#1013

Sinistcha

Matcha Pokémon

About

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.

Violet 1 of 2

Abilities

Hospitality

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

Heatproof Hidden ability

Halves damage from Fire moves and burns.

Height: 0.2 m 0′08″
Weight: 2.2 kg 4.9 lb
Gender: Genderless

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	71	252–346
Attack	60	112–240
Defense	106	195–342
Sp. Atk	121	222–375
Sp. Def	80	148–284
Speed	70	130–262
Total	508

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: FireIceFlyingGhostDark
Resists ½×: WaterElectricGrassGround
Immune: NormalFighting

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: WaterGroundPsychicRockGhost

Evolution

#1012 Poltchageist GrassGhost

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#1013 Sinistcha GrassGhost

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Evo.	Matcha Gotcha STAB The user fires a blast of tea that it mixed. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.	Grass	Special	80	90%	15
1	Astonish STAB 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 STAB 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 STAB Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	40	100%	15
30	Hex STAB 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 STAB 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 STAB Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Grass	Special	130	90%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Energy Ball STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Giga Drain STAB Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
Grassy Terrain For five turns, heals all Pokémon on the ground for 1/16 max HP each turn and strengthens their Grass moves to 1.5× their power.	Grass	Status	—	—	10
Hex STAB Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.	Steel	Status	—	—	15
Leaf Storm STAB Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Grass	Special	130	90%	5
Magical Leaf STAB Never misses.	Grass	Special	60	—	20
Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Night Shade STAB Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	Ghost	Special	—	100%	15
Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Phantom Force STAB User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.	Ghost	Physical	90	100%	10
Poltergeist STAB Fails if the target has no held item.	Ghost	Physical	110	90%	5
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Scald Has a chance to burn the target.	Water	Special	80	100%	15
Shadow Ball STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Solar Beam STAB Requires a turn to charge before attacking.	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Trick Room For five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time.	Normal	Special	90	100%	10

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 2 Sp. Atk
Catch rate: 60
Base friendship: 50
Base experience: 178
Growth rate: Slow

Breeding

Egg groups: Mineral, Indeterminate
Egg cycles: 50 (about 12,850 steps)