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No.1013

Sinistcha

Matcha Pokémon

GrassGhost
Forms:Sinistcha (Masterpiece Form)
Height: 0.2mWeight: 2.2kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 20)Egg Groups: Mineral / AmorphousSmogon Singles: UUSmogon Doubles: DOURegional Dex: Kitakami #77

Description

It prefers cool, dark places, such as the back of a shelf or the space beneath a home's floorboards. It wanders in search of prey after sunset.

Raising data

Catch rate
60 / 255
Base friendship
50
Egg steps
6,528 steps
Gender ratio
Genderless
Growth rate
Slow (1,250,000)

Base StatsTotal 508

HP71
Atk60
Def106
SpA121
SpD80
Spe70

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP178178146146
Atk1231128072
Def173158126113
SpA190173141126
SpD14513210090
Spe1341229081

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Hospitality

    When the Pokémon enters a battle, it showers its ally with hospitality, restoring a small amount of the ally's HP

  • HeatproofHidden

    The Pokémon's heatproof body halves the damage taken from Fire-type moves.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Doubles OU24%#3 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Matcha Gotcha96.2%
  • Rage Powder73%
  • Trick Room68.4%
  • Shadow Ball46.6%
  • Life Dew41.8%
  • Protect23.7%
  • Calm Mind21%
  • Strength Sap7.7%
  • Nasty Plot6.1%
  • Foul Play3.7%

Items

  • Sitrus Berry62.9%
  • Leftovers17.5%
  • Life Orb8.2%
  • Grassy Seed4.8%
  • Mental Herb2.9%
  • Iapapa Berry1.7%

Abilities

  • Hospitality95.4%
  • Heatproof4.6%

Tera types

  • water54%
  • dark22.3%
  • fire11%
  • fairy5.9%
  • dragon3.2%
  • grass2.7%

EV spreads

  • Quiet HP252 / Def76 / SpA8 / SpD17213.4%→ Calc
  • Bold HP152 / Def12 / SpD2448.8%→ Calc
  • Bold HP252 / Def4 / SpD2526.6%→ Calc
  • Bold HP248 / Def8 / SpD2526.1%→ Calc

Teammates

IncineroarIncineroar54.9%GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarl36.9%Moltres (Galarian Form)Moltres (Galarian Form)33.2%VolcanionVolcanion28%DiancieDiancie22.8%UrsalunaUrsaluna22.4%GholdengoGholdengo17.3%GlimmoraGlimmora16.5%
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Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Champions Doubles7.3%#24 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Matcha Gotcha98.4%
  • Rage Powder95.6%
  • Trick Room76.4%
  • Protect64.6%
  • Life Dew34%
  • Shadow Ball15%
  • Strength Sap7.5%
  • Imprison2.9%
  • Calm Mind1.3%
  • Leaf Storm1.2%

Items

  • Colbur Berry30%
  • Sitrus Berry23.4%
  • Kasib Berry11.8%
  • Occa Berry7.3%
  • Rocky Helmet7.1%
  • Coba Berry6.3%

Abilities

  • Hospitality98.5%
  • Heatproof1.5%

EV spreads

Teammates

IncineroarIncineroar36.5%SneaslerSneasler26.7%Mega GolisopodMega Golisopod25.1%PelipperPelipper23.1%ArchaludonArchaludon21.2%KingambitKingambit20.2%Indeedee (Female)Indeedee (Female)17.1%Mega DelphoxMega Delphox17%
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Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

OU (Singles)1.4%#71 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Strength Sap100%
  • Matcha Gotcha98.8%
  • Shadow Ball95.4%
  • Calm Mind76%
  • Nasty Plot20.4%
  • Hex4.3%
  • Foul Play2.3%
  • Stun Spore1.4%
  • Scald1%
  • Giga Drain0.2%

Items

  • Heavy-Duty Boots90.9%
  • Leftovers6.6%
  • Colbur Berry1.2%
  • Rocky Helmet1.1%
  • Mental Herb0.1%
  • Covert Cloak0%

Abilities

  • Heatproof97.9%
  • Hospitality2.1%

Tera types

  • poison69%
  • normal20%
  • fairy5.4%
  • grass2.1%
  • steel1.5%
  • ghost0.8%

EV spreads

Teammates

TinkatonTinkaton54.3%Samurott (Hisuian Form)Samurott (Hisuian Form)34.7%GliscorGliscor34.7%ZamazentaZamazenta30.2%Ting-LuTing-Lu29.7%ClodsireClodsire25.3%DragoniteDragonite23.5%KeldeoKeldeo22.7%
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Source: Smogon (OU)

VGC 20260.2%#86 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Rage Powder84.3%
  • Matcha Gotcha81.6%
  • Trick Room65.2%
  • Shadow Ball53.2%
  • Protect49.1%
  • Life Dew40.8%
  • Strength Sap15.7%
  • Grassy Terrain9.3%
  • Scald0.8%
  • Memento0%

Items

  • Sitrus Berry35.8%
  • Focus Sash35.8%
  • Eject Button15.7%
  • Rocky Helmet8.9%
  • Leftovers3.8%
  • Covert Cloak0%

Abilities

  • Hospitality100%

Tera types

  • grass50.9%
  • water18.2%
  • normal17.4%
  • dark12.3%
  • fairy1.1%
  • fire0%

EV spreads

  • Relaxed HP252 / Def28 / SpD22824.7%→ Calc
  • Timid HP4 / SpA252 / Spe25217.4%→ Calc
  • Relaxed HP252 / Def188 / SpD6817.2%→ Calc
  • Bold HP252 / Def252 / SpA415.7%→ Calc

Teammates

RillaboomRillaboom56.3%IncineroarIncineroar44.1%TerapagosTerapagos40.3%GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarl38.9%Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)29.6%AnnihilapeAnnihilape24.8%Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)24.7%ComfeyComfey24.7%
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Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Evolution

Poltchageist#1012PoltchageistGrassGhost
Use Unremarkable Teacup→
Sinistcha#1013SinistchaGrassGhost

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
Resists×½ / ×¼
WaterElectricGrassGround
Immune to×0
NormalFighting
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
WaterGroundPsychicRockGhost

Moves

Level up

—GrassMatcha GotchaSpecial 80
Lv1GhostAstonishPhysical 30
Lv1GrassStun SporeStatus
Lv1WaterWithdrawStatus
Lv6GrassAbsorbSpecial 20
Lv12WaterLife DewStatus
Lv18DarkFoul PlayPhysical 95
Lv24GrassMega DrainSpecial 40
Lv30GhostHexSpecial 65
Lv36BugRage PowderStatus
Lv42GrassStrength SapStatus
Lv48GhostShadow BallSpecial 80
Lv54DarkMementoStatus
Lv60GrassLeaf StormSpecial 130
TM (27)
Calm MindCurseEndureEnergy BallGiga DrainGrassy TerrainHyper BeamImprisonIron DefenseMagical LeafNasty PlotNight ShadePain SplitPhantom ForcePoltergeistProtectPsych UpReflectRestScaldSleep TalkSolar BeamSpiteSubstituteTera BlastTrick RoomUproar

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FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Sinistcha?

Matcha Pokémon It prefers cool, dark places, such as the back of a shelf or the space beneath a home's floorboards. It wanders in search of prey after sunset.

What type is Sinistcha?

Sinistcha is a Grass / Ghost-type Pokémon.

What is Sinistcha weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Fire / Ice / Flying / Ghost / Dark-type moves.

What are Sinistcha's base stats?

HP71 / Atk60 / Def106 / SpA121 / SpD80 / Spe70 (total 508)

What are Sinistcha's abilities?

Hospitality, Heatproof

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