Battle profile
#1013 · Generation 9
Sinistcha
The Matcha Pokémon
It pretends to be tea, trying to fool people into drinking it so it can drain their life-force. Its ruse is generally unsuccessful.
Traits
Abilities
Hospitality
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it restores a quarter of an ally's HP.
Heatproof
HiddenThe Pokémon takes only half as much damage from Fire-type moves and burns.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Sinistcha — Unremarkable Form based on its Grass and Ghost typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Resists
Takes reduced damage
Immune to
Takes no damage
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Sinistcha learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution | Matcha Gotcha The user fires a blast of tea that it mixed. The user restores HP by up to half the damage dealt. This may also burn the target. | Grass | Special | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 1 | Astonish The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Withdraw The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Stun Spore The user scatters a cloud of numbing powder that leaves the target with paralysis. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 6 | Absorb A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Life Dew The user scatters mysterious water around and restores the HP of itself and its ally Pokémon currently in the battle. | Water | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | Foul Play The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the more damage this move inflicts. | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Mega Drain A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Hex This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions. | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Rage Powder The user scatters a cloud of irritating powder to draw attention to itself. Opposing Pokémon can aim only at the user. | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Strength Sap The user restores its own HP by the same amount as the target's Attack stat. It then lowers the target's Attack stat. | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Shadow Ball The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 54 | Memento The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Leaf Storm The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat. | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
No egg moves are available for Sinistcha.
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
31 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
31 moves available
- Calm Mind StatusPsychic
- Curse StatusGhost
- Endure StatusNormal
- Energy Ball SpecialGrass
- Foul Play PhysicalDark
- Giga Drain SpecialGrass
- Grassy Terrain StatusGrass
- Hex SpecialGhost
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Imprison StatusPsychic
- Iron Defense StatusSteel
- Leaf Storm SpecialGrass
- Magical Leaf SpecialGrass
- Nasty Plot StatusDark
- Night Shade SpecialGhost
- Pain Split StatusNormal
- Phantom Force PhysicalGhost
- Poltergeist PhysicalGhost
- Protect StatusNormal
- Psych Up StatusNormal
- Reflect StatusPsychic
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Scald SpecialWater
- Shadow Ball SpecialGhost
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Solar Beam SpecialGrass
- Spite StatusGhost
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Tera Blast SpecialNormal
- Trick Room StatusPsychic
- Uproar SpecialNormal
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Gender ratio
- Genderless
- Egg groups
- Mineral, Amorphous
- Hatch steps
- 5,120
- Base happiness
- 50
- Color
- Green
- Shape
- Head
- Habitat
- None
Alternate appearances
Sinistcha forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Sinistcha — Unremarkable Form
Base stats
Total 508Abilities
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it restores a quarter of an ally's HP.
The Pokémon takes only half as much damage from Fire-type moves and burns.

Sinistcha — Masterpiece Form
Base stats
Total 508Abilities
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it restores a quarter of an ally's HP.
The Pokémon takes only half as much damage from Fire-type moves and burns.