We’re rapidly approaching the launch of the primary DLC for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, and with it has come a dripfeed of latest monster information. GameFreak appears blissful to stir the pot thus far, with reveals like a 19^th Tera Sort with out a lot context. But the just lately launched video for the Grass/Ghost-Sort Pokémon Poltchageist is wild even by these requirements. I’m going to spoil the heck out of it, so watch the quick your self in order for you the blind expertise.

Our story begins with an older man at a competition telling a ghost story to an viewers of youngsters. Apparently, as soon as upon a time, there was a tea grasp who was an obsessive perfectionist. He was so obsessive that he would yell at any visitor dealing with his tea, leaving him alone along with his craft. With nobody to share his work with, he tumbled over and “fainted from exhaustion,” which the viewers is supposed to interpret as “this man was so indignant that he left this mortal coil.”

The grasp’s tea caddy modifications fingers within the years to return. However as you may count on from the tone of this story, that caddy is hella haunted. Stuffed with rage and matcha in equal measure, it proceeds to empty the life drive from not less than one one who angers it so it may restore all the things from cracked cups to telephone screens. Then Poltchageist drains life drive from the viewers of sleeping youngsters earlier than ending the video by winking on the digital camera.

I’ve watched this ultimate scene thrice, and I nonetheless can’t resolve what’s occurring. Is Poltchageist draining life drive from the meals, or is it straight-up attacking youngsters?

Meet Poltchageist, a newly found Pokémon from the land of Kitakami, in The Hidden Treasure of Space Zero ?#PokemonScarletViolet ❤️? pic.twitter.com/h29lgIPzlB

— Pokémon (@Pokemon) August 22, 2023

Poltchageist is possibly within the prime 20 of most annoying Pokémon

As longtime followers know, Pokémon isn’t afraid to get weirdly darkish with its Pokémon backstories. I don’t know who wrote Yamask’s Pokedex entries, however I hope somebody gave them a hug afterwards.

As for the uncooked gameplay particulars, there’s nonetheless loads we don’t learn about Poltchageist. It‘s very just like Polteageist, despite the fact that it appears to share no relationship to the monster. It additionally joins a surprisingly strong roster of Ghost/Grass-Sort Pokémon, together with Technology 9’s Bramblin and Brambleghast.

From context, we will assume Poltchageist will rely closely on draining strikes. It apparently is aware of the flexibility “Hospitality,” which lets Poltchageist “restore a small quantity of its ally’s HP when it enters a battle.” For context, Scarlet & Violet have gone laborious on mechanics particularly for doubles battles. Tatsugiri and Dondozo for instance particularly work properly collectively, with their potential massively undermined in singles. So solely time will inform whether or not Poltchageist’s Hospitality will assist solo gamers out or exist particularly for the aggressive scene. I do know I want to see extra double battles pop up in the primary recreation.

We’ll make sure you study extra about Poltchageist when The Hidden Treasure of Space Zero Half 1: The Teal Masks launches on September 13.