Forms
#0127
Pinsir
Stag Beetle Pokémon
This Pokémon clamps its pincers down on its prey and then either splits the prey in half or flings it away.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight55.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
125
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
70
Speed
85
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Swords Dance (Bug)
- Item
- Pinsirite
- Ability
- Moxie
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Pinsir can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Pinsir.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vise Grip | Normal | Physical | 55 | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 15 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 16 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Storm Throw | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Double Hit | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 25 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Vital Throw | Fighting | Physical | 70 | — | 10 |
| 30 | Guillotine | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 32 | X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 44 | Submission | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80 | 20 |
| 49 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 52 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 54 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Pinsir can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
