Pinsir

#127 · Stag Beetle Pokémon

Pinsir

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This Pokémon clamps its pincers down on its prey and then either splits the prey in half or flings it away.

Pinsir

Pinsir

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Base stats

HP65
Attack125
Defense100
Sp. Atk55
Sp. Def70
Speed85
Total500

Abilities

  • Hyper Cutter

    Prevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's Attack stat stage.

  • Mold Breaker

    This Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.

  • Moxie Hidden

    This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage if it attacks and KOes another Pokemon.

Defensive matchups

Mega Pinsir

Mega Pinsir

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Pinsirite

Base stats

HP65
Attack155
Defense120
Sp. Atk65
Sp. Def90
Speed105
Total600

Abilities

  • Aerilate

    This Pokemon's Normal-type moves become Flying type and have 1.2× power.

Defensive matchups

Learnable moves 53

MoveTypeClassPowerAccPPForms
Aerial Ace Never misses.flyingphysical60—20All
Attract Infatuates the target.normalstatus—100%15All
Bind Traps the target for 5 to 6 turns.normalphysical1585%20All
Body Slam 30% chance to paralyze the target.normalphysical85100%15All
Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.fightingphysical75100%15All
Brutal Swing Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.darkphysical60100%20All
Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.bugphysical60100%20All
Bulk Up Raises the user's Attack by 1 stage. Raises the user's Defense by 1 stage.fightingstatus——20All
Bulldoze Lowers every other Pokémon's Speed by 1 stage.groundphysical60100%20All
Circle Throw Priority -6: usually moves last.fightingphysical6090%10All
Close Combat Lowers the user's Defense by 1 stage. Lowers the user's Sp. Def by 1 stage.fightingphysical120100%5All
Detect Inflicts protect on the user. Priority +4: usually moves first.fightingstatus——5All
Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.groundphysical80100%10All
Double Hit Hits 2 times.normalphysical3590%10All
Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.groundphysical100100%10All
Endure Priority +4: usually moves first.normalstatus——10All
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.normalphysical70100%20All
Feint Priority +2: usually moves first.normalphysical30100%10All
Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.normalphysical—100%15All
Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.darkphysical—100%10All
Focus Blast 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.fightingspecial12070%5All
Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.normalstatus——30All
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.normalphysical15090%5All
Guillotine One-hit KO if it connects.normalphysical—30%5All
Hard Presssteelphysical—100%10All
Helping Hand Priority +5: usually moves first.normalstatus——20All
High Horsepower Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.groundphysical9595%10All
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.normalspecial15090%5All
Iron Defense Raises the user's Defense by 2 stages.steelstatus——15All
Lunge Lowers the target's Attack by 1 stage.bugphysical80100%15All
Pouncebugphysical50100%20All
Protect Inflicts protect on the user. Priority +4: usually moves first.normalstatus——10All
Quick Attack Priority +1: usually moves first.normalphysical40100%30All
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.waterstatus——5All
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.psychicstatus——5All
Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.fightingphysical—100%15All
Rock Slide 30% chance to make opposing Pokémon flinch.rockphysical7590%10All
Rock Tomb Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage.rockphysical6095%15All
Round Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn.normalspecial60100%15All
Seismic Toss Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.fightingphysical—100%20All
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.normalstatus——10All
Snore 30% chance to make the target flinch.normalspecial50100%15All
Stealth Rock Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.rockstatus——20All
Stone Edge Critical hit ratio raised by 1.rockphysical10080%5All
Storm Throw Always lands a critical hit.fightingphysical60100%10All
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.normalstatus——10All
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.firestatus——5All
Superpower Lowers the user's Attack by 1 stage. Lowers the user's Defense by 1 stage.fightingphysical120100%5All
Swords Dance Raises the user's Attack by 2 stages.normalstatus——20All
Thief Takes the target’s item.darkphysical60100%25All
Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.normalphysical120100%10All
Throat Chop Silences the target.darkphysical80100%15All
X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.bugphysical80100%15All