Where to Find Sinistea in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet—Get Sinistea Chips

While you probably aren't hunting down Sinistea to add it to your party, you'll need to find and catch at least one Sinistea to complete the massive Paldea Pokedex in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Further, players making their way through Pokemon Violet will also need to find and defeat 10 of these teacup-shaped Pokemon in order to obtain the Malicious Armor, a special item needed to evolve Charcadet into the Pokemon Violet exclusive Pokemon, Ceruledge.

If you've been hunting for Sinisteas and trying to defeat 10 of these Pokemon to obtain Sinistea Chips, then this guide will help you narrow down the locations to check, as this Pokemon can be fairly rare.

Where to Find Sinistea in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Unlike some other Pokemon that can be found all around Paldea in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, players will only find Sinistea spawning in two distinct areas. The first is directly around the town of Zapapico, which is where the NPC that provides you with the Malicious Armor is found.

Sinistea spawn pretty rarely around a half-dead tree found outside of the town, just to the right of the Zapapico East Poke Center. If you spend a lot of time around this area, you'll probably see a few around. Unfortunately, the spawns here aren't great, so you may want to look for other possible spawns.

Another great place to look for Sinistea is in the bottom lefthand corner of the map, near one of the last gyms if you follow the optimal path for the Victory Road storyline. While you should catch at least one, you'll need to defeat several to obtain all the Sinistea Chips needed to obtain the Malicious Armor.

Once you have the Malicious Armor, though, you'll have no reason to hunt down Sinisteas anymore, and you can go back to enjoying your jaunt through Paldea by hunting down other Pokemon, like Greavard, one of the newest Ghost Dog Pokemon to make an appearance in the franchise. Other new Pokemon also include Finizen, the franchise's first dolphin Pokemon, which comes with special evolution requirements and one of the coolest forms you'll see in the game.

Ultimately, finding Sinistea in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is mostly an act of patience. Keep an eye out, and don't be afraid to clear out other Pokemon groups in the area to increase their chance of spawn. It's also possible that you could make use of a sandwich that increases Ghost-type Pokemon spawns while hunting in these areas, but it may also lead to more increase spawns of other nearby Ghost-type Pokemon.