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Pinsir

4 appearances (Regulation M-B)
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Unranked
150
Speed #128
Forms: Mega Pinsir
Pinsir
Bug
HP 65
Atk 125
Def 100
Sp.Atk 55
Sp.Def 70
Speed 85
Total 500
Weight 121.3 lbs.
Hyper Cutter
The Pokémon’s Attack stat cannot be lowered by other Pokémon’s moves or Abilities.
Mold Breaker
The Pokémon’s moves are unaffected by the Ability of the target (with certain exceptions).
Moxie
When the Pokémon knocks out a target with an attack, its Attack stat is boosted by 1 stage.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Fire Flying Rock
Resistance · ½×
Grass Fighting Ground

Popular Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by raw usage across all teams.

#1
Hyper Cutter Pinsirite
50.0% 63.6% WR · 2 teams
Body Slam Feint Protect Swords Dance
Stat Alignment: 100% Adamant
Team
Pinsir
Pinsir
Hyper Cutter · Pinsirite
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
100%
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings · Sharp Beak
100%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
100%
Raichu
Raichu
Lightning Rod · Raichunite Y
100%
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Pinsir
Pinsir
Ability Hyper Cutter
Item Pinsirite
Nature Adamant
Body Slam Feint Swords Dance Protect
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Life Orb
Nature Jolly
Earthquake Dragon Claw Stomping Tantrum Protect
Talonflame
Talonflame
Ability Gale Wings
Item Sharp Beak
Nature Jolly
Brave Bird Flare Blitz Tailwind Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Black Glasses
Nature Adamant
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Swords Dance Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Careful
Flare Blitz Throat Chop Fake Out Parting Shot
Raichu
Raichu
Ability Lightning Rod
Item Raichunite Y
Nature Timid
Zap Cannon Focus Blast Fake Out Protect
#2
Hyper Cutter Pinsirite
25.0% 0.0% WR · 1 teams
Body Slam Lunge Protect Quick Attack
Stat Alignment: 100% Jolly
Team
Pinsir
Pinsir
Hyper Cutter · Pinsirite
100%
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Life Orb
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
100%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster · Light Clay
100%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
100%
Milotic
Milotic
Competitive · Focus Sash
100%
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Pinsir
Pinsir
Ability Hyper Cutter
Item Pinsirite
Nature Jolly
Body Slam Protect Lunge Quick Attack
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Ability Good as Gold
Item Life Orb
Nature Modest
Make It Rain Shadow Ball Protect Nasty Plot
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Careful
Darkest Lariat Flare Blitz Fake Out Parting Shot
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Ability Prankster
Item Light Clay
Nature Careful
Spirit Break Parting Shot Reflect Light Screen
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Nature Timid
Light of Ruin Draining Kiss Protect Calm Mind
Milotic
Milotic
Ability Competitive
Item Focus Sash
Nature Calm
Helping Hand Protect Whirlpool Surf
#3
Hyper Cutter Pinsirite
25.0% 50.0% WR · 1 teams
Body Slam Detect Earthquake Quick Attack
Stat Alignment: 100% Adamant
Team
Pinsir
Pinsir
Hyper Cutter · Pinsirite
100%
Araquanid
Araquanid
Water Bubble · Never-Melt Ice
100%
Vivillon
Vivillon
Shield Dust · Focus Sash
100%
Volcarona
Volcarona
Flame Body · Lum Berry
100%
Scizor
Scizor
Technician · White Herb
100%
Kleavor
Kleavor
Sharpness · Choice Scarf
100%
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Araquanid
Araquanid
Ability Water Bubble
Item Never-Melt Ice
Nature Modest
Hydro Pump Ice Beam Sticky Web Wide Guard
Vivillon
Vivillon
Ability Shield Dust
Item Focus Sash
Nature Timid
Pollen Puff Sleep Powder Hurricane Sunny Day
Volcarona
Volcarona
Ability Flame Body
Item Lum Berry
Nature Calm
Heat Wave Giga Drain Tailwind Protect
Scizor
Scizor
Ability Technician
Item White Herb
Nature Adamant
Bullet Punch Close Combat Swords Dance Protect
Pinsir
Pinsir
Ability Hyper Cutter
Item Pinsirite
Nature Adamant
Body Slam Earthquake Quick Attack Detect
Kleavor
Kleavor
Ability Sharpness
Item Choice Scarf
Nature Jolly
Stone Axe Aerial Ace U-turn Night Slash

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
75.0% usage · WR 58.3%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
50.0% usage · WR 63.6%
Talonflame
Talonflame
Fire Flying
50.0% usage · WR 63.6%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Dark Steel
50.0% usage · WR 63.6%
Raichu
Raichu
Electric
50.0% usage · WR 63.6%
Araquanid
Araquanid
Water Bug
25.0% usage · WR 50.0%
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Steel Ghost
25.0% usage · WR 0.0%
Vivillon
Vivillon
Bug Flying
25.0% usage · WR 50.0%

Most Common Moves

Body Slam
4 (100.0%)
Protect
3 (75.0%)
Feint
2 (50.0%)
Swords Dance
2 (50.0%)
Quick Attack
2 (50.0%)
Earthquake
1 (25.0%)
Lunge
1 (25.0%)
Detect
1 (25.0%)

Most Common Items

Pinsirite Pinsirite
4 (100.0%)

Most Common Abilities

Hyper Cutter
4 (100.0%)

Most Common Stat Points Ranked Season

Season 4 — Doubles ladder — separate from the tournament stats. Full breakdown →

UseHPAtkDefSpASpDSpe
27.5% 232···32
19.9% 32·2··32
17.1% 1321··32
6.1% ·322··32
4.1% ·32··232
1.7% 32···232

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 101 20
Attract Normal Status - 100 16
Bind Normal Physical 15 85 20
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 16
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 16
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Bulk Up Fighting Status - 101 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Circle Throw Fighting Physical 60 90 12
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 8
Detect Fighting Status - 101 8
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 12
Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90 12
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 12
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 12
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 16
Fling Dark Physical 1 100 12
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 8
Focus Energy Normal Status - 101 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Guillotine Normal Physical 1 30 8
Hard Press Steel Physical 1 100 12
Helping Hand Normal Status - 101 20
High Horsepower Ground Physical 95 95 12
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Iron Defense Steel Status - 101 16
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 16
Pounce Bug Physical 50 100 20
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 20
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 16
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 12
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 16
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Stealth Rock Rock Status - 101 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 8
Storm Throw Fighting Physical 60 100 12
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Sunny Day Fire Status - 101 8
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 8
Swords Dance Normal Status - 101 20
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 12
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 16
X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 16

Notable Placements

#4
kafkafoon 7-3-0
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Pinsir Pinsir Pinsir Pinsirite Garchomp Garchomp Garchomp Life Orb Talonflame Talonflame Talonflame Sharp Beak Kingambit Kingambit Kingambit Black Glasses Incineroar Incineroar Incineroar Sitrus Berry Raichu Raichu Raichu Raichunite Y