Sinistcha counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Sinistcha
#1013 Sinistcha
GrassGhost
USAGE 1.2% #50
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 99.1% Rage Powder 97.5% Trick Room 74.0% Strength Sap 62.1% Life Dew 36.3% Curse 21.4% Calm Mind 5.9% Protect 1.3%
Items
Rocky Helmet 84.0% Sitrus Berry 11.5% Mental Herb 2.4% Grassy Seed 1.0% Big Root 0.4% Focus Sash 0.3% Leftovers 0.3% Miracle Seed 0.1%
Abilities
Hospitality97.2%Heatproof2.8%
Tera Types
Water 48.2% Fairy 36.8% Fire 10.1% Dark 2.0% Steel 1.6% Dragon 0.7% Grass 0.4% Normal 0.2%
Common Teammates
Ting-Lu46.4%Gouging Fire37.4%Dragonite37.2%Chien-Pao33.2%Ogerpon-Wellspring27.7%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike25.6%Moltres-Galar24.3%Arcanine-Hisui23.6%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #50 with 1.19% usage. Sorted by reliability score.