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Poltchageist is a cute, matcha-flavored Grass and Ghost-type Pokemon native to Kitakami inPokemon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal Mask. Its trailer showcased its backstory as a jar haunted by a lonely tea master, and its propensity to play tricks on people.
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This adorable little guy is a convergent form of Sinistea from the Galar region, and even though they might not be directly related, it has the same gimmick when it comes to obtaining Poltchageist’s evolution, Sinistcha. This means you’ll only be able to evolve two without outside help.
Where To Find Poltchageist
The best place to find Poltchageist will be inareas where there are bunches of bamboo stalks.However, this Pokemon will always be arare spawn, soyou should use a sandwich with Ghost Encounter powerto increase the spawn rates if you plan on catching a lot of them.
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How To Tell The Difference Between Both Forms Of Poltchageist
Like Sinistea before it,Poltchageist commonlyspawns as its Counterfeit Form and only sometimes as the much rarer Artisan Form.It has the same rate as the Sinistea Antique form,soroughly one percent of Poltchageist will show in Artisan Form.
If you feel like going the extra mile and tracking down an antique Poltchageist, there are three tips for you to follow:
If you’ve beaten the main game and are spawning high-level Polchageist, they will know Mementoand can potentially knock themselves out,so if you can’t get it in a quick ball, immediately put it to sleep.
However, both forms require different items to evolve into Sinistcha, and you might need to explore a few places across Kitakami.
How To Evolve Poltchageist Into Sinistcha
Poltchageist will evolve only if you use eitheran Unremarkable Teacupon a Counterfeit form Poltchageist, ora Masterpiece Teacupon an Artisan form Poltchageist.
Where To Find The Unremarkable Teacup
Head to the Paradise Barrens fly point, and from therehead inside the cave to your right,where the Unremarkable Teacup will be.
Where To Find The Masterpiece Teacup
Travel to the southeast part of the Timeless Woods. There will bea cavewith a Snorlax snoozing in front of it, and after you beat it you can enter the caveto pick up the Masterpiece Teacup.
Once you have the correct teacup, simply open your bag anduse it on the appropriate Poltchageist.It will evolve and learn the move Matcha Gotcha upon evolution.
you may only find one of eachteacup across Kitakami. However,Sinistcha does appear in Five and Six Star raidsif you want more.
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