Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Sinistea

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Sinistea is a new F Tier Ghost Type Black Tea Pokémon, with a growth rate and a 1 Special Attack EV Yield. Sinistea has a chance of having as an Ability, and based on 308 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Modest Nature for Sinistea in Pokemon SV.

Stats
Abilities

Sinistea Stats

Sinistea highest IV stat is Special Attack (74) and the lowest being Attack (45).


Rank	Value	Stat
F	40	HP
F	45	Atk
F	45	Def
D	74	Sp.Atk
F	54	Sp.Def
F	50	Speed
F	308	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Sinistea Abilities


Abilities	Description
Weak Armor Ability 1	When a Pokémon with Weak Armor is hit by a physical move, its Defense drops one stage, but its Speed increases by one stage.
Cursed Body Hidden Ability	May disable a move used on the Pokémon.

Guide
Breeding

Sinistea Guide

Sinistea has a 1 Special Attack EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Sinistea is a Modest nature due to the highest IV stat being Special Attack.


Sinistea	Detail
Wild Held Item	None
Wild Material Drops	Sinistea Chip
Best Nature	Modest ↑ +10% Special Attack ↓ -10% Attack
Weak To	2x 2x
Resistance To	1/2 1/2 0 0
Catch Rate	120 (15.7% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	1 Special Attack

Breeding Sinistea

Sinistea can breed with pokemon who share the Amorphous, Mineral Egg Group.


Sinistea	Value
Egg Groups	Amorphous Mineral
Gender	Genderless

How To Evolve Sinistea in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Sinistea Regular Evolution requires use Cracked Pot to evolve into Polteageist.

Sinistea Regular Evolution

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Sinistea
use Cracked Pot
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Polteageist

The Sinistea Regular Evolution biggest stat increase will be the SpAtk stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Sinistea	308	40	45	45	74	54	50
Stat Increase	+200	+20	+20	+20	+60	+60	+20
Polteageist	508	60	65	65	134	114	70

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Sinistea Locations in Pokemon SV

Sinistea has 1 spawn locations in pokemon scarlet and violet. You can find Sinistea appearing at level 28 - 44, within the South Province (Area Six), East Province (Area Three) location.

Sinistea Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Tera Raid Spawn	2 Sinistea Raid	Sinistea Lv. 20
South Province (Area Six) East Province (Area Three)	Very Rare 1 1 Biome	1 Lv. 1

Locations List

Sinistea Raid Rewards in Pokemon SV

Pokemon SV Sinistea has 1 Tera Raids. The Sinistea Tera Raid will be a Lv.20 2-Star Raid.


Raid	Rewards	Raid Moves
2 Sinistea Raid Lv. 20	Exp. Candy S 3x Sinistea Chip 2x Genius Feather 1x Exp. Candy M 1x 12.37% Genius Feather 1x 11.76% Rawst Berry 1x 5.33% Aspear Berry 2x 5.63% Chesto Berry 1x 5.97% Pearl 1x 47.62%	Astonish Mega Drain Withdraw Psybeam

Tera Raid Battles

Pokemon SV Sinistea Weakness

Sinistea is a Ghost Type pokemon. This will cause Sinistea to take More Damage from Ghost, Dark type moves, and Less Damage from Poison, Bug, Normal, Fighting type moves.

Sinistea Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From
+200% Damage From	Ghost 2x Dark 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Poison 1/2 Bug 1/2
-75% Less Damage From
Immune to Damage From	Normal 0 Fighting 0

What pokemon is Sinistea Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Chi-Yu	+200%
S	Chien-Pao	+200%
S	Dragapult	+200%
S	Ting-Lu	+200%
S	Wo-Chien	+200%
S	Hydreigon	+200%
S	Tyranitar	+200%
S	Brute Bonnet Amoonguss	+200%

What pokemon is Sinistea Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Slaking	Immune
S	Koraidon	Immune
S	Great Tusk Donphan	Immune
S	Iron Hands Hariyama	Immune
S	Iron Valiant Gallade	Immune
S	Slither Wing Volcarona	Immune
S	Iron Moth Volcarona	-50%
A	Quaquaval	Immune

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Sinistea in Scarlet and Violet

Sinistea Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Sucker Punch and TM Moves like Dark Pulse, and Facade.


Unlock	Move	Description
	Phantom Force Ghost	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.
	Shadow Ball Ghost	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
	Dark Pulse Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
	Foul Play Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 95 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.

List of Sinistea Moves in

Sinistea can learn 11 Moves from Leveling Up and 28 TM Moves. Moves like Shell Smash which, Sinistea will learn by reaching level 60. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as Dark Pulse, Facade and Foul Play.

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Sinistea Level Up Moves

List of the 11 Moves Sinistea can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Astonish Ghost	Tier: E Tier Power: 30 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Lv.1	Withdraw Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, boosting its Defense stat.
Lv.6	Aromatic Mist Fairy	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user boosts the Sp. Def stat of an ally Pokemon by using a mysterious aroma.
Lv.12	Mega Drain Grass	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Lv.24	Sucker Punch Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Lv.30	Sweet Scent Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user releases a scent that harshly lowers opposing Pokemon's evasiveness.
Lv.36	Giga Drain Grass	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Lv.42	Nasty Plot Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Lv.48	Shadow Ball Ghost	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Lv.54	Memento Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered.
Lv.60	Shell Smash Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user breaks its shell, which lowers its Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply boosts its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats.

Moves List

List of

Type Moves

Sinistea TM Moves

List of the 28 Moves Sinistea can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).


TM	Move	Description
	Baton Pass Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user switches places with a party Pokemon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
	Calm Mind Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
	Confuse Ray Ghost	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
	Dark Pulse Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
	Endure Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
	Foul Play Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 95 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
	Giga Drain Grass	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
	Hex Ghost	Tier: D Tier Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
	Imprison Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: If opposing Pokemon know any move also known by the user, they are prevented from using it.
	Magical Leaf Grass	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user scatters curious leaves that chase the target. This attack never misses.
	Metronome Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
	Nasty Plot Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
	Night Shade Ghost	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
	Phantom Force Ghost	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.
	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
	Psybeam Psychic	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
	Psychic Psychic	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
	Psyshock Psychic	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
	Rest Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
	Shadow Ball Ghost	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
	Skill Swap Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.
	Sleep Talk Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
	Stored Power Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 20 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user attacks the target with stored power. The more the user's stats are boosted, the greater the move's power.
	Substitute Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
	Trick Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user catches the target off guard and swaps the target's held item with its own.
	Trick Room Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokemon get to move first for five turns.
	Will-O-Wisp Fire	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.

Moves List

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Type Moves

Sinistea Egg Moves

List of the 1 Moves Sinistea can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
Ally Switch Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user teleports using a strange power and switches places with one of its allies. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

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