Competitive Information for Sinistea [Scarlet/Violet]
Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sinistea? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Sinistea is a sensational Ghost-typed Pokemon. Sinistea is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Sinistea can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Sinistea's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse
- Tera Blast
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.
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: phys. If attack > spa & type = tera type).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sinistea? These builds have been optimized for Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse
- Tera Blast
Doubles Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is primarily 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.
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: phys. If attack > spa & type = tera type).
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Item: White Herb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 164 Def / 92 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Withdraw
- Substitute
- Mega Drain
Defensive Trick Room Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a remarkable Defensive Trick Room. White Herb will reset Sinistea's negative stat changes once. 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.
♦ Withdraw is a status move (raises your Sinistea's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Sinistea takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Mega Drain is a special 40-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Dark moves are bad against Fairy/Fighting/Dark.
Ghost moves are bad against Normal.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Sinistea is: Fairy, Fighting, Dark or Normal
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It is 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Bug-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Dark moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse / Tera Blast
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Giga Drain / Mega Drain
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is 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.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Dark-type move).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Dragon moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a marvelous Special Sweeper for single battles. It is 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Dragon-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Electric moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Electric-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Fairy moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is an extraordinary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fairy-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Fighting moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a sensational Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fighting-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Fire moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fire-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Flying moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a spectacular Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Flying-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Ghost moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
- Giga Drain / Mega Drain
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a remarkable Special Sweeper for single battles. 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.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ghost-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Grass moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast / Giga Drain
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a wonderful Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Grass-type move).
♦ Giga Drain is a special TERA-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Sinistea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Ground moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It is 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ground-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Ice moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a sensational Special Sweeper for single battles. It's 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ice-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Normal moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a wonderful Special Sweeper for single battles. 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Normal-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Poison moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is an interesting Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Poison-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Psychic moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
- Giga Drain / Mega Drain
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a wonderful Special Sweeper for single battles. It's 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.
♦ Psyshock is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ 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).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ 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).
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Teratype Rock moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a spectacular Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Rock-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Steel moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a stupendous Special Sweeper for single battles. 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Steel-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Teratype Water moveset for Sinistea
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 208 Hp / 48 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Tera Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dark Pulse / Foul Play
Special Sweeper Sinistea (Weak Armor)
Sinistea is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. 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.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Water-type move).
♦ 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 make the target flinch).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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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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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sinistea can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV Move and Ability Combos for Sinistea
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Ability: Weak armor + Item: White herb
- Ability: Weak armor + Item: Weakness policy
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Sinistea's stats
- Aromatic Mist
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Shell Smash
- Withdraw
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Sinistea
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Rest
- Stored Power
Common Effort Values for Sinistea in Scarlet and Violet
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