Pinsir
Bug
Base stats
HP65
Atk125
Def100
SpA55
SpD70
Spe85
BST500
Abilities
- Primary
- Hyper Cutter
- Secondary
- Mold Breaker
- Hidden
- Moxie
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 85 Speed: Scarf-viable attacker (70 to 100).
- Wallbreaker: Atk or SpA clears the 120 bar (105 with a breaker ability).
Hazards
- Stealth Rock
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Swords Dance, Bulk Up
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense, Curse
Priority
- Priority
- Quick Attack
Status
- Toxic
Stallbreak / utility
- Knock Off
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Offense abilities
- Offensive ability
- Moxie
Moves — National Dex
85 of 85 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 | Waits 2 turns; deals double the damage taken. | |
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon. | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | User steals and eats the target's Berry. | |
| Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Attack and Defense by 1. | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1. | |
| Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 2 if opposite gender. | |
| Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | No additional effect. | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double Hit | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 | Hits 2 times in one turn. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 | Always leaves the target with at least 1 HP. | |
| Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 | Nullifies Detect, Protect, and Quick/Wide Guard. | |
| Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | More power the less HP the user has left. |