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cinccino
#573

Cinccino

Scarf Pokémon

Normal

Their white fur is coated in a special oil that makes it easy for them to deflect attacks.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 95
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 60
Speed 115
Total 470

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Scarf Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 7.5 kg
Base Exp 165
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

cinccino Front Front
cinccino Back Back
cinccino Front Shiny Front Shiny
cinccino Back Shiny Back Shiny
cinccino Official Art Official Art
cinccino Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Physical Attacker
Item
Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability
Skill Link
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

At first glance, Cinccino does not look very threatening. Speed is its only decent stat, and it also suffers from a poor movepool with no viable way of hitting Steel-type Pokemon. However, Skill Link turns Cinccino from a mediocre Pokemon to a threat that all UU teams should be prepared for. Skill Link allows Cinccino to effectively utilize its multi-hit moves, as they will always hit 5 times, with the added benefit of breaking Substitutes and Focus Sashes while continuing to attack. So, what is this cute little thing doing in RU? The answer to this is simple; it is walled by common Steel-type Pokemon such as Bronzong and Cobalion, and it is easily revenge killed by Choice Scarf users due to its poor defenses. Regardless of its flaws, however, Cinccino can give headaches to teams that lack Steel-types.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc