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Sinistcha.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #10
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Sinistcha
grassghostPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
20.0%
Sinistcha is ranked #10 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 101,458 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#10 of 164
Raw count101,458
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-9.01pp
13 month peak31.3%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 508
HP
71
Atk
60
Def
106
SpA
121
SpD
80
Spe
70
Usage over time20.0% 9.01pppeak 31.3% · Jun '26
20.325.530.836.0Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

14.0% of Sinistcha teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
14
SpA
0
SpD
20
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityHospitality · 97.3%
ItemColbur Berry · 50.5%
EV spread32 HP / 14 Def / 20 SpD
Moves
Rage Powder100.0%
Matcha Gotcha96.2%
Protect94.2%
Trick Room79.5%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold32 HP / 4 Def / 30 SpD14.0%
Bold32 HP / 8 Def / 25 SpD / 1 Spe5.1%

Moves

5 tracked
Rage Powder100.0%
Matcha Gotcha96.2%
Protect94.2%
Trick Room79.5%
Shadow Ball13.6%

Items

Colbur Berry50.5%
Occa Berry19.7%
Kasib Berry10.5%
Sitrus Berry10.2%
Focus Sash4.8%

Abilities

Hospitality97.3%
Heatproof2.7%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold32 HP / 14 Def / 20 SpD14.0%
Bold32 HP / 4 Def / 30 SpD14.0%
Bold32 HP / 8 Def / 25 SpD / 1 Spe5.1%
Bold31 HP / 14 Def / 21 SpD4.7%
Bold32 HP / 14 Def / 19 SpD / 1 Spe4.2%
Bold29 HP / 15 Def / 22 SpD3.7%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Sinistcha build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 players run most often, taken from 179,434 battles in August 2026. Sinistcha sits at rank #10 with 20.0% usage, which puts it in A tier, down 9.01 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
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