Where to find Sinistea in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for Sinistea Chips

There are two places you're going to want to look.

Sinistea isn’t a super popular Pokémon species, but it’s about to become one of the most sought-after in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet due to it being a requirement to add Ceruledge to your Pokédex.

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If you’re wanting to evolve Charcadet into Ceruledge you’ll need to get your hands on the item Malicious Armor, which you can trade for using Sinistea Chips. As you’d expect, you obtain these by finding Sinistea’s location in the wild.

Unfortunately, there are only a few places where Sinistea will spawn in the wild—even if collecting Sinistea Chips once you find them is easy.

Best Sinistea locations in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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Sinistea is one of the rarer species you’ll come across during your time in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It can only be found at two different locations.

According to its Pokédex entry, Sinistea is found near towns and cities living amongst the ruins. This rings true and as you can see on the map these locations are the late-game area in the bottom left corner of Paldea and near Zapapico East earlier in the game.

It is worth noting that, even once you’re able to reach these two locations, finding Sinistea gets much easier as, while they are small compared to other Pokémon, you’ll soon notice more spawning nearby. Stick around in the same area and you’ll have an inventory bursting with Sinistea Chips before you know it.


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