Sinistcha Counters — Gen 9 OU GrassGhost

Gen 9 OU counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Sinistcha in Gen 9 OU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Sinistcha. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Sinistcha.

Sinistcha is ranked #60 in Gen 9 OU with a 1.76% usage rate.

No checks and counters data available for this Pokémon in the latest stats.

Sinistcha Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Strength Sap 25.0% Matcha Gotcha 24.2% Shadow Ball 24.0% Calm Mind 22.8% Nasty Plot 1.4% Hex 0.8% Tera Blast 0.6% Scald 0.6%

Most Used Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 76.6% Leftovers 16.9% Covert Cloak 2.0% Colbur Berry 1.8% Rocky Helmet 1.5% Life Orb 0.7% Mirror Herb 0.4% Kee Berry 0.1%

Most Used Abilities

Heatproof 99.8%Hospitality 0.2%

Most Used Tera Types

Poison 75.4% Fairy 12.9% Steel 4.9% Fighting 2.4% Dark 1.8% Water 1.6% Grass 0.7% Ghost 0.1%

Common Teammates

Weavile 6.1% Ting-Lu 6.0% Dragonite 5.3% Gliscor 4.5% Samurott-Hisui 4.5% Excadrill 4.5% Skarmory 4.3% Garganacl 4.0%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Sinistcha sets.

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