Sinistcha 22/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Twilight Masquerade is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. Sinistcha is 22/167, in position 22 of 226 on this checklist. Before it is 21 Poltchageist, and after it is 23 Sinistcha ex. The listed rarity is Rare.

Sinistcha is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sinistcha (#1013), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Poltchageist. In this catalog that name is Poltchageist (#1012).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Sinistcha (#1013) has 4 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 2 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2024 to 2026. The earliest other card is Sinistcha ex 23/167 in Twilight Masquerade (2024). That card is named Sinistcha ex, while this one is Sinistcha. That card lists 240 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Double Rare, and here it is Rare. aky CG Works illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Sinistcha list a different HP.

The attack Cursed Drop lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Put 4 damage counters on your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like. Spill the Tea is another attack lists 70× damage. The cost is Grass. Discard up to 3 Grass Energy cards from your Pokémon. This attack does 70 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "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." The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Twilight Masquerade, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Twilight Masquerade set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sinistcha can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.