Sinistcha #1013
| Max CP | L402957L503343L51 · Best Buddy3383 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Oct 21, 2025 |
Type Effectiveness
Sinistcha takes 160% from Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost and Dark moves.
Unremarkable Sinistcha is a Grass/Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost and Dark.
It reaches 3343 CP at level 50, or 3383 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Magical Leaf with Shadow Ball.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrassMagical Leaf | GhostShadow Ball | 13.1 | 238 | |
| 2 | GhostAstonish | GhostShadow Ball | 12.4 | 224 |
| 3 | GrassMagical Leaf | GhostPoltergeist | 11.7 | 212 |
| 4 | GrassMagical Leaf | GrassEnergy Ball | 10.7 | 194 |
| 5 | GhostAstonish | GhostPoltergeist | 10.7 | 193 |
| 6 | GhostAstonish | GrassEnergy Ball | 9.9 | 178 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magical Leaf | Grass | 17 | 17 | 1.5s | 11.3 | 11.3 | |
| Astonish | Ghost | 7 | 13 | 1.0s | 7.0 | 13.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poltergeist | Ghost | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 50 | 3.0s | 33.3 | 2.00 | |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 50 | 4.0s | 22.5 | 1.80 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poltergeist | Ghost | 150 | 75 | 2.00 | |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 80 | 45 | 1.78 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 90 | 50 | 1.80 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK41.0 eDPS - 2
Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+34.1 eDPS - 3
Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE33.5 eDPS - 4
Mega BlazikenFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE32.9 eDPS - 5
Mega HoundoomDarkSnarlDarkDark Pulse+32.6 eDPS - 6
Mega Charizard YFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE32.6 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 120910/10/10 | 126715/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 161210/10/10 | 169015/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 201610/10/10 | 211215/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 25610/0/0 | 295715/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 28960/0/0 | 334315/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 29300/0/0 | 338315/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1267 | 1098 |
| Level 20 | 1690 | 1463 |
| Level 25 | 2112 | 1829 |
| Level 30 | 2535 | 2196 |
| Level 35 | 2746 | 2378 |
| Level 40 | 2957 | 2561 |
| Level 45 | 3147 | 2726 |
| Level 50 | 3343 | 2896 |
| Level 51 | 3383 | 2930 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 0.2 m · 2.2 kg |
| Gender Ratio | Genderless |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Sinistcha in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/13/15 | 1497 | 19 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/12/15 | 1500 | 19 | 99.95% |
| #3 | 1/15/12 | 1499 | 19 | 99.58% |
| #4 | 0/14/14 | 1497 | 19 | 99.57% |
| #5 | 1/13/14 | 1500 | 19 | 99.53% |
| #6 | 0/12/15 | 1494 | 19 | 99.50% |
| #7 | 1/11/15 | 1497 | 19 | 99.45% |
| #8 | 2/10/15 | 1500 | 19 | 99.40% |
| #9 | 0/15/12 | 1493 | 19 | 99.14% |
| #10 | 0/15/13 | 1497 | 19 | 99.14% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2046 of 4,096, with 94.70% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2/15/15 | 2497 | 32.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/12 | 2495 | 33.5 | 99.98% |
| #3 | 1/14/12 | 2500 | 33.5 | 99.94% |
| #4 | 0/12/15 | 2497 | 33.5 | 99.94% |
| #5 | 0/15/15 | 2495 | 33 | 99.91% |
| #6 | 1/14/15 | 2500 | 33 | 99.86% |
| #7 | 0/10/14 | 2497 | 34 | 99.73% |
| #8 | 0/13/14 | 2496 | 33.5 | 99.72% |
| #9 | 1/15/11 | 2499 | 33.5 | 99.71% |
| #10 | 1/15/13 | 2493 | 33 | 99.64% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1272 of 4,096, with 96.97% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.