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Polteageist (Phony) is a Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Ghost-type Pokémon, Polteageist (Phony) is weak to Dark and Ghost-type moves.

Polteageist (Phony)'s maximum Combat Power stat is 3458 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Sucker Punch and Shadow Ball. Polteageist (Phony) encounters are boosted during Fog weather. Shiny Polteageist (Phony) is not yet available.

Stats

Polteageist (Phony) Type Chart

Polteageist (Phony) takes increased damage from:

+60.0%

Dark Ghost

Polteageist (Phony) takes reduced damage from:

-37.5%	Bug Poison
-60.9%	Fighting Normal

Polteageist (Phony)'s Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	F Tier
Ghost-type Attacker Hex / Shadow Ball	A Tier#25

Polteageist (Phony)'s best moves and movesets

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Sucker Punch	Shadow Ball	15.24	217.2	27.1
2.	Hex	Shadow Ball	15.02	214.0	26.7
3.	Astonish	Shadow Ball	14.59	207.8	25.9
4.	Sucker Punch	Psychic	12.97	184.8	23.0
5.	Hex	Psychic	12.69	180.8	22.5
6.	Astonish	Psychic	12.25	174.6	21.8
7.	Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	11.61	165.4	20.6
8.	Hex	Dark Pulse	11.29	160.9	20.0

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More information

The following chart shows Polteageist (Phony)'s DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Polteageist (Phony)'s movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Polteageist (Phony) has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

• Sucker Punch560.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.1s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Sucker Punch has no special effects.

  See Sucker Punch details page ↗
• Astonish7131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	12
  Energy	10

  
  

  Effects

  Astonish has no special effects.

  See Astonish details page ↗
• Hex8131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	13

  
  

  Effects

  Hex has no special effects.

  See Hex details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Dark Pulse80503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Dark Pulse has no special effects.

  See Dark Pulse details page ↗
• Shadow Ball100503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Shadow Ball has no special effects.

  See Shadow Ball details page ↗
• Psychic95503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Poison

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Psychic

  • 39.1%
  • • Dark

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	95
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.5s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Psychic has a 10.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Psychic details page ↗

Special CP Values

Polteageist (Phony)'s has 3458 max CP (at Level 50). A Polteageist (Phony) obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1668 CP to 1747 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 2085 CP to 2185 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Polteageist (Phony) can be found in the 1251 CP to 1311 CP range.

Max CP	3458 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1251 CP - 1311 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1668 CP - 1747 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1668 CP - 1747 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	2085 CP - 2185 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Polteageist (Phony) Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Polteageist (Phony) evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Sinistea (Phony)	50 Candy	Polteageist (Phony)

• Sinistea (Phony) evolves into Polteageist (Phony) which costs 50 Candy.

Polteageist (Phony) family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Polteageist (Phony) in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Sinistea

Polteageist

Sinistea (Antique)

Polteageist (Antique)

Sinistea (Phony)

Polteageist (Phony)

Polteageist (Phony) in the meta

PvE Analysis

PvP Analysis

Mega Pokémon that boost Polteageist (Phony)

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Polteageist (Phony)'s Ghost-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Polteageist (Phony).

Ghost

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Polteageist (Phony) in Pokémon GO is 4.18%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 10.33% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 15.08%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Ghost medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	4.18%	4.80%	6.21%	7.60%
	Curve	7.01%	8.02%	10.33%	12.58%
Razz Berry	-	6.21%	7.11%	9.17%	11.19%
	Curve	10.33%	11.78%	15.08%	18.26%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	7.41%	8.47%	10.90%	13.27%
	Curve	12.26%	13.97%	17.82%	21.49%
Golden Razz Berry	-	10.14%	11.57%	14.81%	17.94%
	Curve	16.61%	18.86%	23.85%	28.55%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Polteageist (Phony), we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#855
Height	0.2 m
Weight	0.4 kg
Region	Generation 8
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	5%
Base Flee Rate	7.000000000000001%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Size information

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.3 m	0.35 m

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Polteageist (Phony)'s height ranges from 0.1 m to 0.35 m, with the average being 0.2 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Polteageist (Phony) in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Encounter data

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Polteageist (Phony)

• Regular Polteageist (Phony)
• Shiny Polteageist (Phony)

Polteageist (Phony) high resolution sprites

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