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No. 1013 · National Pokédex

Sinistcha

ヤバソチャ · Théffroyable
🌿 Grass 👻 Ghost
Height
0.2 m
Weight
2.2 kg
Category
Matcha Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Sinistcha
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Sinistcha

Types
Grass Ghost
Weaknesses
×2 Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark Table
Resistances
×½ Water, Electric, Grass, Ground · immune: Normal, Fighting
Evolution
Poltchageist → Sinistcha
Shiny
Shiny SinistchaAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 508 · top stat: Special Attack (121) Detail
In Current Games
Competitive
Champions · Doubles: tier B, No. 24 · Scarlet and Violet · OU: tier C, No. 57
Other Names
Théffroyable in French · ヤバソチャ in Japanese · Fatalitcha in German All Languages

📋Overview

Sinistcha is a Grass and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 1013 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Matcha Pokémon. Height: 0.2 m, weight: 2.2 kg.

Sinistcha evolves from Poltchageist and does not evolve further.

Ability: Hospitality. Hidden Ability: Heatproof. Sinistcha is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Sinistcha takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#1013
National Pokédex
Category
Matcha Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
71
255
Attack
60
255
Defense
106
255
Special Attack
121
255
Special Defense
80
255
Speed
70
255
Total
508
Min HP (Lv. 100)
252
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
346
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Grass / Ghost). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 5 types
Fire
×2
Ice
×2
Flying
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 7 types
Poison
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Water
×½
Electric
×½
Grass
×½
Ground
×½
Immune (×0) — 2 types
Normal
×0
Fighting
×0

✨Abilities

Hospitality
Ability 1
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it showers its ally with hospitality, restoring a small amount of the ally's HP
Heatproof
The Pokémon's heatproof body halves the damage taken from Fire-type moves.

🌱Sinistcha Evolution

Poltchageist
#1012
Poltchageist
Grass Ghost
Evolution →
Sinistcha
#1013
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost

🔮Sinistcha Forms and Shiny

Sinistcha
Standard Form
Grass · Ghost
Shiny Availability
Shiny Sinistcha
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Sinistcha Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Matcha Gotcha
Grass Spec.
90%
80
15
1
Astonish
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
15
1
Stun Spore
Grass Stat
75%
—
30
1
Withdraw
Water Stat
—
—
40
6
Absorb
Grass Spec.
100%
20
25
12
Life Dew
Water Stat
—
—
10
18
Foul Play
Dark Phys.
100%
95
15
24
Mega Drain
Grass Spec.
100%
40
15
30
Hex
Ghost Spec.
100%
65
10
36
Rage Powder
Bug Stat
—
—
20
42
Strength Sap
Grass Stat
100%
—
10
48
Shadow Ball
Ghost Spec.
100%
80
15
54
Memento
Dark Stat
100%
—
10
60
Leaf Storm
Grass Spec.
90%
130
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Mineral · Amorphous
Egg Cycles
50 cycles
≈ 12,850 steps
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Sinistcha

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Kitakami (The Teal Mask)
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Kitakami (The Teal Mask)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

In Our Tier Lists
UU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
UnderUsed
Usage rate: 11.7% · Position #18

📱Sinistcha in Pokémon GO

Sinistcha in Pokémon GO
  • 2,957Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,690Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Sinistcha →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

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

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Théffroyable
🇬🇧 English
Sinistcha
🇯🇵 漢字
ヤバソチャ
🇯🇵 Kana
ヤバソチャ
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Fatalitcha
🇪🇸 Español
Sinistcha
🇮🇹 Italiano
Sinistcha
🇰🇷 한국어
그우린차
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
来悲粗茶
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
來悲粗茶
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Matcha
🇬🇧 EN
Matcha Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Sinistcha

What type is Sinistcha?

Sinistcha is a Grass and Ghost-type Pokémon.

Can Sinistcha still evolve?

Sinistcha is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Poltchageist, it does not evolve further.

What are Sinistcha's weaknesses?

Sinistcha is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Sinistcha takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.

What is Sinistcha's Hidden Ability?

Sinistcha's Hidden Ability is Heatproof. Its regular Ability is Hospitality.

Is Sinistcha available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Sinistcha is playable in Pokémon Champions. In our Champions · Doubles tier list, Sinistcha is ranked tier B (No. 24).