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pinsir
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#127

pinsir

Bug

If it fails to crush the victim in its pincers, it will swing it around and toss it hard.

Height
1.5m
Weight
55kg
Generation
Gen I (RB)
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Base Stats

HP
65
65
Attack
125
125
Defense
100
100
Sp. Atk
55
55
Sp. Def
70
70
Speed
85
85
Total
500

Abilities (Click for details)

hyper-cutter
Normal Ability
mold-breaker
Normal Ability
moxie

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Fire Flying Rock

Resistances (×½)

Grass Fighting Ground

Forms

pinsir
pinsir
 pinsir-mega
pinsir-mega

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 vice-grip normal physical 55 100 30
Lv.1 focus-energy normal status - - 30
Lv.4 bind normal physical 15 85 20
Lv.8 seismic-toss fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.11 harden normal status - - 30
Lv.13 harden normal status - - 30
Lv.15 revenge fighting physical 60 100 10
Lv.18 vital-throw fighting physical 70 - 10
Lv.18 revenge fighting physical 60 100 10
Lv.18 brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
Lv.21 brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
Lv.22 vital-throw fighting physical 70 - 10
Lv.22 double-hit normal physical 35 90 10
Lv.25 vital-throw fighting physical 70 - 10
Lv.26 submission fighting physical 80 80 20
Lv.26 brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
Lv.29 submission fighting physical 80 80 20
Lv.29 x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
Lv.30 x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
Lv.33 x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
Lv.33 storm-throw fighting physical 60 100 10
Lv.35 thrash normal physical 120 100 10
Lv.36 thrash normal physical 120 100 10
Lv.36 storm-throw fighting physical 60 100 10
Lv.38 swords-dance normal status - - 20
Lv.40 swords-dance normal status - - 20
Lv.42 submission fighting physical 80 80 20
Lv.43 thrash normal physical 120 100 10
Lv.43 superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
Lv.47 guillotine normal physical - 30 5
Lv.47 superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
Lv.50 guillotine normal physical - 30 5
Lv.52 superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
swords-dance normal status - - 20
cut normal physical 50 95 30
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
strength normal physical 80 100 15
earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
protect normal status - - 10
false-swipe normal physical 40 100 40
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
bulk-up fighting status - - 20
fling dark physical - 100 10
x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
focus-blast fighting special 120 70 5
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
stone-edge rock physical 100 80 5
smack-down rock physical 50 100 15
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
fury-attack normal physical 15 85 20
quick-attack normal physical 40 100 30
flail normal physical - 100 15
feint-attack dark physical 60 - 20
superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
feint normal physical 30 100 10
close-combat fighting physical 120 100 5
me-first normal status - - 20
bug-bite bug physical 60 100 20
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
bind normal physical 15 85 20
snore normal special 50 100 15
focus-punch fighting physical 150 100 20
knock-off dark physical 65 100 20
iron-defense steel status - - 15
stealth-rock rock status - - 20

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
mega-horn attack-order flare-blitz swords-dance
pinsir's physical attacker moveset, STAB movemega-hornhigh power, paired with flare-blitz better coverage.
👥 Team Recommendations
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
pinsiras a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
pinsiras a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
pinsiras a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.