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Sinistcha
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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

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fire
Ice
Dark

Resistant to

Ground½×
Water½×
Grass½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon · Gen 9

Recommended 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

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.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Black · White
Black · White

Moves

Lv.MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Matcha GotchaGrassSpecial809015
1AstonishGhostPhysical3010015
1Stun SporeGrassStatus7530
1WithdrawWaterStatus40
6AbsorbGrassSpecial2010025
12Life DewWaterStatus10
18Foul PlayDarkPhysical9510015
24Mega DrainGrassSpecial4010015
30HexGhostSpecial6510010
36Rage PowderBugStatus20
42Strength SapGrassStatus10010
48Shadow BallGhostSpecial8010015
54MementoDarkStatus10010
60Leaf StormGrassSpecial130905