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The Poltergust 4000 (オバキューム Obakyūmu) is a kart appearing in the Mario Kart series.

Description

This kart is the upgraded version of the Poltergust 3000 in Luigi's Mansion, as well as the Super Poltergust 3001 in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, both of which were built by Professor E. Gadd. Upgraded versions can be found in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Luigi's Mansion 3.

History

Mario Kart DS

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Luigi in his Poltergust 4000 in the Select Kart screen.

The Poltergust 4000 debuted in Mario Kart DS, as one of Luigi's karts, the others being the Standard LG, Streamliner. It is one of the 16 karts that are available from the start.

During gameplay, at first, only Luigi can use this kart. However, if the player can complete all Nitro Grand Prix cups in 150cc, it becomes open to Yoshi and Waluigi. Once all cups in Mirror Mode are completed, the Poltergust 4000 is open to all characters in the game.

Staff Ghost use

Course Time Player Character Kart
GCN Luigi Circuit 1:29:759 Ninten★おつぼ Luigi MKDS record icon Luigi Poltergust 4000 icon Poltergust 4000
GBA Luigi Circuit 1:46:581 Ninten★モリオ Luigi MKDS record icon Luigi Poltergust 4000 icon Poltergust 4000

Statistics

Luigi's Poltergust 4000 is one of four ideal snaking karts; the others are Yoshi's Egg 1, Dry Bones's Dry Bomber, and R.O.B.'s ROB-BLS. This kart has high speed, acceleration, and handling, but low drift, weight, and items. These stats make the Poltergust ideal for snaking in the early-game, where the only other viable option is the Egg 1. It is fairly popular at all levels for having an excellent compromise between speed and handling compared to other karts.

However, since its attributes are squarely in-between many other karts, it faces heavy competition at the highest level of Time Trials and is the least seen out of the four ideal snaking karts. Some courses necessitate the Egg 1's consistency and Mini-Turbo length to maintain PRB for 3 laps, and often times, if top players want more speed, they will skip the Poltergust and immediately learn the course with the ROB-BLS. Despite this, the Poltergust is still able to hold records on courses such as GBA Peach Circuit, where the leniency of the Egg 1 isn't needed but the ROB-BLS cannot consistently perform.

When Luigi is using this kart, its weight is equivalent to Toad's Standard TD (when used by Toad), and Dry Bones's Banisher (when used by Dry Bones).

This and Waluigi's Gold Mantis are the fastest karts within the mediumweight class. It also has the highest acceleration within the mediumweight class. This and Toad's Mushmellow are also the second lightest karts in the game, losing to Mario's Shooting Star and Yoshi's Egg 1.

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Ice-blue Poltergust

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Icon of the Ice-blue Poltergust.

In Mario Kart Tour, there is a variant of the Poltergust 4000, the Ice-blue Poltergust (スノーバキューム Sunō Bakyūmu), which hence its name, is icy-blue colored, with silver details. It is equipped with a larger version of the Pipe Buggy's tires. It is the signature kart for Penguin Luigi. It is classified as a High-End kart. Unlike the Poltergust 4000, which offers longer slipstreams, the Icy-blue Poltergust increases the speed boosts and points resulted when driving over a Dash Panel.

This kart was exclusive to the Ice Tour, during the second week's spotlight, also including Penguin Luigi and the Blizzard Balloons.

Statistics

Mario Kart DS

Kart Stats
Stat Value
Speed
75
Acceleration
76
Weight
 17 (49)
Handling
77
Drift
32
Items
32

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