Poltergeist

Essentials

Poltergeist

physical

Generation 8

Summary

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 110; percentile 81.6
Accuracy: 90% ≈ 99.0 power
PP: 5, up to 8.0 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user attacks the target by controlling the target’s item. The move fails if the target doesn’t have an item.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ポルターガイスト (porutaagaisuto)
: ポルターガイスト
Korean: 폴터가이스트
Chinese: 靈騷
: 灵骚
French: Esprit Frappeur
German: Poltergeist
Spanish: Poltergeist
Italian: Poltergeist

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Poltergeist.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Pound	35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Punch	20	80	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Scratch	35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Vise Grip	30	55	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Cut	30	50	95%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Wing Attack	35	60	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Slam	20	80	75%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Vine Whip	25	45	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Kick	5	120	75%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Horn Attack	25	65	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tackle	35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Water Gun	25	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Pump	5	110	80%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Peck	35	35	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Drill Peck	20	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Strength	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Rock Throw	15	50	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Egg Bomb	10	100	75%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Megahorn	10	120	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hyper Voice	10	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Claw	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Aqua Tail	10	90	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Seed Bomb	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
X-Scissor	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Pulse	10	85	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Gem	20	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Whip	10	120	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Fairy Wind	30	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dazzling Gleam	10	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Land’s Wrath	10	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Origin Pulse	10	110	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Precipice Blades	10	120	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Breakneck Blitz	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Breakneck Blitz	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
All-Out Pummeling	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
All-Out Pummeling	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Supersonic Skystrike	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Supersonic Skystrike	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Acid Downpour	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Acid Downpour	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tectonic Rage	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tectonic Rage	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Continental Crush	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Continental Crush	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Savage Spin-Out	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Savage Spin-Out	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Never-Ending Nightmare	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Never-Ending Nightmare	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corkscrew Crash	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corkscrew Crash	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Inferno Overdrive	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Inferno Overdrive	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Vortex	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Vortex	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bloom Doom	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bloom Doom	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gigavolt Havoc	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gigavolt Havoc	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shattered Psyche	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shattered Psyche	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Subzero Slammer	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Subzero Slammer	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Devastating Drake	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Devastating Drake	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black Hole Eclipse	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black Hole Eclipse	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Twinkle Tackle	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Twinkle Tackle	1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Catastropika	1	210	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
High Horsepower	10	95	95%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Leafage	40	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Hammer	15	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sinister Arrow Raid	1	180	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Malicious Moonsault	1	180	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Oceanic Operetta	1	195	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike	1	195	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Pulverizing Pancake	1	210	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt	1	195	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Plasma Fists	15	100	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Photon Geyser	5	100	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Zippy Zap	10	80	100%	2	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Splishy Splash	15	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Floaty Fall	15	90	95%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Pika Papow	20	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bouncy Bubble	20	60	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Buzzy Buzz	20	60	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sizzly Slide	20	60	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Glitzy Glow	15	80	95%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Baddy Bad	15	80	95%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sappy Seed	10	100	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Freezy Frost	10	100	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sparkly Swirl	5	120	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Veevee Volley	20	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Flare	10	100	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Flutterby	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Lightning	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Strike	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Knuckle	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Phantasm	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Hailstorm	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Ooze	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Geyser	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Airstream	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Starfall	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Wyrmwind	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Mindstorm	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Rockfall	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Quake	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Darkness	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Overgrowth	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Steelspike	10	10	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Branch Poke	40	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Expanding Force	10	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Steel Roller	5	130	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Scale Shot	20	25	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Meteor Beam	10	120	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shell Side Arm	10	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Misty Explosion	5	100	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Grassy Glide	20	70	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Rising Voltage	20	70	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Terrain Pulse	10	50	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Skitter Smack	10	70	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Burning Jealousy	5	70	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Lash Out	5	75	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corrosive Gas	40	—	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Coaching	10	—	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Flip Turn	20	60	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Triple Axel	10	20	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dual Wingbeat	10	40	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Scorching Sands	10	70	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Jungle Healing	10	—	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Wicked Blow	5	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Surging Strikes	5	25	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Thunder Cage	15	80	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Energy	5	150	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Freezing Glare	10	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Fiery Wrath	10	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Thunderous Kick	10	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Glacial Lance	5	130	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Astral Barrage	5	120	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Eerie Spell	5	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Blitz	—	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Break	—	75	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Rave	—	70	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Storm	—	95	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Wave	—	50	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Pokémon

Ghost Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Poltergeist's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

	Pokémon	Ability	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
	Gastly	Levitate	Amorphous	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
	Haunter	Levitate	Amorphous	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
	Gengar	Cursed Body	Amorphous	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
	Alolan Marowak	Cursed Body Lightning Rod Rock Head	Monster	60	80	110	50	80	45	425
	Mew	Synchronize	Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
	Shedinja	Wonder Guard	Mineral	1	90	45	30	30	40	236
	Sableye	Keen Eye Stall Prankster	Human-Like	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
	Duskull	Levitate Frisk	Amorphous	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
	Dusclops	Pressure Frisk	Amorphous	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
	Dusknoir	Pressure Frisk	Amorphous	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
	Froslass	Snow Cloak Cursed Body	Fairy Mineral	70	80	70	80	70	110	480
	Spiritomb	Pressure Infiltrator	Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
	Rotom	Levitate	Amorphous	50	50	77	95	77	91	440
	Heat Rotom	Levitate	Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	Wash Rotom	Levitate	Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	Frost Rotom	Levitate	Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	Fan Rotom	Levitate	Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	Mow Rotom	Levitate	Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
	Altered Giratina	Pressure Telepathy	Undiscovered	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
	Origin Giratina	Levitate	Undiscovered	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
	Yamask	Mummy	Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
	Galarian Yamask	Wandering Spirit	Mineral Amorphous	38	55	85	30	65	30	303
	Cofagrigus	Mummy	Mineral Amorphous	58	50	145	95	105	30	483
	Frillish	Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp	Amorphous	55	40	50	65	85	40	335
	Jellicent	Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp	Amorphous	100	60	70	85	105	60	480
	Litwick	Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator	Amorphous	50	30	55	65	55	20	275
	Lampent	Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator	Amorphous	60	40	60	95	60	55	370
	Chandelure	Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator	Amorphous	60	55	90	145	90	80	520
	Golett	Iron Fist Klutz No Guard	Mineral	59	74	50	35	50	35	303
	Golurk	Iron Fist Klutz No Guard	Mineral	89	124	80	55	80	55	483
	Phantump	Natural Cure Frisk Harvest	Grass Amorphous	43	70	48	50	60	38	309
	Trevenant	Natural Cure Frisk Harvest	Grass Amorphous	85	110	76	65	82	56	474
	Average Pumpkaboo	Pickup Frisk Insomnia	Amorphous	49	66	70	44	55	51	335
	Small Pumpkaboo	Pickup Frisk Insomnia	Amorphous	44	66	70	44	55	56	335
	Large Pumpkaboo	Pickup Frisk Insomnia	Amorphous	54	66	70	44	55	46	335
	Super Pumpkaboo	Pickup Frisk Insomnia	Amorphous	59	66	70	44	55	41	335
	Average Gourgeist	Pickup Frisk Insomnia	Amorphous	65	90	122	58	75	84	494
	Small Gourgeist	Pickup Frisk Insomnia	Amorphous	55	85	122	58	75	99	494
	Large Gourgeist	Pickup Frisk Insomnia	Amorphous	75	95	122	58	75	69	494
	Super Gourgeist	Pickup Frisk Insomnia	Amorphous	85	100	122	58	75	54	494
	Decidueye	Overgrow Long Reach	Flying	78	107	75	100	100	70	530
	Sandygast	Water Compaction Sand Veil	Amorphous	55	55	80	70	45	15	320
	Palossand	Water Compaction Sand Veil	Amorphous	85	75	110	100	75	35	480
	Dhelmise	Steelworker	Mineral	70	131	100	86	90	40	517
	Lunala	Shadow Shield	Undiscovered	137	113	89	137	107	97	680
	Marshadow	Technician	Undiscovered	90	125	80	90	90	125	600
	Sinistea	Weak Armor Cursed Body	Mineral Amorphous	40	45	45	74	54	50	308
	Polteageist	Weak Armor Cursed Body	Mineral Amorphous	60	65	65	134	114	70	508
	Cursola	Weak Armor Perish Body	Water 1 Water 3	60	95	50	145	130	30	510
	Runerigus	Wandering Spirit	Mineral Amorphous	58	95	145	50	105	30	483

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