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1-Star Raid

Sinistea(costume)

Ghost

Boss info

Sinistea is a 1-Star Raid boss with 600 HP and a 180-second time limit. It is weak to Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Tyranitar, Kingambit and Incineroar are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Mega Tyranitar, Shadow Darkrai and Shadow Tyranitar. Even a beginner team can likely win alone. When caught, its CP is 603–650, or 754–813 when boosted by Fog weather; the highest value is 100% IVs. It can be shiny.

Boss HP
600
Catch CP (level 20)
603–650
Weather boost (Fog)
754–813
Shiny
Yes
Weaknesses×1.6×1.6

Difficulty & players needed180s time limit

Beginner teamSolo6 easy-to-get Pokémon, level 25
Experienced teamSolo6 best counters, level 40

Easy to win alone. Any Pokémon of a type it's weak to will do. Player counts estimate the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in six Pokémon one after another, so weather and friend bonuses can lower them.

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Easy-to-get countersFor beginners

Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon are excluded, and only currently learnable moves are used. Community Day and event moves (exclusive moves) make them stronger.

  1. 1TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 59.5TDO 7,310
  2. 2KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 56.7TDO 6,849
  3. 3IncineroarSnarlDarkest LariatDPS 56.2TDO 5,692
  4. 4WeavileSnarlFoul PlayDPS 58.1TDO 4,654
  5. 5Hisuian ZoroarkSnarlShadow BallDPS 64TDO 3,406
  6. 6HydreigonBiteDark PulseDPS 53.7TDO 5,682
  7. 7ZoroarkSnarlFoul PlayDPS 60TDO 3,346
  8. 8Alolan MukSnarlBrutal SwingDPS 49.4TDO 5,284
  9. 9HoundoomSnarlFoul PlayDPS 54.3TDO 3,898
  10. 10DragapultAstonishShadow BallDPS 64.2TDO 2,353
  11. 11GreninjaFeint AttackBrutal SwingDPS 53.7TDO 3,941
  12. 12GholdengoHexShadow BallDPS 62.2TDO 2,497
  13. 13GrimmsnarlSucker PunchFoul PlayDPS 51.8TDO 4,255
  14. 14ChandelureHexShadow BallDPS 66.3TDO 2,005
  15. 15HonchkrowSnarlDark PulseDPS 54.7TDO 3,572
  16. 16BisharpSnarlDark PulseDPS 51.9TDO 4,063
  17. 17SalamenceBiteBrutal SwingDPS 55.2TDO 3,366
  18. 18AbsolSnarlPaybackDPS 55.9TDO 3,097
  19. 19Hisuian SamurottSnarlDark PulseDPS 49TDO 4,198
  20. 20KrookodileSnarlCrunchDPS 48TDO 4,427

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 94TDO 2,670
  2. 2DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 67.2TDO 6,167
  3. 3TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 59.5TDO 7,310
  4. 4HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 60.3TDO 6,383
  5. 5KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 56.7TDO 6,849
  6. 6EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 61.5TDO 5,196
  7. 7YveltalSnarlDark PulseDPS 55.5TDO 6,705
  8. 8Black KyuremShadow ClawFreeze Shock*DPS 62.4TDO 4,639
  9. 9IncineroarSnarlDarkest LariatDPS 56.2TDO 5,692
  10. 10Zacian (Crowned Sword)Metal ClawBehemoth Blade*DPS 60.1TDO 4,578
  11. 11Urshifu (Single Strike Style)Sucker PunchPaybackDPS 54.9TDO 5,836
  12. 12Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)Metal ClawBehemoth Bash*DPS 56.7TDO 5,201
  13. 13WeavileSnarlFoul PlayDPS 58.1TDO 4,654
  14. 14Hisuian ZoroarkSnarlShadow BallDPS 64TDO 3,406
  15. 15AbsolSnarlBrutal Swing*DPS 63.3TDO 3,505
  16. 16ZarudeBiteDark PulseDPS 50.8TDO 6,672
  17. 17GuzzlordSnarlBrutal SwingDPS 50TDO 5,997
  18. 18BlacephalonAstonishShadow BallDPS 74.8TDO 1,730
  19. 19ZoroarkSnarlFoul PlayDPS 60TDO 3,346
  20. 20Hoopa UnboundAstonishShadow BallDPS 59.9TDO 3,344

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1Mega TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 71.8TDO 11,565
  2. 2Shadow DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 81.1TDO 6,202
  3. 3Shadow TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 70.8TDO 7,250
  4. 4Shadow HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 72.9TDO 6,436
  5. 5Mega AbsolSnarlBrutal Swing*DPS 79.6TDO 4,737
  6. 6Mega Mewtwo YPsycho CutShadow Ball*DPS 81TDO 4,237
  7. 7Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 94TDO 2,670
  8. 8Mega GreninjaFeint AttackBrutal SwingDPS 70.9TDO 6,074
  9. 9Mega HoundoomSnarlFoul PlayDPS 68.4TDO 6,456
  10. 10DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 67.2TDO 6,167
  11. 11Mega Mewtwo XPsycho CutShadow Ball*DPS 77.8TDO 3,935
  12. 12Mega GengarLick*Shadow BallDPS 86.6TDO 2,843
  13. 13Mega RayquazaDragon TailDragon Ascent*DPS 68.7TDO 5,406
  14. 14Mega GyaradosBiteCrunchDPS 58.5TDO 8,174
  15. 15Shadow AbsolSnarlBrutal Swing*DPS 76.4TDO 3,524
  16. 16Shadow WeavileSnarlFoul PlayDPS 69.5TDO 4,639
  17. 17TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 59.5TDO 7,310
  18. 18HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 60.3TDO 6,383
  19. 19KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 56.7TDO 6,849
  20. 20EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 61.5TDO 5,196

How we calculate

  • Attackers are level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs. Shadow Pokémon get ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense.
  • 'Easy-to-get Pokémon' is re-ranked without Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon and without exclusive moves that can't be learned now.
  • Players needed = boss HP ÷ the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in the six recommended Pokémon one after another (1 s per switch, 15 s to rejoin after all faint). Beginner teams are level 25 with 30% loss, experienced teams level 40 with 15% loss. A team can include only one Mega or Primal Pokémon, so experienced teams use only one Mega.
  • Damage taken scales with the boss's Attack (base Attack × tier multiplier). 1-star bosses hit much more weakly.
  • Damage per hit is ⌊0.5 × power × Attack / boss Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness⌋ + 1. Move power, duration and energy are the game master's raid values.
  • DPS is estimated over one cycle of charging energy with the Fast Attack and using the Charged Attack, including energy gained from taking hits. TDO is the damage dealt before fainting.
  • Boss moves can't be known in advance, so survival time assumes moves of the boss's own types. Ranking is by (DPS³ × TDO)^¼.
  • Weather boost, friend bonuses and dodging are not included. The same Pokémon can rank very differently with different moves.
  • Checked 2026-10-31. Boss list from LeekDuck (via ScrapedDuck), move lists from PvPoke, move stats from the game master (PokeMiners). * marks an exclusive move.