Grass · Special move · Gen 9
Matcha Gotcha
Matcha Gotcha is a Grass-type special move introduced in Generation 9. It has 80 base power and 90% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent opponents (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 1 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Grass
Category
Special
Power
80
Accuracy
90%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
20% burn. Recovers 50% dmg dealt. Thaws foe(s). Has a 20% chance to burn the target. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down. The target thaws out if it is frozen.
- Targets
- All adjacent opponents
- Properties
- Healing move
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Grass attack
2× vsWaterGroundRock
½× vsFireGrassPoisonFlyingBugDragonSteel
Pokémon that learn Matcha Gotcha
1 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sinistcha | Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Matcha Gotcha FAQ
What does Matcha Gotcha do?
Matcha Gotcha is a Grass-type special move with 80 power. Has a 20% chance to burn the target. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down. The target thaws out if it is frozen.
Which Pokémon can learn Matcha Gotcha?
1 Pokémon and forms can learn Matcha Gotcha in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Sinistcha.
Is Matcha Gotcha in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Matcha Gotcha in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Matcha Gotcha super effective against?
As a Grass-type attack, Matcha Gotcha is super effective against Water, Ground and Rock, not very effective against Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon and Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.