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Pincurchin's Type

ELECTRIC

Pincurchin's Pokédex #s

National #: 871

Galar #: 353

Armor #: 126

Crown #: 158

Pincurchin's Base Stats

HP:: 48

Attack:: 101

Defense:: 95

Sp. Atk:: 91

Sp. Def:: 85

Speed:: 15

Total:: 435

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'0" (0.3m)

Weight:: 2.2 lbs. (1 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Amorphous

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 2 Attack

Base EXP:: 152

Catch Rate:: 75

Pincurchin's Abilities

Here are what abilities Pincurchin can possibly have, along with their effects.

Lightning Rod: Draws in Electric moves to Pincurchin, which prevents their damage and raises Pincurchin's Special Attack by one stage.

Electric Surge: Triggers the effects of Electric Terrain whenever Pincurchin is sent out in battle.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Pincurchin's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: GROUND

½: ELECTRIC

FLYING

STEEL

Pincurchin's Evolution Line

Pincurchin does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Pincurchin's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Pincurchin can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Pincurchin learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
1	Thunder Shock Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	40	100%	30	One Target
5	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
10	Charge Raises Pincurchin's Special Defense by one stage and doubles the power of its Electric moves next turn.	ELECTRIC	--	--	20	User
15	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
20	Spark Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	65	100%	20	One Target
25	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
30	Recover Restores half of Pincurchin's HP.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
35	Curse Raises Pincurchin's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
40	Electric Terrain Activates Electric Terrain for 5 turns, which prevents non-airborne Pokémon from falling asleep and powers up Electric-type moves by 50%.	ELECTRIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
45	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
50	Zing Zap Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	ELECTRIC	80	100%	10	One Target
55	Acupressure Raises a random stat (including Accuracy and Evasion) by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User or Ally
60	Discharge Has a 30% chance to paralyze all nearby Pokémon.	ELECTRIC	80	100%	15	All But Self

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pincurchin can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM07	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
TM14	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM20	Self-Destruct Pincurchin is knocked out after using Self-Destruct.	NORMAL	200	100%	5	All But Self
TM21	Rest Pincurchin restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Pincurchin from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Pincurchin is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Pincurchin attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM74	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM77	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
TM90	Electric Terrain Activates Electric Terrain for 5 turns, which prevents non-airborne Pokémon from falling asleep and powers up Electric-type moves by 50%.	ELECTRIC	--	--	10	Entire Field

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pincurchin can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR09	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Pincurchin's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Pincurchin's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
TR23	Spikes Sets a layer of spikes to do damage upon switching in. Up to three layers can be set.	GROUND	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Pincurchin's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR54	Toxic Spikes Sets down 1 layer of Toxic Spikes. 1 layer poisons foes when they are sent out; 2 layers badly poisons.	POISON	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR91	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pincurchin can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Pincurchin.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
EGG	Memento Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two stages, then Pincurchin faints.	DARK		--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK		70	100%	5	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pincurchin can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Rising Voltage If used during Electric Terrain, Rising Voltage does double damage.	ELECTRIC		70	100%	20	One Target

Pincurchin's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Pincurchin's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Pincurchin's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Pincurchin is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	206	237	269	300	48
Attack	207	238	270	301	101
Defense	195	226	258	289	95
Sp. Atk	187	218	250	281	91
Sp. Def	175	206	238	269	85
Speed	35	66	98	129	15
Total					435

Where to Find Pincurchin in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Pincurchin, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Pincurchin in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Pincurchin

Catchable (with Hidden Ability) during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Pincurchin in the Wild

Galar Route 9

Random Encounters

Any Weather
5%			Lv. 38-42

Galar Route 9 (Circhester Bay)

Random Encounters

Any Weather
5%			Lv. 39-43

Courageous Cavern

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%
Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18

Loop Lagoon

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%
Lv. 16-21	Lv. 16-21	Lv. 16-21	Lv. 16-21	Lv. 16-21	Lv. 16-21	Lv. 16-21	Lv. 16-21	Lv. 16-21

Frigid Sea

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	10%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 60-65
Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)
Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	20%	--	--	--	--	--
			Lv. 60-65

Pokédex Entries for Pincurchin

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks. Electric current flows from the tips of its spines.

Shield

It stores electricity in each spine. Even if one gets broken off, it still continues to emit electricity for at least three hours.