Ghost
Charged move
Poltergeist
Raid and GO Battle League stats for Poltergeist, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.
Power
140
PvE base damage
Energy
−100
Cost per use
Duration
3.5s
Animation time
DPS
40.0
Damage per second
Raid & Gym stats (PvE)
- Power
- 140
- Energy
- −100
- Duration
- 3.5s
- DPS
- 40.0 dmg/s
- DPE
- 1.4 dmg/energy
- Damage window start
- 2.70s
- Damage window end
- 2.90s
GO Battle League stats (PvP)
- Power
- 150
- Energy
- −75
- Turns
- 1 (instant)
- DPE
- 2 dmg/energy
Top Pokemon with Poltergeist
Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.
| # | Pokemon | Max CP | ATK | DEF | STA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
3,696 | 271 | 182 | 155 |
| 2 |
|
3,344 | 225 | 191 | 174 |
| 3 |
|
3,227 | 222 | 154 | 205 |
| 4 |
|
2,701 | 180 | 254 | 128 |
| 5 |
|
1,288 | 134 | 96 | 120 |
| 6 |
|
1,799 | 124 | 234 | 120 |
FAQ
Is Poltergeist a good move?
Poltergeist deals 140 base damage over 3.5 seconds, which works out at 40.0 DPS and 1.4 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Ghost moves to see where it ranks.
Which Pokemon learn Poltergeist?
The table above lists the 6 strongest by base attack, led by Chandelure, Sinistcha, Golurk.
Is Poltergeist better in PvE or PvP?
In raids and gyms the move has 140 power for 100 energy over 3.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 150 power for 75 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.