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Polteageist

Ghost Legal in M-C

Polteageist is legal in Regulation Set M-C but has no ladder usage data yet.

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 65
Def 65
SpA 134
SpD 114
Spe 70

Base stat total 508

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122

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe · Modest Nature

Types and weaknesses

Ghost
Weak ×2
GhostDark
Resists ×½
PoisonBug
Immune
NormalFighting

Abilities

Weak Armor
If a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2. · used by 41%
Cursed Body
If this Pokemon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled. · used by 59%

Speed tier

Most common
122
Fastest
134 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
90 (0 SP)
Slowest
81 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 122, it outspeeds 16 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Venusaur 132
  2. Mega Blastoise 130
  3. Pelipper 128
  4. Polteageist (this) 122
  5. Mega Swampert 122
  6. Volcarona 120
  7. Rillaboom 105
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #290 · on 0.0% of teams · 2,267 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Shadow Ball 91.2%
  2. Shell Smash 90.9%
  3. Baton Pass 62.1%
  4. Protect 58.4%
  5. Stored Power 41.1%
  6. Giga Drain 12.6%
  7. Strength Sap 10.3%
  8. Trick Room 5.3%
  9. Ally Switch 4.1%
  10. Endure 3.2%

Items

  1. White Herb 66.2%
  2. Focus Sash 25.5%
  3. Mental Herb 1.7%
  4. Colbur Berry 1.5%
  5. Life Orb 1.1%
  6. Sitrus Berry 0.9%

Abilities

  1. Cursed Body 58.8%
  2. Weak Armor 41.2%

Spreads

  1. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 122 22.8%
  2. Modest 32/0/10/1/1/22 · Spe 112 16.8%
  3. Modest 32/0/10/5/1/18 · Spe 108 9.8%
  4. Modest 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 122 4.9%
  5. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 90 3.0%
  6. Bold 32/0/16/0/0/18 · Spe 108 3.0%
  7. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 134 2.6%
  8. Timid 31/0/10/0/0/25 · Spe 126 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 26.8%
  2. Farigiraf 21.0%
  3. Mega Salamence 17.9%
  4. Sneasler 16.7%
  5. Kingambit 15.7%
  6. Basculegion 15.2%
  7. Arcanine-Hisui 12.6%
  8. Mega Charizard Y 11.7%
  9. Sableye 9.4%
  10. Mega Gardevoir 9.1%
  11. Mega Froslass 8.7%
  12. Mega Lucario Z 8.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #287 · on 0.1% of teams · 2,267 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Shell Smash 85.2%
  2. Shadow Ball 82.8%
  3. Baton Pass 52.0%
  4. Stored Power 47.1%
  5. Protect 39.0%
  6. Giga Drain 19.0%
  7. Strength Sap 17.5%
  8. Trick Room 10.1%
  9. Will-O-Wisp 6.7%
  10. Dark Pulse 5.4%

Items

  1. White Herb 60.5%
  2. Focus Sash 26.3%
  3. Leftovers 2.6%
  4. Mental Herb 2.3%
  5. Colbur Berry 1.7%
  6. Life Orb 1.2%

Abilities

  1. Cursed Body 59.4%
  2. Weak Armor 40.6%

Spreads

  1. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 122 24.4%
  2. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 90 6.7%
  3. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 90 4.7%
  4. Modest 32/0/10/1/1/22 · Spe 112 4.2%
  5. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 134 2.6%
  6. Modest 32/0/10/5/1/18 · Spe 108 2.4%
  7. Modest 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 122 2.3%
  8. Modest 0/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 122 2.2%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 24.4%
  2. Sneasler 15.7%
  3. Rillaboom 11.6%
  4. Mega Salamence 9.6%
  5. Farigiraf 9.3%
  6. Incineroar 7.8%
  7. Basculegion 7.7%
  8. Kingambit 7.0%
  9. Mega Gardevoir 6.8%
  10. Sinistcha 6.8%
  11. Mega Golisopod 6.1%
  12. Maushold 5.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

  1. Rillaboom n = 24 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Polteageist in 50% of encounters (±10%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 24 · Smogon

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Sableye +7.1 pp n = 214 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Polteageist teams; Sableye is on 2% of all teams (4.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Froslass +4.1 pp n = 197 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Polteageist teams; Mega Froslass is on 5% of all teams (1.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Lucario Z +3.5 pp n = 193 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Polteageist teams; Mega Lucario Z is on 5% of all teams (1.70× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Farigiraf +4.2 pp n = 477 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Polteageist teams; Farigiraf is on 17% of all teams (1.25× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Charizard Y +2.2 pp n = 265 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Polteageist teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 10% of all teams (1.23× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Indeedee-F +4.4 pp n = 608 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Polteageist teams; Indeedee-F is on 22% of all teams (1.20× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Arcanine-Hisui +1.7 pp n = 286 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Polteageist teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 11% of all teams (1.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Gardevoir +0.2 pp n = 207 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Polteageist teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (1.02× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Basculegion -2.8 pp n = 343 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Polteageist teams; Basculegion is on 18% of all teams (0.84× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kingambit -5.7 pp n = 357 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Polteageist teams; Kingambit is on 21% of all teams (0.73× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Salamence -6.9 pp n = 406 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Polteageist teams; Mega Salamence is on 25% of all teams (0.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -19.3 pp n = 379 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Polteageist teams; Sneasler is on 36% of all teams (0.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon

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