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Sinistcha

5,224 appearances (Regulation M-B)
C
Tier
134
Speed #191
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost
HP 71
Atk 60
Def 106
Sp.Atk 121
Sp.Def 80
Speed 70
Total 508
Weight 4.9 lbs.
Hospitality
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it restores 1/4 of its ally’s max HP.
Heatproof
Halves the damage the Pokémon takes from Fire-type moves and from being burned.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Fire Ice Flying Ghost Dark
Resistance · ½×
Water Electric Grass Ground
Immunity · 0×
Normal Fighting

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Hospitality Occa Berry
100.0 59.6% WR · 237 teams
Matcha Gotcha Protect Rage Powder Trick Room
Stat Alignment: 69% Bold, 16% Relaxed
Team
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Occa Berry
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
88%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Poison Touch · Focus Sash
78%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
71%
Delphox
Delphox
Blaze · Delphoxite
68%
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish · Blastoisinite
45%
The Grand Champions Festival Encore · DidiLaMalice (#10) · 13–3
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Poison Touch
Item Focus Sash
Nature Jolly
Quick Guard Fake Out Dire Claw Close Combat
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Ability Hospitality
Item Occa Berry
Nature Bold
Protect Rage Powder Matcha Gotcha Trick Room
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Careful
Fake Out Flare Blitz Throat Chop Parting Shot
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Black Glasses
Nature Adamant
Kowtow Cleave Swords Dance Sucker Punch Protect
Delphox
Delphox
Ability Blaze
Item Delphoxite
Nature Timid
Protect Nasty Plot Heat Wave Psychic
Blastoise
Blastoise
Ability Rain Dish
Item Blastoisinite
Nature Modest
Water Spout Dark Pulse Shell Smash Protect
#2
Hospitality Colbur Berry
96.1 61.6% WR · 34 teams
Matcha Gotcha Protect Rage Powder Shadow Ball
Stat Alignment: 85% Bold, 12% Modest
Team
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Colbur Berry
100%
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
Sand Stream · Tyranitarite
59%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
44%
Milotic
Milotic
Competitive · Sitrus Berry
38%
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Life Orb
38%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
35%
The Grand Champions Festival Encore · Daredevilzz26 (#12) · 13–3
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
Ability Sand Stream
Item Tyranitarite
Nature Jolly
Knock Off Rock Slide High Horsepower Protect
Excadrill
Excadrill
Ability Sand Rush
Item Focus Sash
Nature Adamant
Earthquake Iron Head Rock Slide Protect
Milotic
Milotic
Ability Competitive
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Calm
Scald Icy Wind Haze Protect
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Ability Hospitality
Item Colbur Berry
Nature Bold
Matcha Gotcha Shadow Ball Protect Rage Powder
Staraptor
Staraptor
Ability Intimidate
Item Staraptite
Nature Jolly
Close Combat Brave Bird Tailwind Protect
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Ability Good as Gold
Item Life Orb
Nature Modest
Make It Rain Shadow Ball Nasty Plot Protect
#3
Hospitality Occa Berry
92.0 57.1% WR · 62 teams
Life Dew Matcha Gotcha Protect Rage Powder
Stat Alignment: 55% Bold, 26% Calm, 15% Relaxed
Team
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Occa Berry
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
85%
Delphox
Delphox
Blaze · Delphoxite
68%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Poison Touch · Focus Sash
63%
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish · Blastoisinite
44%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
39%
The Grand Champions Festival Encore · Marcdragon (#111) · 10–4
Delphox
Delphox
Ability Blaze
Item Delphoxite
Nature Timid
Protect Heat Wave Psyshock Nasty Plot
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Poison Touch
Item Focus Sash
Nature Jolly
Close Combat Poison Jab Fake Out Quick Guard
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Impish
Flare Blitz Throat Chop Fake Out Parting Shot
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Ability Hospitality
Item Occa Berry
Nature Bold
Protect Matcha Gotcha Rage Powder Life Dew
Maushold
Maushold
Ability Friend Guard
Item Chople Berry
Nature Impish
Protect Follow Me Feint Helping Hand
Blastoise
Blastoise
Ability Rain Dish
Item Blastoisinite
Nature Modest
Protect Water Spout Dark Pulse Shell Smash
#4
Hospitality Focus Sash
91.7 58.8% WR · 32 teams
Matcha Gotcha Protect Rage Powder Shadow Ball
Stat Alignment: 72% Modest, 16% Calm
Team
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Focus Sash
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
75%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
72%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
72%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
69%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
62%
TARTAN TAKEDOWN #30! - [CHAMPIONS REG M-B] · inareallydarkplace (#2) · 9–1
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Nature Modest
Dazzling Gleam Draining Kiss Calm Mind Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Careful
Fake Out Flare Blitz Helping Hand Parting Shot
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Ability Hospitality
Item Focus Sash
Nature Modest
Matcha Gotcha Shadow Ball Rage Powder Protect
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Unburden
Item White Herb
Nature Jolly
Fake Out Close Combat Dire Claw Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Black Glasses
Nature Adamant
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Swords Dance Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Ability Adaptability
Item Choice Scarf
Nature Jolly
Wave Crash Flip Turn Aqua Jet Last Respects
#5
Hospitality Kasib Berry
91.7 54.0% WR · 672 teams
Matcha Gotcha Protect Rage Powder Trick Room
Stat Alignment: 67% Bold, 19% Relaxed
Team
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Kasib Berry
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
73%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Poison Touch · Focus Sash
53%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
47%
Delphox
Delphox
Blaze · Delphoxite
46%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
31%
Maddo's Cup #9 | 100€ for the Winner | Reg M-B · DaniVGC03 (#1) · 13–1
Swampert
Swampert
Ability Torrent
Item Swampertite
Nature Adamant
Wave Crash High Horsepower Ice Punch Protect
Pelipper
Pelipper
Ability Drizzle
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Modest
Weather Ball Hurricane Tailwind Wide Guard
Archaludon
Archaludon
Ability Stamina
Item Leftovers
Nature Calm
Electro Shot Dragon Pulse Flash Cannon Protect
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Ability Hospitality
Item Kasib Berry
Nature Bold
Rage Powder Matcha Gotcha Trick Room Protect
Maushold
Maushold
Ability Friend Guard
Item Focus Sash
Nature Timid
Follow Me Super Fang Rain Dance Protect
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Ability Good as Gold
Item Life Orb
Nature Modest
Make It Rain Shadow Ball Nasty Plot Protect

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
47.9% usage · WR 52.1%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Fighting Poison
31.0% usage · WR 53.2%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Water Flying
27.3% usage · WR 48.6%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Steel Dragon
25.7% usage · WR 48.8%
Swampert
Swampert
Water Ground
24.3% usage · WR 48.9%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Dark Fairy
24.1% usage · WR 47.8%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Dark Steel
22.5% usage · WR 54.8%
Floette
Floette
Fairy
21.4% usage · WR 56.1%

Most Common Moves

Matcha Gotcha
5096 (97.5%)
Rage Powder
5074 (97.1%)
Trick Room
3429 (65.6%)
Protect
3327 (63.7%)
Life Dew
2401 (46.0%)
Shadow Ball
603 (11.5%)
Strength Sap
498 (9.5%)
Imprison
110 (2.1%)
Hex
23 (0.4%)
Reflect
20 (0.4%)

Most Common Items

Kasib Berry Kasib Berry
1787 (34.2%)
Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
1212 (23.2%)
Coba Berry Coba Berry
603 (11.5%)
Occa Berry Occa Berry
459 (8.8%)
Colbur Berry Colbur Berry
410 (7.8%)
Leftovers Leftovers
392 (7.5%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
127 (2.4%)
No item
59 (1.1%)
Big Root Big Root
57 (1.1%)
Mental Herb Mental Herb
28 (0.5%)

Most Common Abilities

Hospitality
5157 (99.7%)
Heatproof
18 (0.3%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Calm Mind Psychic Status - 101 20
Curse Ghost Status - 101 12
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 12
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 16
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 12
Grassy Terrain Grass Status - 101 12
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 12
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Imprison Psychic Status - 101 12
Iron Defense Steel Status - 101 16
Leaf Storm Grass Special 130 90 8
Life Dew Water Status - 101 12
Matcha Gotcha Grass Special 80 90 16
Memento Dark Status - 100 12
Nasty Plot Dark Status - 101 20
Night Shade Ghost Special 1 100 16
Pain Split Normal Status - 101 20
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Phantom Force Ghost Physical 90 100 12
Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110 90 8
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Psych Up Normal Status - 101 12
Rage Powder Bug Status - 101 20
Reflect Psychic Status - 101 20
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Scald Water Special 80 100 16
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 16
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 12
Spite Ghost Status - 100 12
Strength Sap Grass Status - 100 12
Stun Spore Grass Status - 75 20
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Trick Room Psychic Status - 101 8
Uproar Normal Special 90 100 12

Notable Placements

#1
DaniVGC03 13-1-0
Maddo's Cup #9 | 100€ for the Winner | Reg M-B · Jun 20, 2026
Swampert Swampert Swampert Swampertite Pelipper Pelipper Pelipper Sitrus Berry Archaludon Archaludon Archaludon Leftovers Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Kasib Berry Maushold Maushold Maushold Focus Sash Gholdengo Gholdengo Gholdengo Life Orb
#1
Tiltatron 10-1-0
MMHM X CHAOS LEAGUE QUALIFIER #3 · Jun 21, 2026
Charizard Charizard Charizard Charizardite Y Garchomp Garchomp Garchomp Choice Scarf Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Leftovers Azumarill Azumarill Azumarill Sitrus Berry Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Kangaskhanite Raichu Raichu Raichu Raichunite Y
#1
AthenaStriveVGC 9-2-0
Alpensee Tour (Reg M-B) #63 - ✨ Sylveon for #1! · Jun 24, 2026
Floette Floette Floette Floettite Blaziken Blaziken Blaziken Blazikenite Kingambit Kingambit Kingambit Black Glasses Whimsicott Whimsicott Whimsicott Focus Sash Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Miracle Seed Garchomp Garchomp Garchomp Choice Scarf
#1
Basculegion Basculegion Basculegion Choice Scarf Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Focus Sash Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Kasib Berry Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Kangaskhanite Floette Floette Floette Floettite Incineroar Incineroar Incineroar Sitrus Berry
#1
Great Papayaman 9-0-0
Friday Fight Night #61 Reg M-B Bo3 · Jun 26, 2026
Raichu Raichu Raichu Raichunite Y Milotic Milotic Milotic Leftovers Incineroar Incineroar Incineroar Sitrus Berry Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Kasib Berry Ceruledge Ceruledge Ceruledge Colbur Berry Gardevoir Gardevoir Gardevoir Gardevoirite
#1
gp2332 10-1-0
Talon's FIGHT CLUB #90 POKEMON CHAMPIONS · Jun 25, 2026
Swampert Swampert Swampert Swampertite Pelipper Pelipper Pelipper Sitrus Berry Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Coba Berry Archaludon Archaludon Archaludon Leftovers Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Light Clay Gholdengo Gholdengo Gholdengo Life Orb
#1
Niarval 10-1-0
VGCA Battle Hall: Academy Ace Edition #4 · Jun 28, 2026
Delphox Delphox Delphox Delphoxite Incineroar Incineroar Incineroar Sitrus Berry Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Kasib Berry Maushold Maushold Maushold Focus Sash Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Light Clay Floette Floette Floette Floettite
#1
smearglegoat 8-1-0
The Drywalls Series #9 - M-B · Jun 29, 2026
Delphox Delphox Delphox Delphoxite Floette Floette Floette Floettite Incineroar Incineroar Incineroar Sitrus Berry Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Kasib Berry Kingambit Kingambit Kingambit Black Glasses Sneasler Sneasler Sneasler Focus Sash
#1
Cactusmax 11-0-0
Alpensee Tour (Reg M-B) #64 · Jul 01, 2026
Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Kasib Berry Kingambit Kingambit Kingambit Black Glasses Sneasler Sneasler Sneasler Focus Sash Floette Floette Floette Floettite Delphox Delphox Delphox Delphoxite Incineroar Incineroar Incineroar Sitrus Berry
#1
Martinus_03 9-2-0
Champions Collective #12 · Jul 01, 2026
Floette Floette Floette Floettite Delphox Delphox Delphox Delphoxite Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Kasib Berry Incineroar Incineroar Incineroar Sitrus Berry Sneasler Sneasler Sneasler Focus Sash Kingambit Kingambit Kingambit Black Glasses
#1
RoiRehh 9-1-0
Rework Esport Champions Talent Cup 2 | 50€ CP · Jul 03, 2026
Delphox Delphox Delphox Delphoxite Incineroar Incineroar Incineroar Passho Berry Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Kasib Berry Maushold Maushold Maushold Chople Berry Blastoise Blastoise Blastoise Blastoisinite Sneasler Sneasler Sneasler Focus Sash
#1
Magnetman 13-3-1
Yosh Tournament #2 ( Rp 3.000.000+ ) · Jul 03, 2026
Excadrill Excadrill Excadrill Focus Sash Tyranitar Tyranitar Tyranitar Tyranitarite Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Sitrus Berry Milotic Milotic Milotic Leftovers Gholdengo Gholdengo Gholdengo Life Orb Staraptor Staraptor Staraptor Staraptite

Other Identical Forms

Cosmetic forms with identical base stats, typing and abilities to Sinistcha — they share this page.

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