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Pincurchin
Sea Urchin Pokémon
It stores electricity in each spine. Even if one gets broken off, it still continues to emit electricity for at least three hours.
Details
Height0.3 m
Weight1.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75
Base friendship50
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
48
Attack
101
Defense
95
Sp. Atk
91
Sp. Def
85
Speed
15
Total
435
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Pincurchin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Pincurchin.






Across the games



Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 20 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 35 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Electric Terrain | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 50 | Zing Zap | Electric | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 55 | Acupressure | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 60 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Pincurchin can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.