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pineco
#204

Pineco

Bagworm Pokémon

Bug

Motionless, it hangs from trees, waiting for its bug Pokémon prey to come to it. Its favorite in Alola is Cutiefly.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 65
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 35
Speed 15
Total 290

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Sturdy Overcoat (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Bagworm Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 7.2 kg
Base Exp 58
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

pineco Front Front
pineco Back Back
pineco Front Shiny Front Shiny
pineco Back Shiny Back Shiny
pineco Official Art Official Art
pineco Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.7%
Lead
Item
Berry Juice
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 236
Def 36
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Thanks to a great ability in Sturdy, a great Defense stat, and access to Stealth Rock, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Rapid Spin, and Explosion, Pineco can function as a great suicide lead, as it can usually ensure that it gets its own entry hazards up while preventing your opponent from setting theirs up. However, Pineco is incredibly one-dimensional. Opponents will easily be able to predict a Pineco lead and act accordingly. Oftentimes, they will be able to set up on it, as it's very passive. It also has a very low Speed stat, meaning it will often be unable to set up multiple entry hazards and then go for Explosion. In addition, your team needs to prevent your opponent from removing Pineco's entry hazards in order to take advantage of them. Thus, a spinblocker and a Defiant user are mandatory, which restricts teambuilding a lot. Lastly, Pineco faces a lot of competition from the faster, stronger, and more versatile Dwebble.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
65.2%
Explosion
59.6%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
29.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc