Competitive Information for Sinistea [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Sinistea
Ghost
Abilities:
Weak ArmorWeak Armor: If a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.
, Cursed BodyCursed Body: If this Pokemon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
2x
0x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sinistea? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Sinistea is a stupendous Ghost-typed Pokemon. Sinistea is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Sinistea's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Species: Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse
- Giga Drain / Mega Drain
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse
- Giga Drain / Mega Drain
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a decent Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Sinistea's negative stat changes once. Life Orb boosts the power of Sinistea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Sinistea it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Mega Drain is a special 40-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Mega Drain is a special 40-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sinistea? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse
- Giga Drain / Mega Drain
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse
- Giga Drain / Mega Drain
Doubles Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Sinistea's negative stat changes once. Life Orb boosts the power of Sinistea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Sinistea it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Mega Drain is a special 40-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Mega Drain is a special 40-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sinistea learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sinistea can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Sinistea
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Weak Armor + Item: White Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
Optimize Sinistea's EVs for Sword/Shield
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