#127
Pinsir
These Pokémon judge one another based on pincers. Thicker, more impressive pincers make for more popularity with the opposite gender.
- Height
- 1.5 m
- Weight
- 55 kg
- Generation
- 1
- EV yield
- +2 Attack
Base stats
Abilities
Prevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's Attack stat stage.
This Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore certain Abilities of other Pokemon. The Abilities that can be negated are Armor Tail, Aroma Veil, Aura Break, Battle Armor, Big Pecks, Bulletproof, Clear Body, Contrary, Damp, Dazzling, Disguise, Dry Skin, Earth Eater, Filter, Flash Fire, Flower Gift, Flower Veil, Fluffy, Friend Guard, Fur Coat, Good as Gold, Grass Pelt, Guard Dog, Heatproof, Heavy Metal, Hyper Cutter, Ice Face, Ice Scales, Illuminate, Immunity, Inner Focus, Insomnia, Keen Eye, Leaf Guard, Levitate, Light Metal, Lightning Rod, Limber, Magic Bounce, Magma Armor, Marvel Scale, Mind's Eye, Mirror Armor, Motor Drive, Multiscale, Oblivious, Overcoat, Own Tempo, Pastel Veil, Punk Rock, Purifying Salt, Queenly Majesty, Sand Veil, Sap Sipper, Shell Armor, Shield Dust, Simple, Snow Cloak, Solid Rock, Soundproof, Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sturdy, Suction Cups, Sweet Veil, Tangled Feet, Telepathy, Tera Shell, Thermal Exchange, Thick Fat, Unaware, Vital Spirit, Volt Absorb, Water Absorb, Water Bubble, Water Veil, Well-Baked Body, White Smoke, Wind Rider, Wonder Guard, and Wonder Skin. This affects every other Pokemon on the field, whether or not it is a target of this Pokemon's move, and whether or not their Ability is beneficial to this Pokemon.
This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage if it attacks and knocks out another Pokemon.
Recommended natures Smogon Gen 9
View the full set on Smogon
Weaknesses & resistances
Mega Evolutions & Gigantamax
Where to catch
| Region | Location | Rarity | Time | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanto | Route 12 (Kanto) | 38–40 | |||
| Kanto | Route 13 (Kanto) | 40–42 | |||
| Kanto | Viridian Forest | 3–7 | |||
| Sinnoh | Eterna Forest | 16–18 | |||
| Sinnoh | Spring Valley | 1–10 |
Item drops
Items it may drop when caught or fainted (higher chance on faint).
Moves
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HardenRaises the user's Defense by 1. | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| 1 | Vise GripNo additional effect. | Physical | 55 | 100 | 30 | |
| 4 | Focus EnergyRaises the user's critical hit ratio by 2. | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| 8 | BindTraps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | |
| 12 | Seismic TossDoes damage equal to the user's level. | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| 16 | Bug BiteUser steals and eats the target's Berry. | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 24 | Double HitHits 2 times in one turn. | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 | |
| 32 | X-ScissorNo additional effect. | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 36 | StrengthNo additional effect. | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 40 | Swords DanceRaises the user's Attack by 2. | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 48 | GuillotineOHKOs the target. Fails if user is of a lower level. | Physical | — | 30 | 5 | |
| 52 | SuperpowerLowers the user's Attack and Defense by 1. | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |

