PINSIR
#0127► BASE STATS
If it fails to crush the victim in its pincers, it will swing it around and toss it hard.
If it fails to crush the victim in its pincers, it will swing it around and toss it hard.
Grips its prey in its pincers and squeezes hard! It can't move if it's cold, so it lives in warm places.
With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.
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This Pokémon does not evolve.
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This Pokémon has a Humanoid body shape.
It is classified as Brown colored.
Natural habitat: Forest.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 45/255, roughly 18%.
It follows a Slow growth curve.
It belongs to the Bug egg group.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vise Grip | Normal | PHY | 55 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 4 | Focus Energy | Normal | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 8 | Bind | Normal | PHY | 15 | 85% | 20 |
| 12 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | PHY | — | 100% | 20 |
| 16 | Bug Bite | Bug | PHY | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 20 | Storm Throw | Fighting | PHY | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 24 | Double Hit | Normal | PHY | 35 | 90% | 10 |
| 28 | Vital Throw | Fighting | PHY | 70 | — | 10 |
| 32 | X-Scissor | Bug | PHY | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Strength | Normal | PHY | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 40 | Swords Dance | Normal | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Submission | Fighting | PHY | 80 | 80% | 20 |
| 48 | Guillotine | Normal | PHY | — | 30% | 5 |
| 52 | Superpower | Fighting | PHY | 120 | 100% | 5 |
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