Moves, #809, Poltergeist
Poltergeist is learned by 44 species by machine and 36 by tutor
Of the 1,025 species this site covers, default forms only
Effect, in PokéAPI's words
“Fails if the target has no held item.”
Who learns it
55 species in all, 2 games
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
 Gastly | Machine | |
 Haunter | Machine | |
 Gengar | Machine | |
 Mew | Machine | |
 Typhlosion | Machine | |
 Misdreavus | Machine | |
 Sableye | Machine | |
 Shuppet | Machine | |
 Banette | Machine | |
 Duskull | Machine | |
 Dusclops | Machine | |
 Mismagius | Machine | |
 Spiritomb | Machine | |
 Dusknoir | Machine | |
 Froslass | Machine | |
 Rotom | Machine | |
 Giratina | Machine | |
 Litwick | Machine | |
 Lampent | Machine | |
 Chandelure | Machine | |
 Golett | Machine | |
 Golurk | Machine | |
 Phantump | Machine | |
 Trevenant | Machine | |
 Decidueye | Machine | |
 Sandygast | Machine | |
 Palossand | Machine | |
 Lunala | Machine | |
 Sinistea | Machine | |
 Polteageist | Machine | |
 Spectrier | Machine | |
 Skeledirge | Machine | |
 Ceruledge | Machine | |
 Bramblin | Machine | |
 Brambleghast | Machine | |
 Rabsca | Machine | |
 Greavard | Machine | |
 Houndstone | Machine | |
 Flutter Mane | Machine | |
 Gholdengo | Machine | |
 Poltchageist | Machine | |
 Sinistcha | Machine | |
 Munkidori | Machine | |
 Pecharunt | Machine |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Gastly | Tutor | |
| Haunter | Tutor | |
| Gengar | Tutor | |
| Mew | Tutor | |
 Shedinja | Tutor | |
| Sableye | Tutor | |
| Duskull | Tutor | |
| Dusclops | Tutor | |
| Spiritomb | Tutor | |
| Dusknoir | Tutor | |
| Froslass | Tutor | |
| Rotom | Tutor | |
| Giratina | Tutor | |
 Yamask | Tutor | |
 Cofagrigus | Tutor | |
 Frillish | Tutor | |
 Jellicent | Tutor | |
| Litwick | Tutor | |
| Lampent | Tutor | |
| Chandelure | Tutor | |
| Golett | Tutor | |
| Golurk | Tutor | |
| Phantump | Tutor | |
| Trevenant | Tutor | |
 Pumpkaboo | Tutor | |
 Gourgeist | Tutor | |
| Decidueye | Tutor | |
| Sandygast | Tutor | |
| Palossand | Tutor | |
 Dhelmise | Tutor | |
| Lunala | Tutor | |
 Marshadow | Tutor | |
| Sinistea | Tutor | |
| Polteageist | Tutor | |
 Cursola | Tutor | |
 Runerigus | Tutor |