# Polteageist #083/189 — Darkness Ablaze

## Summary

Polteageist is a Galar-region teapot ghost with a quiet following among Gen 8 fans, and in Darkness Ablaze its Tea Break engine made it a real tournament utility piece, trading spare copies for extra draws. As an Uncommon it was a mid-tier pull, so demand comes from players and set completionists. A $0.19 modelled guide, up 6% over 30 days on 14 copies traded, says bulk, with 1,254 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Darkness Ablaze |
| Number | 083/189 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | kirisAki |
| Release date | 2020-08-14 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Sinistea |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Ability: Tea Break | You must discard a Pokémon that has the Mad Party attack from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards. |
| Attack: Mad Party | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20× — This attack does 20 damage for each Pokémon in your discard pile that has the Mad Party attack. |
| Weakness | Darkness ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | D |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Polteageist #855](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/polteageist) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.19** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-02
- Floor delivered ask: $1.57 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 59/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2020-08-14T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T18:08:54.630Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T05:09:51.154Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-18T21:26:58.493Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-02T07:54:36.363Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T05:09:51.154Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/darkness-ablaze/polteageist-83)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh3-83%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)