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| Sinistcha is a Pokémon made of matcha tea powder that inhabits a 茶碗 ''{{wp|chawan}}'', a tea bowl used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. The ''chawan'' it inhabits is black and white, with a crack near the top and a face-like pattern on its side. Sinistcha wears a 茶筅 ''{{wp|Japanese tea utensils#Whisks|chasen}}'' (a bamboo whisk used to prepare and stir matcha tea) on its head. | | Sinistcha is a Pokémon made of matcha tea powder that inhabits a 茶碗 ''{{wp|chawan}}'', a tea bowl used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. The ''chawan'' it inhabits is black and white, with a crack near the top and a face-like pattern on its side. Sinistcha wears a 茶筅 ''{{wp|Japanese tea utensils#Whisks|chasen}}'' (a bamboo whisk used to prepare and stir matcha tea) on its head. |
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| | Sinistcha lives in cool, dark areas such as the back of a shelf or beneath a house's floorboards. It pretends to be tea in order to trick people into drinking it, so it can absorb their life-force. However, this act is rarely successful. Sinistcha is generally active after sunset. |
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| Sinistcha is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move {{m|Matcha Gotcha}}. | | Sinistcha is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move {{m|Matcha Gotcha}}. |
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Sinistcha (Japanese: ヤバソチャ Yabasocha) is a Grass/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, in The Teal Mask.
It evolves from Poltchageist. It shares many similarities with Polteageist. However, the two are biologically separate species.
Biology
Sinistcha is a Pokémon made of matcha tea powder that inhabits a 茶碗 chawan, a tea bowl used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. The chawan it inhabits is black and white, with a crack near the top and a face-like pattern on its side. Sinistcha wears a 茶筅 chasen (a bamboo whisk used to prepare and stir matcha tea) on its head.
Sinistcha lives in cool, dark areas such as the back of a shelf or beneath a house's floorboards. It pretends to be tea in order to trick people into drinking it, so it can absorb their life-force. However, this act is rarely successful. Sinistcha is generally active after sunset.
Sinistcha is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Matcha Gotcha.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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| Generation IX
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Kitakami
#77
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It pretends to be tea, trying to fool people into drinking it so it can drain their life-force. Its ruse is generally unsuccessful.
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It prefers cool, dark places, such as the back of a shelf or the space beneath a home's floorboards. It wanders in search of prey after sunset.
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Type effectiveness
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Trivia
Origin
Name origin
Sinistcha may be a combination of sinister, Sinistea, and 抹茶 matcha.
Yabasocha may be a combination of やばい yabai (dangerous; terrible), ヤバチャ Yabacha (Sinistea), and 粗茶 socha (low grade tea, coarse tea).
In other languages
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ヤバソチャ Yabasocha
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From やばい yabai, ヤバチャ Yabacha, and 粗茶 socha
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 French
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Théffroyable
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From thé, froid, Théffroi, and effroyable
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 Spanish
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Sinistcha
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Same as English name
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Fatalitcha
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From fatal or fatalité, Fatalitee, and 抹茶 matcha
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 Italian
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Sinistcha
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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그우린차 Geuurincha
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From green and 차 (茶) cha
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 Mandarin Chinese
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來悲粗茶 / 来悲粗茶 Láibēicūchá
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From 來悲茶 / 来悲茶 Láibēichá and 粗茶 cūchá
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 Cantonese Chinese
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來悲粗茶 Lòihbēichōuchàh
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From 來悲茶 Lòihbēichàh and 粗茶 chōuchàh
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Related articles
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