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Poltergeist

GhostPhysical

The user attacks the target by controlling the target’s item. The move fails if the target doesn’t have an item. Poltergeist is a tutor move available in The Isle of Armor DLC.

Move data

Power

110

Accuracy

90%

PP

5

Makes contact

No

Introduced

Generation 8

Target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Taught by

TM198

Game descriptions

  • B.Diamond, S.Pearl:This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
  • Scarlet, Violet:The user attacks by controlling the target’s item. This move fails if the target isn’t holding an item.

Learned by (45)

GastlyGastlyTMHaunterHaunterTMGengarGengarTMMewMewTMTyphlosionTyphlosionTMMisdreavusMisdreavusTMSableyeSableyeTMShuppetShuppetTMBanetteBanetteTMDuskullDuskullTMDusclopsDusclopsTMMismagiusMismagiusTMSpiritombSpiritombTMDusknoirDusknoirTMFroslassFroslassTMRotomRotomTMGiratinaGiratinaTMZoroarkZoroarkTMLitwickLitwickTMLampentLampentTMChandelureChandelureTMGolettGolettTMGolurkGolurkTMPhantumpPhantumpTMTrevenantTrevenantTMDecidueyeDecidueyeTMSandygastSandygastTMPalossandPalossandTMLunalaLunalaTMSinisteaSinisteaTMPolteageistPolteageistTMSpectrierSpectrierTMSkeledirgeSkeledirgeTMCeruledgeCeruledgeTMBramblinBramblinTMBrambleghastBrambleghastTMRabscaRabscaTMGreavardGreavardTMHoundstoneHoundstoneTMFlutter ManeFlutter ManeTMGholdengoGholdengoTMPoltchageistPoltchageistTMSinistchaSinistchaTMMunkidoriMunkidoriTMPecharuntPecharuntTM