Pokédex · IX (Paldea)

Sinistcha#1013

Strong point: Sp. Atk — higher than 93% of species. Its weakest point is Attack — lower than 72% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 5 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 2 full immunities. Normal and Fighting-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Shiny Sinistcha
Regular version
Grass Ghost
Height: 0.2 m (0′08″) Weight: 2.2 kg (4.9 lbs)

Base stats

HP
71
58%
Atk
60
28%
Def
106
88%
SpA
121
93%
SpD
80
64%
Spe
70
54%
TOTAL
508
75%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (121) is 61 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Modest +SpA · −Atk The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
  • Timid +Spe · −Atk Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 2

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Kitakami #077 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask
Pokémon Champions #1013 Champions

Abilities

  • Hospitality When a Pokémon with Hospitality enters a battle, it restores HP for an ally by 25%.
  • Heatproof Halves damage from fire moves and burns.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 57 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 2.57% of teams.

Tera Type Poison 84.7% Fairy 5.4% Steel 3.7% Normal 2.1% Ghost 1.6% Grass 1.2%
EV spreads Bold · 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe 17.7% Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD 16.5% Bold · 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 Spe 14.6% Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe 11.5% Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA 6.1%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

It pretends to be tea, trying to fool people into drinking it so it can drain their life-force. Its ruse is generally unsuccessful.

Egg Group: Mineral Egg Group: Amorphous Gender: Genderless Catch difficulty: medium (60/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 178

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Sinistcha takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Fire ×2 Ice ×2 Flying ×2 Ghost ×2 Dark ×2
Resistant to Water ×½ Electric ×½ Grass ×½ Ground ×½
Immune to Normal ×0 Fighting ×0

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Sinistcha — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Sinistcha — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

This species is genderless, so its only possible partner is Ditto.

The Egg hatches after 50 cycles, which is roughly 13,000 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (31 via TM/TR) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
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
— Matcha Gotcha Grass Special 80 90% 15