Sinistcha build and sets

Q: What is the best Sinistcha build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Sinistcha @ Colbur Berry with Hospitality and Matcha Gotcha, Protect, Rage Powder and Trick Room (235 teams).

Q: What item should Sinistcha hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Colbur Berry (29%), Sitrus Berry (17.1%) and Kasib Berry (14.7%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Sinistcha run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 14 Def / 19 SpD / 1 Spe with a Bold nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD / 4 Spe).

Q: What counters Sinistcha?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Floette-Eternal, Basculegion and Kingambit have the best results against it.

Tier AReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Grass

GhostAbilities: Hospitality · Heatproof

#1 tournament set

235 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Colbur Berry
Ability: Hospitality
Nature: Bold
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 32 HP / 14 Def / 19 SpD / 1 Spe

Matcha Gotcha
Protect
Rage Powder
Trick Room

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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 8%
Win rate: 51.9%
Top cuts: 166
Games: 6,725

Base stats

HP71
Attack60
Defense106
Sp. Atk121
Sp. Def80
Speed70
Total508

In Reg M-C, Sinistcha showed up on 8% of tournament teams (1,493 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 51.9% win rate and 166 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Sinistcha sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Colbur Berry

Hospitality

Matcha Gotcha
Protect
Rage Powder
Trick Room

235 teams · has won a tournament

Occa Berry

Hospitality

Matcha Gotcha
Protect
Rage Powder
Trick Room

135 teams · has won a tournament

Rocky Helmet

Hospitality

Matcha Gotcha
Protect
Rage Powder
Strength Sap

132 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Colbur Berry29%
Sitrus Berry17.1%
Kasib Berry14.7%
Rocky Helmet13.1%
Occa Berry12.9%

Moves

Matcha Gotcha98.8%
Rage Powder97.9%
Protect75.3%
Trick Room66.2%
Life Dew29.7%
Strength Sap15.7%
Shadow Ball12.5%
Imprison1.1%

Abilities

Hospitality98.7%
Heatproof1.3%

Nature (stat alignment)

Bold61.5%
Calm19.3%
Relaxed10.4%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

Nature	SP	As EVs	Stats at level 50	usage
Bold	32 HP / 14 Def / 19 SpD / 1 Spe	252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD / 4 Spe	178 / 72 / 154 / 141 / 119 / 91	14.6%
Bold	32 HP / 14 Def / 20 SpD	252 HP / 108 Def / 156 SpD	178 / 72 / 154 / 141 / 120 / 90	9.1%
Bold	29 HP / 14 Def / 23 SpD	228 HP / 108 Def / 180 SpD	175 / 72 / 154 / 141 / 123 / 90	5.2%
Bold	31 HP / 14 Def / 21 SpD	244 HP / 108 Def / 164 SpD	177 / 72 / 154 / 141 / 121 / 90	4.8%
Bold	32 HP / 4 Def / 30 SpD	252 HP / 28 Def / 236 SpD	178 / 72 / 143 / 141 / 130 / 90	4.7%

Sinistcha Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Sinistcha	70	81	90	122	134	201

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Most common partners

% of teams with Sinistcha that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Swampert60.5% · 267 games
Torkoal57.9% · 283 games
Armarouge57.6% · 260 games

Struggles against

Floette-Eternal43.5% · 779 games
Basculegion46.1% · 921 games
Kingambit47.4% · 1,481 games

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Fire
Ice
Flying
Ghost
Dark

Resists (½)

Water
Electric
Grass
Ground

Resists (¼)

—

Immune

Normal
Fighting

In Showdown games

582 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

53.4%

in the lead

6.7%

Most used moves in games

Matcha Gotcha46.9%
Rage Powder44.7%
Protect32.2%
Trick Room10.6%
Strength Sap6.4%
Life Dew5.5%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Sinistcha build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Sinistcha @ Colbur Berry with Hospitality and Matcha Gotcha, Protect, Rage Powder and Trick Room (235 teams).

What item should Sinistcha hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Colbur Berry (29%), Sitrus Berry (17.1%) and Kasib Berry (14.7%).

What spread (SP) should Sinistcha run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 14 Def / 19 SpD / 1 Spe with a Bold nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD / 4 Spe).

What counters Sinistcha?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Floette-Eternal, Basculegion and Kingambit have the best results against it.

What is Sinistcha's Speed at level 50?

Base 70: 81 at minimum (Trick Room), 122 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 134 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.