#1013
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.
Details
Height0.2 m
Weight2.2 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate60
Base friendship50
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
71
Attack
60
Defense
106
Sp. Atk
121
Sp. Def
80
Speed
70
Total
508
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Calm Mind
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Heatproof
- Nature
- Bold
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
- Tera
- PoisonFairy
Evolution
Unremarkable Teacup
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Sinistcha can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Sinistcha.






Across the games


Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Matcha Gotcha | Grass | Special | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 1 | Withdraw | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 6 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Life Dew | Water | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Hex | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Rage Powder | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 54 | Memento | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |