Sinistcha in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass / Ghost
Pokédex number	#1013
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	225 / 191 / 174
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,957 / 3,343 / 3,383
Max HP, level 50	158
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	0.2 m / 2.2 kg

Sinistcha evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Sinistcha does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Sinistcha

Sinistcha CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,267	1,209	97	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,690	1,612	112	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,112	2,016	126	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,535	2,419	138	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,746	2,621	143
40	2,957	2,822	149
45	3,147	3,004	154
50	3,343	3,191	158
51	3,383	3,229	159	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Sinistcha best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Sinistcha at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Sinistcha gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Magical Leaf	Shadow Ball	12.9
Magical Leaf	Poltergeist	12.4
Astonish	Shadow Ball	12.0
Astonish	Poltergeist	11.2
Magical Leaf	Energy Ball	10.6

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Astonish	Ghost	7	13	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Magical Leaf	Grass	17	17	1.5 s	11.3	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Energy Ball	Grass	90	50	4 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2
Poltergeist	Ghost	140	100	3.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Shadow Ball	Ghost	100	50	3 s	33.3	same type, ×1.2

Sinistcha weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass / Ghost. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Dark	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ghost	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Fighting	×0.39
Normal	×0.39
Electric	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Sinistcha CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,957 · HP 149

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.