Polteageist (Darkness Ablaze 83)

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Polteageist  
ポットデス Potdeath
Psychic
PolteageistDarknessAblaze83.jpg
Darkness Ablaze print
Illus. kirisAki
Evolution stage
Sinistea
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Sinistea
Card name Polteageist
Type Psychic
HP 60
weakness
Darkness×2
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
 
English expansion Darkness Ablaze
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 083/189
Japanese expansion Explosive Walker
Japanese rarity U
Japanese card no. 037/070
Japanese expansion Shiny Star V
Japanese card no. 077/190
English expansion Shining Fates
Rarity Rare Shiny
English card no. SV053/SV122
Japanese expansion Shiny Star V
Japanese rarity S
Japanese card no. 252/190
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH081
Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 190/S-P
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Polteageist.

Polteageist (Japanese: ポットデス Potdeath) is a Psychic-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Darkness Ablaze expansion.

Card text

Ability
Tea Break
ティーブレイク
 
You must discard a Pokémon that has the Mad Party attack from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards.
ColorlessColorless Mad Party
マッドパーティ
20×
This attack does 20 damage for each Pokémon in your discard pile that has the Mad Party attack.


Pokédex data

Psychic
Psychic
Polteageist - Black Tea Pokémon
No. Height Weight
855 8" (0.2 m) 0.9 lbs. (0.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
This species lives in antique teapots. Most pots are forgeries, but on rare occasions, an authentic work is found.
アンティークの ポットに 棲みつく。 ほとんどが 贋作だが ごくまれに 真作が 見つかる ことも。


Release information

This card was included in the Darkness Ablaze expansion with artwork by kirisAki, first released in the Japanese Explosive Walker subset. It was reprinted, alongside a new print with artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma featuring the Shiny version of Polteageist, in the Japanese Shiny Star V subset. The Shiny print was later included in the Shining Fates expansion. It was reprinted as one of the SWSH Black Star Promos with different artwork by Misa Tsutsui and was available in the Shining Fates Mad Party Pin Collection—Polteageist from February 19, 2021. This print was later available in Japan as a S-P Promotional card as part of a second "Have Fun. Spring, Pokémon Card." campaign. From March 13, 2021, customers who purchased a booster box or at least 30 individual booster packs at participating Pokémon Card Gym stores were given a set of four Mad Party-based promotional cards. All visitors to participating stores were also given a "Have Fun. Spring, Pokémon Card." sticker featuring an illustration by Mari Inoue. The campaign ran for as long as stocks lasted and a set was limited to one per customer.[1] A version of the Darkness Ablaze print, featuring a Pikachu jack-o'-lantern stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork, was available in the Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle from September 1, 2022.

Gallery

PolteageistDarknessAblaze83.jpg
Darkness Ablaze print
Illus. kirisAki
PolteageistShiningFatesSV53.jpg
Shining Fates print
Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma
PolteageistSWSHPromo81.jpg
SWSH Promotional print
Illus. Misa Tsutsui
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sword. The Shining Fates print features the Shiny version of Polteageist.

References


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