The Pokémon Firm Worldwide has revealed Poltchageist, a newly found Pokémon that can seem in The Teal Masks which is the primary downloadable content material for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet.
A brief four-minute video tells the mysterious and haunting story behind this new Grass and Ghost-type pocket monster, which is a tea caddy that immediately got here to life after a few years of neglect and sprays matcha on unsuspecting victims.
“As soon as upon a time, there was a tea grasp who devoted his life to perfecting the artwork of tea ceremony. And his pursuit of perfection bordered on obsession,” the spooky story begins.
“‘Don’t carry the tea bowl so excessive! Don’t step over the utensils! Don’t converse whereas dealing with the utensils! What are you doing?!’ Strictness soured his repute. Finally, not a soul would endure his firm. And with out company to entertain, his pursuits had been meaningless.
“‘Remorse is a bitter sip…’ Because the tea grasp mentioned this, he fainted from exhaustion. His quick mood proved to be his undoing, a reality he by no means realised. The grasp’s tea caddy handed from proprietor to proprietor. Till lastly, after a few years of neglect, the tea caddy began transferring by itself… and immediately remodeled!
“The caddy then flew out of its storehouse! After some wanting round, it seen an ill-mannered girl and approached her. Because the caddy sprinkled her with matcha for some motive, she sensed its presence and waved it away, breaking a teacup within the course of. Let me let you know, that actually teed it off! Its mood rivalled the outdated tea grasp’s!
“Later that evening, the lady seen her pores and skin now possessed a peculiar glow! However the glow was shortlived, for bother was brewing. The matcha steeped in her life-forced, sapped a few of her power because it returned to the caddy. How terrifying! Then, it started sealing up cracks with its matcha! Beginning with the damaged telephone… then an influence outlet, some headlights, even Tinkaton’s hammer!
“The tea caddy on this story is, in reality, the Grass and Ghost-type Pokémon Poltchageist! Folks say the tea grasp’s remorse nonetheless dwells on this caddy. Do you have to ever meet it, a correct greeting might prevent from a bitter destiny…
“Now, within the land of Kitakami, dad and mom inform their youngsters, ‘For those who waste your meals Poltchageist will sprinkle you with matcha!’ Even flavouring issues with matcha is forbidden there…”
Poltchageist Overview
Class: Matcha Pokémon
Kind: Grass/Ghost
Top: 0.1 m
Weight: 1.1 kg
Capability: Hospitality
Poltchageist has a swirl sample just like the one which’s recognized to be Sinistea’s weak level. Nevertheless, one factor that units these species aside is that Poltchageist’s swirl shouldn’t be its weak level.
After a goal is sprinkled with a few of Poltchageist’s powdery physique or eats meals dusted with it, Poltchageist drains their life-force and absorbs it as vitality.
Poltchageist has a liking for outdated homes and should make its dwelling in them. By day it stays nonetheless in cool, darkish locations, however as soon as the solar units, it begins to prowl round cities and their outskirts.
It generally mends cracked or damaged issues. In houses the place it’s taken up residence, Poltchageist might even take it upon itself to restore damaged tableware and different objects.
Poltchageist’s Capability, Hospitality, is being launched within the DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. When a Pokémon with this Capability enters a battle, it showers its ally with hospitality, restoring a small quantity of the ally’s HP.
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet’s The Hidden Treasures of Space Zero Half 1: The Teal Masks is deliberate for launch on 13 September 2023, and Half 2: The Indigo Disk will launch in Winter 2023.