Polteageist SV053/122 · Shining Fates Shiny Vault

Polteageist is Pokédex #855, generation 8 (Galar). Polteageist is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 60 HP. The card says it evolves from Sinistea. In this catalog that name is Sinistea (#854).

Polteageist sits at SV053/122 in Shining Fates Shiny Vault, position 53 of 122. Before it is SV052 Sinistea, and after it is SV054 Hatenna. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 19 February 2021. The printed size is 122, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Shiny.

Tea Break is listed as Ability. 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. The attack Mad Party lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each Pokémon in your discard pile that has the Mad Party attack. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This species lives in antique teapots. Most pots are forgeries, but on rare occasions, an authentic work is found." The regulation mark is D.

Polteageist (#855) has 5 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2023. The earliest other card is Polteageist V SWSH021/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Polteageist V, while this one is Polteageist. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Shiny. PLANETA Igarashi illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Polteageist list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Shining Fates Shiny Vault set binder is where a full Shining Fates Shiny Vault set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Polteageist can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Sweets and snacks Pokémon. I still need this card.