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Sinistcha: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Sinistcha is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (121) and Defense (106), with a base stat total of 508. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 2.4% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 26.1% usage.
Build a team with SinistchaWhat is Sinistcha weak to?
How much damage Sinistcha takes from each attacking type.
With Heatproof, Fire attacks do normal damage instead of double damage.
Sinistcha takes super-effective damage from Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice. It resists Electric, Grass, Ground, Water and is immune to Fighting, Normal. That is by type alone: with Heatproof, Fire attacks do normal damage instead of double damage.
Best moveset for Sinistcha
The most-used moves on Sinistcha in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):
- Strength SapGrass-25.2%
- Matcha GotchaGrass8025.1%
- Shadow BallGhost8023.4%
- Calm MindPsychic-22.7%
- HexGhost651.6%
- Nasty PlotDark-0.9%
Best nature for Sinistcha
Bold. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Bold with 252/0/252/0/4/0 EVs (35.4% of sets).
Abilities
- HospitalityOn switch-in, this Pokemon restores 1/4 of its ally's maximum HP, rounded down.
- HeatproofFire damage against this Pokemon is dealt with 1/2 offensive stat; 1/2 burn damage.
Evolution line
PoltchageistBest counters for Sinistcha
Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Sinistcha:
Best teammates for Sinistcha
Pokémon most often paired with Sinistcha on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:
Full learnset (41 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Leaf Storm | Grass | 130 | 90% | Special |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 120 | 100% | Special |
| Poltergeist | Ghost | 110 | 90% | Physical |
| Foul Play | Dark | 95 | 100% | Physical |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Phantom Force | Ghost | 90 | 100% | Physical |
| Uproar | Normal | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Matcha Gotcha | Grass | 80 | 90% | Special |
| Scald | Water | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Giga Drain | Grass | 75 | 100% | Special |
| Hex | Ghost | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | 60 | - | Special |
| Mega Drain | Grass | 40 | 100% | Special |
| Astonish | Ghost | 30 | 100% | Physical |
| Absorb | Grass | 20 | 100% | Special |
| Night Shade | Ghost | ? | 100% | Special |
| Calm Mind | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Curse | Ghost | - | - | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Grassy Terrain | Grass | - | - | Status |
| Imprison | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Iron Defense | Steel | - | - | Status |
| Life Dew | Water | - | - | Status |
| Memento | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | - | - | Status |
| Pain Split | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Psych Up | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rage Powder | Bug | - | - | Status |
| Reflect | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Spite | Ghost | - | 100% | Status |
| Strength Sap | Grass | - | 100% | Status |
| Stun Spore | Grass | - | 75% | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Trick Room | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Withdraw | Water | - | - | Status |