Sinistea (Sword & Shield 89)

Sinistea   ヤバチャ Yabacha

Illus. Saya Tsuruta

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Sinistea Type Psychic HP 30 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 089/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 027/060 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sinistea.

Sinistea (Japanese: ヤバチャ Yabacha) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Sword & Shield expansion.

Card text

Teatime おちゃかい

Each player draws 2 cards.

Pokédex data

Sinistea - Black Tea Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
854	4" (0.1 m)	0.4 lbs. (0.2 kg)
Pokédex entry
This Pokémon is said to have been born when a lonely spirit possessed a cold, leftover cup of tea.
残され 冷えきった 紅茶に さみしがりやな 魂が 宿り ポケモンに なったと いわれている。

Release information

This card was included in the Sword & Shield expansion, first released in the Japanese Sword expansion. A version of this card, featuring a Pikachu jack-o'-lantern stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork, was available in Trick or Trade 2023 BOOster Bundles from September 1, 2023.

Trivia

Origin

Teatime is a move in the Pokémon games that Sinistea cannot learn until it evolves into Polteageist. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sword.

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