#0127 Pinsir

BugFlying

Abilities

Hyper Cutter / Moxie

Hidden ability

Aerilate

Catch rate

45

Gender

50.0% female

Egg groups

Bug

Growth

Slow

EV yield

2 Attack

HP	65
Attack	125
Defense	100
Sp. Atk	55
Sp. Def	70
Speed	85
Total	500

Where to find it

• National Park: Bug-Catching Contest

How to get it: wild: Bug-Catching Contest; one-time battle (Lv 15), Viridian Forest

See the quest guide: Viridian Forest: the Honey tree (weekday Bug Pokémon).

Evolution

Does not evolve.

Level-up moves

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Vise Grip	Normal	Physical	55	100	30
1	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
4	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30
8	Bind	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
12	Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	var.	100	20
16	Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100	20
20	Storm Throw	Fighting	Physical	60	100	10
24	Double Hit	Normal	Physical	35	90	10
28	Vital Throw	Fighting	Physical	70	—	10
32	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
36	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
40	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
44	Submission	Fighting	Physical	100	100	10
48	Guillotine	Normal	Physical	var.	30	5
52	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

TMs and HMs

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100	40
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	var.	100	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM103	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
TM115	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95	10
TM119	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85	20

Move tutors

Bug Bite, Close Combat

Egg moves

Bug Bite, Close Combat, Feint, Flail, Fury Attack, Quick Attack, Superpower, Thrash

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