Polteageist · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Polteageist card
Polteageist is card 90 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Psychic-type with 60 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Sinistea, which places Polteageist deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
The card's flavor text gives Polteageist a line of lore: "This species lives in antique teapots. Most pots are forgeries, but on rare occasions, an authentic work is found."
What is Polteageist worth?
Polteageist is a non-holo Rare. In Sword & Shield, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Polteageist trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Polteageist before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Polteageist, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Polteageist in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Polteageist
For Polteageist, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Polteageist rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
