Sinistcha counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I (Bo3) · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Sinistcha
#1013 Sinistcha
GrassGhost
USAGE 3.3% #32
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 99.8% Shadow Ball 94.3% Protect 85.4% Strength Sap 54.7% Trick Room 45.0% Matcha Gotcha 13.0% Life Dew 7.4% Leaf Storm 0.2%
Items
Focus Sash 93.7% Sitrus Berry 2.6% Eject Button 2.3% Rocky Helmet 0.8% Electric Seed 0.3% Big Root 0.1% Leftovers 0.1% Kasib Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Hospitality100.0%Heatproof0.0%
Tera Types
Fire 61.5% Fairy 17.3% Dark 15.5% Water 3.6% Normal 1.5% Steel 0.3% Grass 0.2% Poison 0.0%
Common Teammates
Miraidon98.9%Incineroar97.9%Terapagos94.7%Ogerpon-Hearthflame54.4%Toxapex42.1%Iron Treads30.5%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike26.1%Ogerpon-Wellspring11.0%

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 #32 with 3.28% usage. Sorted by reliability score.