Shiny Artisan Poltchageist Outbreak Hunting Guide

Players can increase their chances of getting a shiny Artisan Poltchageist (Authentic) through outbreaks in The Teal Mask DLC of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on to learn how to get a shiny Artisan Poltchageist via outbreaks, shiny hunting tips, and more!

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Poltchageist Details	Shiny Poltchageist Guide

Artisan Poltchageist (Authentic) Outbreak Shiny Hunting Guide

Hunting for Shiny Pokemon during a Mass Outbreak is one of the most reliable ways of catching a Shiny. It also appears that when there is an Outbreak of a Pokemon of a certain form, all spawns of that outbreak will be of the same form.

Putting these two ideas together, we can successfully hunt for a Shiny Artisan Poltchageist with the following steps:

1. Have an Artisan Poltchageist Outbreak on Your Map
2. Increase Shiny Odds by Clearing 60 Spawns
3. Reroll the Spawns Until a Shiny Appears

Have an Artisan Poltchageist (Authentic) Outbreak on Your Map

Obviously, the first step is to make sure you have an Artisan Poltchageist Outbreak on your map. Interestingly, it appears that if a Poltchageist Outbreak appears, it will either spawn all Artisan Poltchageist, or all Counterfeit Poltchageist.

So when you have one on your map, it would be a good idea to check out if it spawns one or the other. You can check by going to the outbreak, catching one, and seeing if it registers as Counterfeit Form or Artisan Form.

Reroll Outbreaks by Adjusting System Time

While you could just naturally wait for a Poltchageist Outbreak to appear on your map by checking daily, you can also force the game to reroll your outbreaks by adjusting your Switch's system time.

Without closing out of the game, access your Switch's Settings and turn off the setting that automatically adjusts your system date and time. Tweak the time and roll it back by a minute, then re-enter your game. Checking your map should reveal that the Mass Outbreaks for the map have changed.

Increase Poltchageist Outbreak Odds by Eating an Encounter Power Sandwich

Eating an Encounter Power: Ghost Lv. 2 sandwich will increase the odds of a Poltchageist Outbreak spawning. If you have a lot of Herba Mystica to spare, you can use the Sparkling Power: Ghost Lv.3 sandwich recipes to also get Encounter Power: Ghost Lv.3.

Increase Shiny Odds by Clearing 60 Spawns

As you defeat or catch more of the same Pokemon in a Mass Outbreak, the odds of finding a Shiny Pokemon among them increases. Defeating them via Let's Go also counts.

From the base odds of a shiny in every 4096 Pokemon, defeating at least 30 from the outbreak improves the odds by half (1 in 2048). By defeating at least 60 you improve the odds further to be 1 in 1365.

Further Increase Shiny Odds

Type	Ingredient	Herba Mystica
Ghost	Red Onion	Salty Herba Mystica (x2)
Grass	Lettuce	Salty Herba Mystica Sour Herba Mystica
Ghost	Cucumber Pickle Red Onion x3	Any 2 Herba Mystica except ✖️Sweet + Sour ✖️Sour + Sour
Grass	Cucumber Pickle Lettuce x3	Any 2 Herba Mystica except ✖️Sweet + Sour

These are Sparkling Power Lv. 3 Recipes that we recommend for hunting Shiny Poltchageist

Make use of items like the Shiny Charm or a Sparkling Power Sandwich to further increase your odds of finding a Shiny Pokemon. Using both items is the best method, as it improves your odds of finding a Shiny Pokemon further from 1/1365 to 1/512.

Shiny Hunting Guide and Shiny Odds

Reroll the Spawns Until a Shiny Appears

Once you've defeated or caught at least 60 of the target spawns, we recommend to stop clearing them, since clearing a large excess beyond the initial 60 might cause the outbreak to end.

Instead focus on rerolling the spawns. You can do this by running around the area as Pokemon further from you despawn, and you spawn more near you. Alternatively, you can set up a picnic to clear the spawns, then exit out of the picnic to have more spawn in.

You'll have to take an especially hard look to notice a Shiny Poltchageist as it only has a slightly greener tint than the regular one. Considering that the environment is quite grassy, it may be hard to notice so take your time to inspect carefully.

Shiny Poltchageist Catching Tips

Hopefully, after following the steps above, you've spotted Shiny Poltchageist. Great! Here are a few tips before you start the encounter.

1. Save Before the Encounter
2. Start the Encounter with a Back-Strike
3. Prevent it from Self-Destructing
4. Lower its HP
5. Consider a Matching Poke Ball

Save Before The Encounter

Before anything else, save your game! You're probably really excited to grab the Shiny Poltchageist right away, but its better to be safe than sorry.

Doing a manual save is a good safety precaution for anything that might go wrong. It'll save you from any potential agony from the encounter despawning, game crashes, running out of Poke Balls, or accidental KOs.

Start the Encounter with a Back-Strike

Instead of running up to Shiny Poltchageist to start the encounter, consider sneaking up behind it, then throw your Poke Ball with ZR to catch it by surprise. Starting the Encounter with this back-strike gives you initiatve in the form of a free turn where Shiny Poltchageist will be too stunned to react.

Prevent Shiny Poltchageist from Self-Destructing

Gholdengo's Ability Good as Gold prevents Poltchageist from using Memento

Speaking of accidental KOs, Poltchageist encountered at Level 54 or higher will likely have the self-KO move Memento. To avoid the heartbreak of watching a Shiny you've hunted for disappear, we recommend preparing ways to prevent it from knocking itself out.

We suggest preparing a Gholdengo as its Good as Gold ability will prevent Poltchageist from using Memento. Otherwise, a faster Pokemon that knows the move Taunt can also stop it from using status moves.

Lower Shiny Poltchageist's HP

Best Catcher Pokemon
Hisuian Decidueye	・Is able to use False Swipe against Ghost-Types thanks to Scrappy ・Can use Taunt to prevent the use of Memento.

As a Ghost-type, Poltchageist is normally immune to False Swipe. However when used with Hisuian Decidueye's Scrappy, this can be a safe way to bring the target to Red HP.

Otherwise, if you don't have access to Hisuian Decidueye, it may be better to attack with low power, resisted moves to carefully deal damage.

Best Ball to Catch Shiny Poltchageist In

Dusk Ball

Luxury Ball

While you could catch Shiny Poltchageist in any Poke Ball you prefer, there's a pretty fun tradition of selecting a Poke Ball that thematically matches the Shiny Pokemon you'll catch.

We think the Dusk Ball's Dark and Green colors suits Poltchageist's color scheme well. Alternatively, the Luxury Ball evokes the same fancy vibe associated with tea ceremonies.

Evolve for Shiny Masterpiece Sinistcha

Authentic Sinistcha on the left, Shiny Authentic Sinistcha on the right

Congratulations on catching Shiny Poltchageist! If you've followed along with this guide, you should now have a Shiny Authentic Poltchageist, you'll need a Masterpiece Teacup to evolve it into Shiny Sinistcha.

In case you settled for a Counterfeit one, they'll still look similar, but you'll need an Unremarkable Teacup instead. Both forms of Shiny Sinistcha retain the dark green coloring that Shiny Poltchageist has.

How to Evolve Poltchageist into Sinistcha

Artisan Poltchageist (Authentic) Mass Outbreak Location

Found in Grassy Areas and Forests

Poltchageist outbreaks can be found in grassy areas and forests, typically southeast from the Kitakami map.

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Shiny Poltchageist vs Normal

Shiny Artisan Poltchageist (Authentic) is Green

Artisan Poltchageist Differences
Non-Shiny	Shiny

While the differences are minute, especially since Poltchageist is really small, the shiny Artisan Poltchageist is green compared to its counterpart that leans more on black.

As you sneak around Artisan Poltchageists during mass outbreaks, be sure to take a good look at each Artisan Poltchageist's body so as not to miss a shiny should one spawn!

Poltchageist (Authentic) Overview

Type, Weaknesses, and Abilities

Kitakami #76		Type
Poltchageist
		Abilities
		Hospitality Heatproof (Hidden)
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)
Immune to:	(0x)

Poltchageist Evolution: How to Get and Evolve Poltchageist

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