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Poltchageist is a Pokémon that is similar to a tea caddy, specifically from the Japanese traditional tea ceremony. Their nature is to fill up any crevasses using a similar technique of Kintsugi, but instead of gold, it will use matcha powder within it's body. Despite resembling Sinistea, Poltchageist is not biologically related to it.
Poltchageist are said to be created from the regrets of an old tea master. Additionally, it also tends to scatter its powder on people and food. If it lands on people, they will see their skin to glow, but not until it takes their life force, taking the strength leaving them unconscious. It has a strong desire to fix anything that breaks. It will drain the life force out of anyone who breaks anything it sees. It is strong enough to drain many humans at once.
Trivia
The Haunting Tale of Poltchageist Poster
Poltchageist was first teased during the 2023 World Championships, where attendees were given a tea ceremony set with the date of the reveal. Another tease was from the Official Pokémon website having a matcha powder theme background. Finally, a Kitakami poster foreshadows the ghost tale, the English official even attached a cup emoji to the end of the tweet.
Despite being a counterpart of Sinistea[1], Poltchageist bears a name that resembles the name of a different species, Polteageist.
Origin
Poltchageist may be based on green tea. It's body is similar to the container in which matcha is usually stored in. It may also be based on a tsukumogami, being an inanimate household object come to life. Additionally, due to the way it repairs broken objects, it may be based on the process of kintsugi.
