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pinsir
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Pinsir

Stag Beetle Pokémon

Bug

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

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 125
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 70
Speed 85
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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

pinsir Front Front
pinsir Back Back
pinsir Front Shiny Front Shiny
pinsir Back Shiny Back Shiny
pinsir Official Art Official Art
pinsir Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

monotype Usage: 0.0%
Swords Dance (Bug)
Item
Pinsirite
Ability
Moxie
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mega Pinsir has high Attack and Speed stats along with Swords Dance, which make it an excellent late-game sweeper. It also has good bulk, meaning that it has many opportunities to set up Swords Dance. Once Pinsir Mega Evolves, it gains a Flying typing along with the ability Aerilate, changing its Normal-type attacks into Flying-type attacks, allowing Mega Pinsir to easily revenge kill many threats with Quick Attack. Mega Pinsir is also fast, being able to outspeed threats such as Kyurem-B and Landorus. However, Mega Pinsir has a devastating weakness to Stealth Rock, meaning Rapid Spin support from Armaldo or Forretress is necessary. Its Flying typing adds a weakness to Electric- and Ice-type attacks while also stacking a weakness to Rock-type attacks. Mega Pinsir also faces competition from Mega Scizor and Mega Heracross, as Mega Scizor is a bulky setup sweeper with reliable recovery, while Mega Heracross is a fearsome wallbreaker.

Most Used Moves

X-Scissor
98.1%
Facade
21.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc