Pokédex · VIII (Galar)

Sinistea#854

Strong point: Sp. Atk — higher than 60% of species. Its weakest point is HP — lower than 93% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. On defense it has 2 weaknesses, 2 resistances and 2 full immunities. Normal and Fighting-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Sinistea
Shiny version
Ghost
Height: 0.1 m (0′04″) Weight: 0.2 kg (0.4 lbs)

Base stats

HP
40
7%
Atk
45
11%
Def
45
14%
SpA
74
60%
SpD
54
29%
Spe
50
29%
TOTAL
308
19%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: HP.

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 (74) is 29 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.

  • Modest +SpA · −Atk It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Quiet +SpA · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.

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

Regional numbers 4

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.

Galar #335 Sword / Shield
Crown Tundra #132 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra
Paldea #237 Scarlet / Violet
Blueberry Academy #127 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk

Abilities

  • Weak Armor Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.
  • Cursed Body Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

This Pokémon is said to have been born when a lonely spirit possessed a cold, leftover cup of tea.

Egg Group: Mineral Egg Group: Amorphous Gender: Genderless Catch difficulty: easy (120/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 62

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Sinistea takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

Weak to Ghost ×2 Dark ×2
Resistant to Poison ×½ Bug ×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.

Sinistea — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Sinistea — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Sinistea — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Sinistea — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (3)

All Sinistea cards →

Sinistea has 3 cards in 3 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

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

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 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.

Where to catch it (8)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (37 via TM/TR, 1 via Egg, 1 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15
1 Withdraw Water Status — — 40
6 Aromatic Mist Fairy Status — — 20
12 Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100% 15
18 Protect Normal Status — — 10
24 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5
30 Aromatherapy Grass Status — — 5
30 Sweet Scent Normal Status — 100% 20
36 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10
42 Nasty Plot Dark Status — — 20
48 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15
54 Memento Dark Status — 100% 10
60 Shell Smash Normal Status — — 15