeist and .
Potdeath may be a combination of pot and death, as well as a pun on ポットです potto desu ("It's a teapot").
==In other languages==
Phony Form
Antique Form
==Related articles==
* List of Pokémon with form differences
* 
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