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Pokémon · #1013

Sinistcha

GrassGhost Legal in M-C

Sinistcha is #24 on the ladder, on 7.3% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 71
Atk 60
Def 106
SpA 121
SpD 80
Spe 70

Base stat total 508

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 14 Def / 20 SpD · Bold Nature

Types and weaknesses

GrassGhost
Weak ×2
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
Resists ×½
WaterElectricGrassGround
Immune
NormalFighting

With Heatproof: Fire ×1

Abilities

Hospitality
On switch-in, this Pokemon restores 1/4 of its ally's maximum HP, rounded down. · used by 98%
Heatproof
Fire damage against this Pokemon is dealt with 1/2 offensive stat; 1/2 burn damage. · used by 2%

Speed tier

Most common
90 (Bold, 0 Spe SP, 65% of spreads)
Fastest
134 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
90 (0 SP)
Slowest
81 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 90, it outspeeds 9 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Sylveon 95
  2. Indeedee-F 94
  3. Politoed 90
  4. Sinistcha (this) 90
  5. Armarouge 85
  6. Farigiraf 80
  7. Grimmsnarl 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #24 · on 7.3% of teams · 394,023 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Matcha Gotcha 98.4%
  2. Rage Powder 95.6%
  3. Trick Room 76.3%
  4. Protect 64.6%
  5. Life Dew 34.0%
  6. Shadow Ball 15.0%
  7. Strength Sap 7.5%
  8. Imprison 2.9%
  9. Calm Mind 1.3%
  10. Leaf Storm 1.3%

Items

  1. Colbur Berry 29.9%
  2. Sitrus Berry 23.4%
  3. Kasib Berry 11.8%
  4. Occa Berry 7.2%
  5. Rocky Helmet 7.1%
  6. Coba Berry 6.3%

Abilities

  1. Hospitality 98.5%
  2. Heatproof 1.6%

Spreads

  1. Bold 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 90 10.5%
  2. Bold 32/0/4/0/30/0 · Spe 90 5.6%
  3. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 90 4.9%
  4. Relaxed 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 81 4.7%
  5. Bold 32/0/14/0/19/1 · Spe 91 4.2%
  6. Calm 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 90 4.1%
  7. Relaxed 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 81 2.5%
  8. Relaxed 32/0/30/0/4/0 · Spe 81 2.3%

Teammates

  1. Incineroar 36.5%
  2. Sneasler 26.7%
  3. Mega Golisopod 25.1%
  4. Pelipper 23.1%
  5. Archaludon 21.2%
  6. Kingambit 20.2%
  7. Indeedee-F 17.1%
  8. Mega Delphox 17.0%
  9. Mega Blastoise 14.0%
  10. Mega Salamence 12.0%
  11. Grimmsnarl 11.9%
  12. Mega Floette 10.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #19 · on 8.9% of teams · 394,023 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Matcha Gotcha 98.6%
  2. Rage Powder 94.2%
  3. Trick Room 66.0%
  4. Protect 57.7%
  5. Life Dew 42.1%
  6. Shadow Ball 20.8%
  7. Strength Sap 10.5%
  8. Imprison 2.5%
  9. Calm Mind 1.3%
  10. Scald 1.2%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 29.0%
  2. Colbur Berry 19.4%
  3. Kasib Berry 10.8%
  4. Leftovers 9.4%
  5. Coba Berry 6.7%
  6. Rocky Helmet 6.7%

Abilities

  1. Hospitality 98.7%
  2. Heatproof 1.3%

Spreads

  1. Relaxed 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 81 8.4%
  2. Bold 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 90 8.2%
  3. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 90 8.0%
  4. Bold 32/0/4/0/30/0 · Spe 90 3.0%
  5. Calm 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 90 2.6%
  6. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 90 2.3%
  7. Relaxed 32/0/4/0/30/0 · Spe 81 2.2%
  8. Bold 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 90 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Incineroar 30.8%
  2. Sneasler 23.3%
  3. Mega Golisopod 22.3%
  4. Pelipper 19.4%
  5. Indeedee-F 17.2%
  6. Archaludon 16.0%
  7. Kingambit 15.1%
  8. Mega Salamence 11.1%
  9. Milotic 10.0%
  10. Grimmsnarl 9.5%
  11. Rillaboom 9.0%
  12. Mega Delphox 9.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #14 · on 10.6% of teams · 394,023 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Matcha Gotcha 98.1%
  2. Rage Powder 91.3%
  3. Trick Room 61.0%
  4. Protect 54.4%
  5. Life Dew 45.5%
  6. Shadow Ball 22.5%
  7. Strength Sap 13.7%
  8. Imprison 2.7%
  9. Scald 1.9%
  10. Calm Mind 1.5%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 28.8%
  2. Colbur Berry 17.0%
  3. Leftovers 14.3%
  4. Kasib Berry 9.0%
  5. Rocky Helmet 6.6%
  6. Occa Berry 5.5%

Abilities

  1. Hospitality 98.7%
  2. Heatproof 1.3%

Spreads

  1. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 90 11.7%
  2. Relaxed 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 81 10.2%
  3. Bold 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 90 8.4%
  4. Bold 32/0/4/0/30/0 · Spe 90 2.1%
  5. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 90 2.1%
  6. Bold 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 90 2.0%
  7. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 90 1.9%
  8. Calm 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 90 1.9%

Teammates

  1. Incineroar 29.4%
  2. Sneasler 20.0%
  3. Mega Golisopod 19.8%
  4. Pelipper 16.1%
  5. Indeedee-F 15.6%
  6. Kingambit 14.4%
  7. Archaludon 12.0%
  8. Mega Salamence 9.6%
  9. Rillaboom 9.4%
  10. Milotic 9.4%
  11. Farigiraf 9.2%
  12. Garchomp 8.1%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 292 of 4,641 teams (6.3%) · win rate 49.4% (95% interval 46.9%–51.9%, n = 1,539 games) · 23 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

  1. Mega Raichu Y +4.6 pp n = 57 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Raichu Y beat teams bringing Sinistcha more often than expected+4.6 pp · n = 57 · Showdown replays
  2. Incineroar +4.3 pp n = 122 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Incineroar beat teams bringing Sinistcha more often than expected+4.3 pp · n = 122 · Showdown replays
  3. Gholdengo +2.9 pp n = 60 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Gholdengo beat teams bringing Sinistcha more often than expected+2.9 pp · n = 60 · Showdown replays
  4. Rillaboom +2.4 pp n = 72 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Rillaboom beat teams bringing Sinistcha more often than expected+2.4 pp · n = 72 · Showdown replays

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Strong against (replays)

Teams with it beat teams bringing these more often than expected.

  1. Indeedee-F +2.2 pp n = 53 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Indeedee-F more often than expected+2.2 pp · n = 53 · Showdown replays
  2. Kingambit +2.0 pp n = 93 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Kingambit more often than expected+2.0 pp · n = 93 · Showdown replays

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

  1. Mega Floette +1.5 pp n = 124 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Mega Floette+1.5 pp · n = 124 · Showdown replays

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Blastoise +11.0 pp n = 55,321 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Sinistcha teams; Mega Blastoise is on 3% of all teams (4.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Delphox +13.6 pp n = 67,142 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Sinistcha teams; Mega Delphox is on 3% of all teams (4.99× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Grimmsnarl +6.7 pp n = 46,849 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Sinistcha teams; Grimmsnarl is on 5% of all teams (2.28× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Golisopod +9.4 pp n = 98,742 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Sinistcha teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.60× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Pelipper +8.2 pp n = 90,941 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Sinistcha teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (1.56× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Archaludon +4.0 pp n = 83,454 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Sinistcha teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (1.23× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Incineroar +4.8 pp n = 143,661 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 36% of Sinistcha teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Floette -0.3 pp n = 41,372 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Sinistcha teams; Mega Floette is on 11% of all teams (0.97× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Indeedee-F -3.2 pp n = 67,299 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Sinistcha teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.84× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kingambit -5.0 pp n = 79,671 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Sinistcha teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.80× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -10.4 pp n = 105,165 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Sinistcha teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Salamence -16.0 pp n = 47,362 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Sinistcha teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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