#127 Pinsir
Pinsir
Male: 50.0%   Female: 50.0%
Types
Bug -
Name Number Japanese Name
Pinsir 127 Kailios
Pronunciation Species
PIN-SIR Stag Beetle Pokémon
Name Meaning
Comes from PINCER, a pointed appendage used for spearing and grabbing.
Height Weight
4' 11" 1.50 m 121.0 lb 54.45 kg
Evolutions
Pinsir This Pokémon didn’t Evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokedex Entries
Red Blue If it fails to crush the victim in its pincers, it will swing it around and toss it hard.
Yellow Grips its prey with its pincers and squeezes hard! It can’t move if it's cold, so it lives in warm places.
Stadium Grips and tears at its enemy with the two pincers on its head. Enemies with hard bodies are gripped and tossed.
Gold Stadium 2 With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.
Silver Swings its long antlers wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.
Crystal When the temperature drops at night, it sleeps on treetops or among roots where it is well hidden.
Locations Found Time Rarity
Blue Safari Zone, Celadon City (Game Corner) NA Few
Red Must Trade from Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal NA None
Yellow Safari Zone, Celadon City (Game Corner) NA Few
Gold National Park (Bug-Catching Contest) Any Few
Silver Any Few
Crystal Any Few
How to Catch
Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B B: X           B: X
Yellow X           X
G/S         X   X  
Crystal         X   X  
Weaknesses (Defense)
Normal = x1 Fire = x2 Water = x1 Electric = x1 Grass = x0.5 Ice = x1
Fighting = x0.5 Poison =
GSC: x1
RBY: x 2
Ground = x0.5 Flying = x2 Psychic = x1 Bug = x1
Rock = x2 Ghost = x1 Dragon = x1 Dark = x1 Steel = x1
G S C
Total Weaknesses= 3/17
Total Resistances= 3/17
Defense Ratio= 1 : 1 ⇨ 100%
R B Y
Total Weaknesses= 4/15
Total Resistances= 3/15
Defense Ratio= 4 : 3 ⇨ 133%
GSC vs RBY: This pokémon has less weaknesses in GSC than RBY, because in RBY it has a weakness to POISON.
Advantages (Offense)
Normal = Normal Fire = Bad Water = Normal Electric = Normal Grass = Good Ice = Normal
Fighting = Bad Poison =
GSC: Bad
RBY: Good
Ground = Normal Flying = Bad Psychic = Good Bug = Normal
Rock = Normal Ghost = Bad Dragon = Normal Dark = Good Steel = Bad
Total Advantages (GSC)= 3/17
Total Disadvantages (GSC)= 6/17
Offensive Ratio (GSC)= 1:2 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ 50%
Total Advantages (RBY)= 3/15
Total Disadvantages (RBY)= 4/15
Offensive Ratio (RBY)= 3:4 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ 75%
Natural Learned Attacks
Note: Attacks in white are physical attacks, Attacks in blue are special attacks, and Attacks in yellow are techniques with no direct damage. To view what an attack/ability is Click Here for Red/Blue/Yellow or Click Here for Gold/Silver/Crystal. (Opens in new window)
Y R B G S C Attacks Type
- Vicegrip NRM
36 7 Focus Energy NRM
21   13 Bind NRM
25 19 Seismic Toss FTG
43 25 Harden NRM
30 31 Guillotine NRM
49 37 Slash NRM
54 43 Swords Dance NRM
Moves Learned from Move Tutor (Crystal)
None
TM/HM Capibilities - Gold/Silver/Crystal         (Move cursor over TM/HMs and hold it to find out what it is)
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05 HM 06 HM 07  
TM/HM Capibilities - Red/Blue/Yellow
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05  
Breeding Information (GSC Feature Only)
Note: When ever a pokémon "Family" is mentioned, it means all of the pokémon that are related by evolution. The lowest level adult pokémon of a Family are always used in front of the word "Family". (for example: the Chikorita Family refers to Chikorita, Bayleef, and Meganium)
Breeding Groups: Group 2 - Bug Pokémon -
Pokémon Compatibility:
Egg Moves: Flail Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family, then breed the male offspring (Horsea) with a female from Squirtle Family. Breed the male offspring of that union (Squirtle) with a female from Chikorita Family and breed the male offspring (Chikorita) to a female Paras/Parasect. Finally, breed the male offspring from that union (Paras) with a female Pinsir.
Fury Attack Mate with a male Beedrill or Heracross.
Stats Base Min-Max (L100) GSC
%ile
GSC
Rank
RBY
%ile
RBY
Rank
Hit Points: 65
303-333 46.02% 24/45 50.00% 21/42
Attack: 125
318-348 97.72% 3/49 97.72% 3/45
Defense: 100
268-298 84.13% 12/55 87.46% 9/44
Speed: 85
238-268 75.80% 14/47 72.57% 14/42
Special Attack (G S C): 55
178-208 34.46% 30/46  
Special Defense (G S C): 70
208-238 51.99% 21/41
Special (R B Y): 55
178-208   29.14% 20/29
Total: G S C: 500 R B Y: 430 G S C:
1513-1693
R B Y:
1305-1455
81.59% 14/87 85.28% 11/65

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