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Pinsir
Stag Beetle Pokémon
Bug
These Pokémon judge one another based on pincers. Thicker, more impressive pincers make for more popularity with the opposite gender.
Base Stats
HP 65
Attack 125
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 70
Speed 85
Total 500
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Details
Category Stag Beetle Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 55.0 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
All-out Attacker
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
Pinsir is a rather poor choice in SS ZU despite its great Attack stat, good coverage, and decent Speed, mainly due to the fact that it lacks a strong STAB option to make use of the former. Pinsir has to make do with X-Scissor, a rather weak move, and as a result its power is severely undercut. It's outperformed as a physical wallbreaker by Sawk, which has a far stronger STAB move in Close Combat and similar coverage, and as a Bug-type attacker by Crustle, which has access to Shell Smash and a strong secondary STAB move.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc