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The Newest Pokémon Is Literally a Pot of Piping Hot Tea—And We Stan
Everyone meet Polteageist, the newest (and cutest!!!) addition to the Pokémon kingdom!
Over the past few months, Nintendo has slowly been revealing a bunch of brand new additions to the Pokémon kingdom in preparation for the highly-anticipated Switch games Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Some of the new Pokémon look ferocious and tough, some look fluffy and cuddly, and others look...inexplicably cute. Polteageist, a Pokémon that is literally a piping hot pot of tea, is one of the latter.
\u201c\ud83d\udea8 New Pok\u00e9mon Discovered! \ud83d\udea8\n\nMeet Polteageist, the Black Tea Pok\u00e9mon. \n\nThese Pok\u00e9mon have been known to make themselves at home inside hotels and restaurants and are often treated as pests. \n\n\u2615\ufe0f https://t.co/TWhMTaPipO\u201d— Pok\u00e9mon (@Pok\u00e9mon) 1567636704
\u201cPolteageist is a Ghost type Pok\u00e9mon that usually makes its home by hiding amongst dishes at hotels & restaurants. Since its body is made of tea, you may even be able to have a taste. Be careful, too much and you might not feel so well! #PokemonSwordShield\u201d— Nintendo of America (@Nintendo of America) 1567635784
"Polteageist is a Ghost type Pokémon that usually makes its home by hiding amongst dishes at hotels & restaurants," Nintendo of America wrote in a tweet earlier today when they announced what is surely going to be our fave new Poké-friend. "Since its body is made of tea, you may even be able to have a taste. Be careful, too much and you might not feel so well!"
Although tasting a Pokémon sounds kinda strange, once fans learned of the newest addition to the Pokémon world, they immediately voiced their excitement on Twitter. (And yes, a ton of "spill the tea" jokes were made.)
\u201cA cup of tea Pok\u00e9mon? Are YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?\u201d— Paul Ryan (@Paul Ryan) 1567635937
\u201cThis Pok\u00e9mon is going to to be spilling the TEA\u201d— s (@s) 1567635875
\u201cDarling, lets spill some tea #criticalrole #criticalrolefanart #pokemon #nintendo #nintendodirect\u201d— \u2737 Monie \u2737 Shop Update Soon (@\u2737 Monie \u2737 Shop Update Soon) 1567638206
None— Gaymer629 (@Gaymer629) 1567649157
\u201cA fucking ghost that lives in a tea pot!!!!\nPolteageist!!!!!\nI will not be playing Sword/Shield but Polteageist is my new favorite Pokemon.\nOnly Polteageist!!!!\u201d— Jack Packard (@Jack Packard) 1567699064
\u201cyou know i'm here for the possessed tea pok\u00e9mon\u201d— empurror (@empurror) 1567639739
\u201cI'm gonna spill ALL the tea in the new Pok\u00e9mon games! \ud83e\udd70 #Polteageist\u201d— Yoeri \ud83c\udf3b (@Yoeri \ud83c\udf3b) 1567667010
\u201cSpill the tea, Polteageist \ud83c\udf75\u2728\n\nQuick little painting study of the new Pok\u00e9mon revealed today!\n#PokemonSwordShield #Pokemon\u201d— \ud83c\uddf3 \ud83c\uddee \ud83c\uddf3 \ud83c\uddf4 (@\ud83c\uddf3 \ud83c\uddee \ud83c\uddf3 \ud83c\uddf4) 1567657099
\u201cRight I'm British and I know the hole tea lover thing is played as a joke but I really love the teapot Pokemon.\nIt spooky and cute\u201d— Freya.M.Oakes (@Freya.M.Oakes) 1567666914
\u201cPolteageist definitely has made my favorite pokemon list :') it's so cute and quirky and it's tea like... how could we not stan wtf\u201d— Gage \u2708\ufe0f Riptide (@Gage \u2708\ufe0f Riptide) 1567643930
Pokémon Sword and Shield are set for release on November 15 wherever video games are sold!
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
