Sinistcha counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Sinistcha
#1013 Sinistcha
GrassGhost
USAGE 31.3% #7
ABILITYHospitality
BASE STATS
HP 71
ATK 60
DEF 106
SPA 121
SPD 80
SPE 70
BST508
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
½×
WaterElectricGrassGround
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Matcha Gotcha 99.5% Rage Powder 99.4% Protect 78.9% Trick Room 66.6% Life Dew 37.5% Shadow Ball 9.6% Strength Sap 5.9% Imprison 1.3%
Items
Kasib Berry 43.0% Sitrus Berry 16.4% Occa Berry 14.5% Coba Berry 9.7% Colbur Berry 6.3% Focus Sash 5.9% Leftovers 3.6% Mental Herb 0.2%
Abilities
Hospitality99.8%Heatproof0.2%
Common Teammates
Incineroar70.2%Floette-Mega45.8%Sneasler44.6%Kingambit38.6%Delphox-Mega27.7%Pelipper19.5%Basculegion18.0%Archaludon18.0%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
41.291
52
52.5% dies 7.77%
02
Basculegion
Basculegion
WaterGhost SOFT CHECK
31.819
49
49.4% dies 8.86%
03
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
24.155
47
46.6% dies 10.15%
04
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
GrassGhost SOFT CHECK
26.308
47
46.6% dies 9.73%
05
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel SOFT CHECK
23.475
38
38.1% dies 10.02%

Ranked #7 with 31.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.