Sinistcha counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Sinistcha
#1013 Sinistcha
GrassGhost
USAGE 5.3% #29
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
Rage Powder 97.7% Shadow Ball 71.6% Matcha Gotcha 66.8% Trick Room 65.0% Protect 40.4% Strength Sap 31.5% Life Dew 22.8% Calm Mind 0.8%
Items
Rocky Helmet 45.2% Focus Sash 31.3% Eject Button 14.8% Sitrus Berry 4.8% Mental Herb 1.4% Leftovers 1.0% Covert Cloak 0.6% Electric Seed 0.2%
Abilities
Hospitality99.8%Heatproof0.2%
Tera Types
Dark 47.3% Water 19.5% Fairy 14.7% Fire 13.2% Normal 2.0% Grass 1.6% Ground 0.6% Steel 0.5%
Common Teammates
Miraidon86.9%Incineroar55.1%Terapagos49.9%Calyrex-Ice42.5%Grimmsnarl40.0%Iron Hands38.0%Annihilape35.6%Iron Treads27.1%

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 #29 with 5.30% usage. Sorted by reliability score.