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127 - Pinsir

  Type Ability

(1) Moxie
(2) Mold Breaker
(HA) Moxie

Defenses

Immune 0.25x Resist 0.5x Resist Neutral 2x Weak 4x Weak
   

















 

Stats

HPATKDEFSPASPDSPEBST
65125100557085500

Level Up Moves

Level Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
1 Bind 15 85 20 Priority: 0. For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn.
4 Harden None None 30 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
7 Seismic Toss None 100 20 Priority: 0. Inflicts damage equal to the user's level. Type immunity applies.
10 Quick Attack 40 100 20 Priority: 1. Inflicts regular damage.
13 Bug Bite 60 100 20 Priority: 0. If the target is holding a berry, the user takes the berry and uses it immediately.

If the target is holding a jaboca berry or rowap berry, the berry is still removed, but has no effect.

If this move is super effective and the target is holding a berry that can reduce this move's damage, it will do so, and will not be stolen.
16 Revenge 60 100 10 Priority: -4. If the target damaged the user this turn and was the last to do so, this move has double power.

pain split does not count as damaging the user.
19 Vital Throw 70 None 10 Priority: -1. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.
22 Double Hit 35 90 10 Priority: 0. Hits twice in one turn.
25 Brick Break 75 100 15 Priority: 0. Destroys any light screen or reflect on the target's side of the field, then inflicts regular damage.
28 X-Scissor 80 100 10 Priority: 0. The user's critical hit rate is boosted one stage when using this move.
46 Storm Throw 50 100 10 Priority: 0. Always scores a critical hit.
35 Swords Dance None None 20 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack by two stages.
38 Lunge 80 100 15 Priority: 0. Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
42 Close Combat 120 100 5 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage each.
46 Storm Throw 50 100 10 Priority: 0. Always scores a critical hit.
51 Megahorn 120 85 10 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.
56 Superpower 120 100 5 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Attack and Defense by one stage each.
60 Guillotine None 30 5 Priority: 0. OHKO Move. This move's accuracy is 30% plus 1% for each level the user is higher than the target. If the user is a lower level than the target, this move will fail.

TM Moves

Machine Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
TM1 Hone Claws None None 15 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by one stage.
TM10 Hidden Power 60 100 15 Priority: 0. Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day None None 5 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to sunshine for five turns.
TM15 Hyper Beam 150 90 5 Priority: 0. User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
TM17 Protect None None 10 Priority: 4. No moves will hit the user for the remainder of this turn. If the user is last to act this turn, this move will fail. Success rate drops by 1/2 on successive attempts.
TM18 Rain Dance None None 5 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to rain for five turns, during which water moves inflict 50% extra damage, and fire moves inflict half damage.
TM21 Frustration None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases inversely with happiness, given by (255 - happiness) * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM23 Smack Down 50 100 15 Priority: 0. Removes the target's immunity to ground-type damage. This effect removes any existing Ground immunity due to levitate, magnet rise, or telekinesis, and causes the target's flying type to be ignored when it takes Ground damage.

If the target isn't immune to Ground damage, this move will fail.

This move can hit Pokémon under the effect of bounce, fly, or sky drop, and ends the effect of Bounce or Fly.
TM26 Earthquake 100 100 10 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.

If the target is in the first turn of dig, this move will hit with double power.
TM27 Return None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases with happiness, given by happiness * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM28 Dig 80 100 10 Priority: 0. User digs underground for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn.

During the immune turn, earthquake, fissure, and magnitude still hit the user normally, and their power is doubled if appropriate.

The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard.

This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.
TM31 Brick Break 75 100 15 Priority: 0. Destroys any light screen or reflect on the target's side of the field, then inflicts regular damage.
TM39 Rock Tomb 60 95 15 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
TM42 Facade 70 100 20 Priority: 0. If the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, this move has double power.
TM44 Rest None None 10 Priority: 0. User falls to sleep for two turns, replacing any existing non-volatile status ailments, and immediately regains all its HP.
TM52 Focus Blast 120 70 5 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM54 False Swipe 40 100 30 Priority: 0. Will not reduce the target's HP below 1.
TM6 Toxic None 90 10 Priority: 0. Badly poisons the target. Never misses when used by a poison-type Pokémon.
TM62 Acrobatics 55 100 15 Priority: 0. If the user has no held item, this move has double power.
TM63 Brutal Swing 60 100 20 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.
TM68 Giga Impact 150 90 5 Priority: 0. User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
TM71 Stone Edge 100 80 5 Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
TM75 Swords Dance None None 20 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack by two stages.
TM76 Bug Buzz 90 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM78 Bulldoze 60 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
TM8 Bulk Up None None 10 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stage each.
TM80 Rock Slide 75 90 10 Priority: 0. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM81 X-Scissor 80 100 10 Priority: 0. The user's critical hit rate is boosted one stage when using this move.
TM83 Work Up None None 30 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack and Special Attack by one stage each.
TM87 Rock Climb 80 95 10 Priority: 0. Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
TM90 Substitute None None 10 Priority: 0. Transfers 1/4 the user's max HP into a doll that absorbs damage and causes most negative move effects to fail.
TM94 Rock Smash 55 100 15 Priority: 0. 100% chance to drop target's Def by one stage. Also boosted by the ability Iron Fist
HM1 Cut 50 95 30 Priority: 0. High Critical Ratio
HM4 Strength 85 100 10 Priority: 0. 10% Raise Attack

Tutor Moves

  Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
Tutor Bug Bite 60 100 20 Priority: 0. If the target is holding a berry, the user takes the berry and uses it immediately.

If the target is holding a jaboca berry or rowap berry, the berry is still removed, but has no effect.

If this move is super effective and the target is holding a berry that can reduce this move's damage, it will do so, and will not be stolen.
Tutor Iron Defense None None 15 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Defense by two stages.
Tutor Superpower 120 100 5 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Attack and Defense by one stage each.
Tutor Bind 15 85 20 Priority: 0. For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn.
Tutor Snore 50 100 15 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Tutor Knock Off 65 100 20 Priority: 0. Target loses its held item.
Tutor Stealth Rock None None 20 Priority: 0. Spreads sharp rocks around the opposing field, damaging any Pokémon that enters the field for 1/8 its max HP. This damage is affected by the entering Pokémon's susceptibility to rock moves.

rapid spin removes this effect from its user's side of the field.
Tutor Sleep Talk None None 10 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Randomly selects and uses one of the user's other three moves. Use of the selected move requires and costs 0 PP.

Encounter Locations

Location   Level Spawn Percent
Lostlorn Forest Dark Grass (Doubles) 39-41 5.0
Lostlorn Forest Grass 27-29 10.0
Lostlorn Forest Hidden Grotto ?? 1.0
Pinwheel Forest - Inside Dark Grass (Doubles) 69 10.0
Pinwheel Forest - Inside Hidden Grotto: Deep in the Woods ?? 3.75
Route 12 Dark Grass (Doubles) 44-46 5.0
Route 12 Grass 43-45 5.0