Poltergeist

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Poltergeist
Race(s)	FoulKyūyaku Megami Tensei HauntShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Devil Survivor 2 MononokeDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei RumorSoul Hackers 2 SpiritShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Megami Ibunroku Persona
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Arcana(s)	DevilPersona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Order(s)	Wind

Poltergeist is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level Poltergeist 13	Strength 19 Dexterity 18 Magic 18 Agility 23 Luck 19
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Spirit {{{align}}} — 108 104
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — — — — — WkWeak WkWeak — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Sukunda 15 MP ??? Needle Shot 4 MP Weak Gun damage to one enemy. Healing Knowhow — Grants user access to healing and support items. 15

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level Poltergeist 19	Strength 15 Dexterity 23 Magic 32 Agility 25 Luck 28
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Spirit Chaos Boy 157 132
Basic Attack 1-2 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — — — — — WkWeak WkWeak — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — +2 — — — -4 -3 — — +1 -2 +1
Evolves to Quicksilver Level 23
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Sukunda 25 MP Debuffs all foes' agility by 1 level. Tathlum Shot 7 MP Medium gun damage to one foe. Rapid Needle 5 MP Weak gun damage to all foes. 20 Healing Knowhow — Enables use of healing items. 21

Shin Megami Tensei V

	Name Level Poltergeist 25	Strength 17 Vitality 17 Magic 16 Agility 20 Luck 23
Race HP MP C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Gift Type Haunt 115 137 — —
Resistances — — — NulNull WkWeak WkWeak — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — NulNull — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential — — — +2 -1 -2 — — — — +2
Basic Attack 1 attack with the Phys element to 1 enemy
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Shockbound 25 MP Weak 2~5 Electric attacks to random foes. Masukunda 30 MP Lowers Accuracy/Evasion of all foes by 1 rank for 3 turns. Dream Needle 10 MP Weak Physical attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Sleep. 26 Elec Block 40 MP Nullifies an Electric attack against all allies once for 1 turn. 27 Resist Force — Strengthens resistance to Force skills. 28
Magatsuhi Skills Skill Description Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. Twilight WaveRequires Haunt Talisman Heavy Physical attack to all foes. Chance of inflicting Sleep.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

	Name Level Poltergeist 2	Strength 3 Intelligence 3 Magic 3 Endurance 3 Agility 3 Luck 3
Location Yahigashi Building; Library; Sewers (Yarai-Ku) B1F-B3F, B5F
Species Race Alignment HP MP S. CostCost to summon from COMP CP Spirit Spirit Dark-Chaos 24 6Sega Saturn/26PlayStation Portable 20 MMagnetite 1
Personality Loyalty Inheritance Speech Drop Short-Tempered Level Difference Force Child (♂) Normal Bullet
Hit(s) Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Defense 1 10 8 10 8 7 5
Resistances "Nullifies Death, Gun. Weak to Expel." Sword Spear Thrown Gun D Atk Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×½ ×⅒ NulNull ×1 ×⁷⁄₁₀ ×½ ×1 ×⁷⁄₁₀ ×1 Expel Death Almi Mind Ruin Bind Nerve Charge Skill Swd Skl ×3 NulNull ×1 ×½ ×1 ×1 ×⅒ ×1 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output  New  1/8  2/8  3/8  Half  5/8  6/8  7/8  Full 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Zan Force 3 MP Attack magic. Front row. Power 28. Force-type damage to 1 enemy. Sukunda Support 5 MP Attack support. All. Decreases accuracy of all enemies.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei V	A mischievous spirit known for haunting houses. The name is German in origin, and literally means "noisy ghost." It can do various things, from pulling harmless pranks like making loud noises and moving objects through the air, to dangerous, destructive acts, like starting fires and assaulting people. Poltergeist incidents often occur in homes with children or teenagers, and one theory states that the cause is a child's unstable mentality.
Soul Hackers 2	A mischievous spirit known for haunting houses. The name is German in origin, and literally means "noisy ghost." It can do various things, from pulling harmless pranks like making loud noises and moving objects through the air, to dangerous, destructive acts, like starting fires and assaulting people. Poltergeist incidents often occur in homes with children or teenagers, and one theory states that the cause is a child's unstable mentality.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army	A trickster ghost famous for haunting houses. It wreaks havoc by making loud noises and moving objects around through the air.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	A ghost who levitates furniture. German for "noisy ghost."

Nomenclature

Poltergeist is a portmanteau of the German words poltern, meaning "to make noise," and geist, meaning "ghost." Therefore, poltergeist means "noisy ghost."

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ポルターガイスト Porutāgaisuto	Poltergeist

Gallery

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Videos

Poltergeist's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V