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Polteageist is a Pokemon that can quickly set up in one turn and come back with Speed ​​and a very large Special Attack the next turn in Scarlet & Violet. It has a good amount of special defense, which makes physical moves preferable for removing it. When fighting Polteageist in Double Battles, it does its best when paired with Pokemon that can help it survive, so finding ways to lower its stats is a viable strategy. These are all of Polteageist’s strengths and weaknesses and the best Pokemon to counter them in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Polteageist weak to in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet?
Polteageist is a pure Ghost Pokémon type with very high Special Attack and Special Defense. It has two weaknesses and takes more damage on the physical side, making Pokemon with a high attack stat preferable for KOing it. These are Polteageist’s weaknesses:
Polteageist Ability, weak armor, it will lower its Defense stat when hit with physical moves, but it will increase its Speed ​​stat in two stages. This makes moves like Sucker Punch and Shadow Sneak more valuable, as they will ignore Polteageist’s speed to go first. His ability hidden from him, cursed body, makes any attack against it have a 30% chance to be disabled for the next three turns, so having a Pokemon with multiple super effective moves may be required. Hidden skills can be acquired with a scarlet and purple skill patch.
What is Polteageist immune to in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?
like a cigar Ghost Type, Polteageist is immune to Normal Y Struggle attacks the skill Scrappy or the move Foresight will cause these moves to hit ghost types for neutral damage.
What is Polteageist strong against in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?
Ghost-types have two resistances, rounding out their weaknesses and immunities. Polteageist will take reduced damage from:
Polteageist’s high Special Defense makes Special Attacks deal less damage to him, so something like insect buzz either Mud bomb it will hardly do any damage.
Related: Best Ghost Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
What are the best Polteageist counters in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?
honchkrow, murkrowand Pokémon with high Special Defense such as umbreon Y arboliva they are great Polteageist counters. Honchkrow and Murkrow’s Typing allow it to take reduced damage from Polteageist’s Shadow Ball while being able to return its damage with its Dark STAB. Honchkrow’s Sucker Punch is sure to deal a lot of damage, while Murkrow can use his Prankster ability to use Haze to remove any stat boosts Polteageist may have stacked up with Shell Smash or Nasty Plot. Umbreon and Treelive are slow but have good Special Defense to counter Polteageist’s moves.
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