Serebii.net Pokédex - #127 Pinsir

#127 Pinsir

General

Location

Attacks

Stats

Egg Moves

3rd Gen Dex

Pokémon Game Picture National No. Sinnoh No. English name Japanese Name

DPPt Sprites
127 --- Pinsir Kailios

Ability: Hyper Cutter & Mold Breaker

Hyper Cutter: Opponent cannot lower this Pokémon’s Attack value. This Pokémon may still lower its own Attack value using a move of by itself.
Mold Breaker: The Pokémon is not affected by foe’s abilities during battle

Gender Ratio

Male: 50 % Female: 50 %

Classification Type 1 Type 2 Height Weight

Stagbeetle Pokémon

4'11" 121.0 lbs

Evolution Chain

Damage Taken

x1 x2 x1 x1 x0.5 x1 x0.5 x1 x0.5 x2 x1 x1 x2 x1 x1 x1 x1

Wild Hold Item Base EXP Base Happinness Colour Category Pal Park Location

None 1,250,000 Points
Slow 70 Brown Forest

Flavour Text

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

Pearl

Location (DP Details)

Game Rarity Location

Ruby Rare Safari Zone Mach Bike Area

Sapphire Rare Safari Zone Mach Bike Area

Emerald Rare Safari Zone Mach Bike Area

FireRed None Trade from Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/LeafGreen/XD

LeafGreen Rare Safari Zone Areas 1 & Center

Colosseum None Trade from Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/LeafGreen/XD

XD Only One Snagged from Cipher Peon Grupel in Citadark Isle

Diamond None Transfer from GBA Games, Trade with Pearl

Pearl Uncommon Route 229 Details
Platinum Common Route 229 - (Swarm) Details

Diamond/Pearl Level Up
Level Attack Name Type Cat. Att. Acc. PP Effect %
— Vicegrip
55 100 30 --
Grips the foe with large and powerful pincers.
— Focus Energy
-- -- 30 --
Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio.
4 Bind
15 75 20 --
Binds and squeezes the foe for 2 to 5 turns.
8 Seismic Toss
?? 100 20 --
Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
13 Harden
-- -- 30 --
Stiffens the body's muscles to raise DEFENSE.
18 Revenge
60 100 10 --
An attack that gains power if injured by the foe.
21 Brick Break
75 100 15 --
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
25 Vital Throw
70 -- 10 --
Makes the user's move last, but it never misses.
30 X-scissor
80 100 15 --
No Added Effect
35 Thrash
90 100 20 --
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
38 Swords Dance
-- -- 30 --
A fighting dance that sharply raises ATTACK.
42 Submission
80 80 25 --
A reckless body slam that also hurts the user.
47 Guillotine
?? 30 5 --
A powerful pincer attack that may cause fainting.
52 Superpower
120 100 5 --
Boosts strength sharply, but lowers abilities.

Platinum Level Up
Level Attack Name Type Cat. Att. Acc. PP Effect %
— Vicegrip
55 100 30 --
Grips the foe with large and powerful pincers.
— Focus Energy
-- -- 30 --
Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio.
4 Bind
15 75 20 --
Binds and squeezes the foe for 2 to 5 turns.
8 Seismic Toss
?? 100 20 --
Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
13 Harden
-- -- 30 --
Stiffens the body's muscles to raise DEFENSE.
18 Revenge
60 100 10 --
An attack that gains power if injured by the foe.
21 Brick Break
75 100 15 --
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
25 Vital Throw
70 -- 10 --
Makes the user's move last, but it never misses.
30 X-scissor
80 100 15 --
No Added Effect
35 Thrash
90 100 20 --
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
38 Swords Dance
-- -- 30 --
A fighting dance that sharply raises ATTACK.
42 Submission
80 80 25 --
A reckless body slam that also hurts the user.
47 Guillotine
?? 30 5 --
A powerful pincer attack that may cause fainting.
52 Superpower
120 100 5 --
Boosts strength sharply, but lowers abilities.

TM & HM Attacks
TM/HM # Attack Name Type Cat. Att. Acc. PP Effect %
TM01 Focus Punch
150 100 20 --
A powerful loyalty attack. The user flinches if hit.
TM06 Toxic
-- 85 10 --
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
TM08 Bulk Up
-- -- 20 --
Bulks up the body to boost both ATTACK and DEFENSE.
TM10 Hidden Power
?? 100 15 --
The effectiveness varies with the user.
TM11 Sunny Day
-- -- 5 --
Boosts the power of FIRE- type moves for 5 turns.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90 5 --
Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
TM17 Protect
-- -- 10 --
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
TM18 Rain Dance
-- -- 5 --
Boosts the power of WATER- type moves for 5 turns.
TM21 Frustration
?? 100 20 --
An attack that is stronger if the TRAINER is disliked.
TM26 Earthquake
100 100 10 --
A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes.
TM27 Return
?? 100 20 --
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
TM28 Dig
80 100 10 --
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
TM31 Brick Break
75 100 15 --
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
TM32 Double Team
-- -- 15 --
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
TM39 Rock Tomb
50 80 10 100
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts SPEED.
TM42 Facade
70 100 20 --
Boosts ATTACK when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM43 Secret Power
70 100 20 30
An attack with effects that vary by location.
TM44 Rest
-- -- 10 --
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
TM45 Attract
-- 100 15 --
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
TM46 Thief
40 100 10 --
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
TM52 Focus Blast
120 70 5 10
May lower foe's SP.DEF one stage
TM54 False Swipe
40 100 40 --
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
TM56 Fling
?? 100 10 --
Hurls out held item, power depends on held item
TM58 Endure
-- -- 10 --
Endures any attack for 1 turn, leaving at least 1HP.
TM68 Giga Impact
150 90 5 --
User cannot attack next turn
TM71 Stone Edge
100 80 5 --
High critical hit ratio
TM75 Swords Dance
-- -- 30 --
A fighting dance that sharply raises ATTACK.
TM76 Stealth Rock
-- -- 20 --
Causes damage when foe switches Pokémon
TM78 Captivate
-- 100 20 --
Lowers opposite gender foe's SP.ATT two stages
TM80 Rock Slide
75 90 10 30
Large boulders are hurled. May cause flinching.
TM81 X-scissor
80 100 15 --
No Added Effect
TM82 Sleep Talk
-- -- 10 --
Uses an own move randomly while asleep.
TM83 Natural Gift
?? 100 15 --
Power and type of move depends on the held berry
TM87 Swagger
-- 90 15 --
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises ATTACK.
TM90 Substitute
-- -- 10 --
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
HM01 Cut
50 95 30 --
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
HM04 Strength
80 100 15 --
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
HM06 Rock Smash
40 100 15 50
A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE.
HM08 Rock Climb
90 85 20 20
May induce confusion

Platinum Move Tutor Attacks
Attack Name Type Cat. Att. Acc. PP Effect %
Fury Cutter
10 95 20 --
An attack that intensifies on each successive hit.
Knock Off
20 100 20 --
Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use.
Snore
40 100 15 30
A loud attack that can be used only while asleep.
Iron Defense
-- -- 15 --
Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise DEFENSE.
Superpower
120 100 5 --
Boosts strength sharply, but lowers abilities.

Egg Moves (Details)
Attack Name Type Cat. Att. Acc. PP Effect %
Fury Attack
15 85 20 -- Details
Jabs the foe 2 to 5 times with sharp horns, etc.
Flail
?? 100 15 -- Details
Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.
False Swipe
40 100 40 -- Details
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Faint Attack
60 -- 20 -- Details
Draws the foe close, then strikes without fail.
Quick Attack
40 100 30 -- Details
An extremely fast attack that always strikes first.
Close Combat
120 100 5 -- Details
Lowers user's DEFENSE and SP.DEF
Feint
50 100 10 -- Details
Only works when foe uses Protect or Detect

Base Egg Steps to Hatch

Effort Points from Battling it

Catch Rate

6,400 Steps 2 Attack Point(s)
45

Egg Groups
Lists Of Groups
Group Names
Bug

Stats
HP Attack Defense Sp. Attack Sp. Defense Speed
Base Stats 65 125 100 55 70 85
Min-Max
Hindering Nature Lv50
Lv100 125 - 172
240 - 334 117 - 159
229 - 314 94 - 136
184 - 269 54 - 96
103 - 188 67 - 109
130 - 215 81 - 123
157 - 242
Min-Max
Neutral Nature Lv50
Lv100 125 - 172
240 - 334 130 - 177
255 - 349 105 - 152
205 - 299 60 - 107
115 - 209 75 - 122
145 - 239 90 - 137
175 - 269
Min-Max
Beneficial Nature Lv50
Lv100 125 - 172
240 - 334 143 - 194
280 - 383 115 - 167
225 - 328 66 - 117
126 - 229 82 - 134
159 - 262 99 - 150
192 - 295

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