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pinsir
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Pinsir

Stag Beetle Pokémon

Bug

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

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
flying 2xrock 2xfire 2x
Resistant to
fighting ½xground ½xgrass ½x

Abilities

Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie (Hidden)

Forms

Pinsir Mega Pinsir Mega

Evolution Chain

pinsir Pinsir

Moves

Locations

Hoenn Safari Zone Nwmach Bike
Kalos Route 12
Citadark Isle 2f

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

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Mega Attacker
Moves
Return
Close Combat / Earthquake
Feint / Swords Dance / Quick Attack
Protect
Item
Pinsirite
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 52
Atk 188
Def 28
SpD 4
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Mega Pinsir is a very underrated threat in the VGC 2014 metagame with impressive offensive stats. It also possesses a useful ability in Aerilate, allowing it to use Normal-type attacks to deal a significant amount of damage to common Grass- and Fighting-type threats. However, Mega Pinsir has many weaknesses, including a 4x weakness to Rock-type moves, and Will-O-Wisp and Intimidate from enemies can limit its effectiveness.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc