Is Polteageist viable in Gen 8 National Dex?

Polteageist is ranked #45 in Gen 8 National Dex with 4.13% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Polteageist in Gen 8 National Dex

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0855 Polteageist

Ghost

USAGE 4.1% #45

ABILITYWeak Armor

BASE STATS

HP 60

ATK 65

DEF 65

SPA 134

SPD 114

SPE 70

BST508

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GhostDark

½×

PoisonBug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Shadow Ball 100.0% Shell Smash 100.0% Stored Power 99.8% Giga Drain 93.4% Substitute 6.4% Strength Sap 0.2% Hyper Beam 0.1% Psychic 0.1%

Items

Focus Sash 99.2% Mental Herb 0.6% White Herb 0.1% Leftovers 0.1% Starf Berry 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Spell Tag 0.0% Weakness Policy 0.0%

Abilities

Weak Armor99.9%Cursed Body0.1%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #45 with 4.13% usage. Sorted by conservative score.