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Pinsir's Type

BUG

Pinsir's Pokédex #s

National #: 127

Galar #: --

Armor #: 120

Crown #: --

Pinsir's Base Stats

HP:: 65

Attack:: 125

Defense:: 100

Sp. Atk:: 55

Sp. Def:: 70

Speed:: 85

Total:: 500

Misc. Info

Height:: 4'11" (1.5m)

Weight:: 121.3 lbs. (55 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Bug

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 2 Attack

Base EXP:: 175

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Pinsir's Abilities

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

Hyper Cutter: Protects Pinsir from having its Attack lowered by other Pokémon.

Mold Breaker: Pinsir's moves are not affected or blocked by the target's Ability.

Moxie: Raises Pinsir's Attack by one stage whenever it knocks out a Pokémon.

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

2×: FIRE

FLYING

ROCK

½: GRASS

FIGHTING

GROUND

Pinsir's Evolution Line

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

Pinsir's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Pinsir 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 Pinsir 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	Vise Grip Damages the target.	NORMAL	55	100%	30	One Target
1	Harden Raises Pinsir's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
4	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
8	Bind Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
12	Seismic Toss Does exact damage equal to Pinsir's level.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
16	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Pinsir consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
20	Storm Throw Has a 100% critical hit chance.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
24	Double Hit Hits the target two times in a row.	NORMAL	35	90%	10	One Target
28	Vital Throw Attacks last with a higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	FIGHTING	70	--	10	One Target
32	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
36	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
40	Swords Dance Raises Pinsir's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
44	Submission Pinsir takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
48	Guillotine Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	NORMAL	varies	30%	5	One Target
52	Superpower Lowers Pinsir's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pinsir 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
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Pinsir restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Pinsir 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
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Pinsir is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Pinsir's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	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
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM94	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM97	Brutal Swing Damages all nearby Pokémon.	DARK	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pinsir 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
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Pinsir's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Pinsir's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Pinsir's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
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 Pinsir's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR39	Superpower Lowers Pinsir's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Pinsir's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR48	Bulk Up Raises Pinsir's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TR53	Close Combat Lowers Pinsir's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR60	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR75	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR94	High Horsepower Damages the target.	GROUND	95	95%	10	One Target
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pinsir 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 Pinsir.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Pinsir's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Thrash Confuses Pinsir after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
EGG	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
EGG	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Pinsir 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	Vise Grip Damages the target.	NORMAL	55	100%	30	One Target
1	Harden Raises Pinsir's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
4	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
8	Bind Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
12	Seismic Toss Does exact damage equal to Pinsir's level.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
16	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Pinsir consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
20	Storm Throw Has a 100% critical hit chance.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
24	Double Hit Hits the target two times in a row.	NORMAL	35	90%	10	One Target
28	Vital Throw Attacks last with a higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	FIGHTING	70	--	10	One Target
32	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
36	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
40	Swords Dance Raises Pinsir's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
44	Submission Pinsir takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
48	Guillotine Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	NORMAL	varies	30%	5	One Target
52	Superpower Lowers Pinsir's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pinsir can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM08	Bulk Up Raises Pinsir's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Pinsir from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Pinsir's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Pinsir is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Pinsir restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM52	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TM54	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Pinsir's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM71	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Pinsir's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM81	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Pinsir's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Pinsir's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM100	Rock Climb Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pinsir 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 Pinsir.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Pinsir's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Thrash Confuses Pinsir after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
EGG	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
EGG	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target
EGG	Close Combat Lowers Pinsir's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Pinsir consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Superpower Lowers Pinsir's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target

Pinsir's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Pinsir'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 Pinsir's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Pinsir 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	240	271	303	334	65
Attack	255	286	318	349	125
Defense	205	236	268	299	100
Sp. Atk	115	146	178	209	55
Sp. Def	145	176	208	239	70
Speed	175	206	238	269	85
Total					500

Where to Find Pinsir in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Pinsir, 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 Pinsir in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Exclusive to Pokémon Sword

Pinsir is exclusive to Pokémon Sword, so if you are playing Pokémon Shield, you will need to trade with someone playing Pokémon Sword in order to obtain it for your Pokédex.

Special Ways to Get Pinsir

Available in some Max Raid Dens (exclusive to Dens in Pokémon Sword) on the Isle of Armor (DLC).

Pinsir in the Wild

Training Lowlands

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
Sword 5%	Sword 5%	Sword 5%	Sword 5%	Sword 5%	Sword 5%	Sword 5%	Sword 5%	Sword 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

Location information on where to find Pinsir in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Pinsir

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

These Pokémon judge one another based on pincers. Thicker, more impressive pincers make for more popularity with the opposite gender.

Shield

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

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

It grips its prey in its pincers and splits them apart. Although it is a powerful Pokémon, it can't deal with the cold.

Moon

One solid blow from its horns is enough to split apart a large tree. Its greatest rival in Alola is Vikavolt.

Ultra Sun

It gets into territorial disputes with Vikavolt. For some reason, it apparently gets along well with Heracross in Alola.

Ultra Moon

Although it's tough, it can't handle cold well. When night falls, it buries itself in leafage and sleeps.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

Y

It swings its long pincer horns wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.

Omega Ruby

Pinsir is astoundingly strong. It can grip a foe weighing twice its weight in its horns and easily lift it. This Pokémon's movements turn sluggish in cold places.

Alpha Sapphire

Pinsir has a pair of massive horns. Protruding from the surface of these horns are thorns. These thorns are driven deeply into the foe's body when the pincer closes, making it tough for the foe to escape.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White

It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

Black 2 White 2

It grips prey with its powerful pincers and will not let go until the prey is torn in half.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

HeartGold

With its pincer horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.

SoulSilver

It swings its long pincer horns wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

PINSIR is astoundingly strong. It can grip a foe weighing twice its weight in its horns and easily lift it. This POKéMON's movements turn sluggish in cold places.

Sapphire

PINSIR has a pair of massive horns Protruding from the surface of these horns are thorns. These thorns are driven deeply into the foe's body when the pincer closes, making it tough for the foe to escape.

Emerald

Their pincers are strong enough to shatter thick logs. Because they dislike cold, PINSIR burrow and sleep under the ground on chilly nights.

FireRed

Its two long pincer horns are powerful. Once they grip an enemy, they won't release until the foe is torn.

LeafGreen

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

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.

Silver

Swings its long antlers wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.

Crystal

When the temperature drops at night, it sleeps on treetops or among roots where it is well hidden.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

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

Yellow

Grips its prey in its pincers and squeezes hard! It can't move if it's cold, so it lives in warm places.