#1013

Sinistcha

Matcha Pokémon

Grass Ghost

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.2 m
Weight: 2.2 kg

Training & breeding details

GenderGenderless

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship50Low

Hatch time50 cycles · ~13,005 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP178

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.

1 TCG Pocket card

Base stats

Attack

Defense

106

Sp. Atk

121

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

508

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Hospitality

When a Pokémon with Hospitality enters a battle, it restores HP for an ally by 25%.

HeatproofHidden

Halves damage from Fire moves and burns.

Egg groups: Mineral, Amorphous

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Calm Mind

Moves

Item

Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilityHeatproof

NatureBold+Def/−Atk

TeraPoisonFairy

EV spread

HP252

Def▲252

SpD4

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Evolution

#1012Poltchageist

Unremarkable Teacup

#1013Sinistcha

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Sinistcha can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

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Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Matcha Gotcha	Grass	Special	80	90	15
1	Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15
1	Stun Spore Paralyzes the target.	Grass	Status	—	75	30
1	Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Status	—	—	40
6	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	20	100	25
12	Life Dew Each Pokemon on the user's side restores 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded half up.	Water	Status	—	—	10
18	Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
24	Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	40	100	15
30	Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
36	Rage Powder Redirects the target’s single-target effects to the user for this turn.	Bug	Status	—	—	20
42	Strength Sap Heals the user by the target’s current Attack stat and lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Grass	Status	—	100	10
48	Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
54	Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.	Dark	Status	—	100	10
60	Leaf Storm Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Grass	Special	130	90	5