Polteageist counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Polteageist
#0855 Polteageist
Ghost
USAGE 3.3% #47
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 97.8% Shell Smash 97.8% Secret Sword 95.9% Stored Power 95.4% Strength Sap 2.2% Will-O-Wisp 2.2% Spirit Shackle 2.2% Perish Song 2.2%
Items
Focus Sash 60.1% White Herb 37.7% Leftovers 2.2% Choice Scarf 0.0% Colbur Berry 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0%
Abilities
Weak Armor58.0%Cursed Body42.0%
Common Teammates
Salamence56.0%Volcanion39.8%Rillaboom38.6%Tyranitar37.8%Pecharunt37.8%Toxapex30.1%Cinderace24.7%Excadrill23.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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 #47 with 3.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.