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Pinsir (Japanese: カイロス Kairosu) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
Biology
Physiology
They seem to be based on a flat-stag beetle and have long, pricked horns on their heads. Their whole body is a light brown with three claws on each toe.
Natural abilities
Pinsir can have the ability Hyper Cutter or the ability Mold Breaker. Hyper Cutter prevents reduction of Pinsir's Attack stat. Mold Breaker allows Pinsir to use moves that would otherwise be non-effective because of an ability. A Pinsir's horns can crush many objects and allow it to pick up extremely heavy things. They group up in the winter to keep warm.
Evolution
Pinsir does not evolve, but it does Mega Evolve using its Pinsirite.
Game info
Game locations
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Red/Blue | Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner (Blue only) | Rare | |||||||
Yellow | Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner | Rare | |||||||
Gold/Silver | National Park | Rare | |||||||
Crystal | National Park | Rare | |||||||
Ruby/Sapphire | Safari Zone | Rare | |||||||
Emerald | Safari Zone | Rare | |||||||
FireRed/LeafGreen | Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner (LeafGreen only) | Rare | |||||||
Diamond/Pearl | Route 229 (Pearl only) | Rare | |||||||
Platinum | Route 229 | Swarm | |||||||
HeartGold/SoulSilver | National Park | Rare | |||||||
Black/White | Route 12 | Rare | |||||||
X/Y | Route 12 (X only) | Rare |
Pokédex entries
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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 in its pincers and squeezes hard! It can't move if it's cold, so it lives in warm places. | |
Gold | |
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. | |
Ruby | |
Pinsir is astoundingly strong. It can grip a foe weighing twice its weight in its horns and easily lift it. This Pokémon's movements turn sluggish in cold places. | |
Sapphire | |
Pinsir has a pair of massive horns. Protruding from the surface of these horns are thorns. These thorns are driven deeply into the foe's body when the pincer closes, making it tough for the foe to escape. | |
Emerald | |
Their pincers are strong enough to shatter thick logs. Because they dislike cold, Pinsir burrow and sleep under the ground on chilly nights. | |
FireRed | |
Its two long pincer horns are powerful. Once they grip an enemy, they won't release until the foe is torn. | |
LeafGreen | |
If it fails to crush the foe in its pincers, it will swing around and toss the opponent. | |
Diamond | |
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far. | |
Pearl | |
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far. | |
Platinum | |
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far. | |
HeartGold | |
With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body. | |
SoulSilver | |
Swings its long antlers wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests. | |
Black | |
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far. | |
White | |
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far. | |
Black 2 | |
It grips prey with its powerful pincers and will not let go until the prey is torn in half. | |
White 2 | |
It grips prey with its powerful pincers and will not let go until the prey is torn in half. | |
X | |
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far. | |
Y | |
It swings its long pincer horns wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests. | |
Omega Ruby | |
Pinsir is astoundingly strong. It can grip a foe weighing twice its weight in its horns and easily lift it. This Pokémon's movements turn sluggish in cold places. | |
Alpha Sapphire | |
Pinsir has a pair of massive horns. Protruding from the surface of these horns are thorns. These thorns are driven deeply into the foe's body when the pincer closes, making it tough for the foe to escape. | |
Sun | |
It grips its prey in its pincers and splits them apart. Although it is a powerful Pokémon, it can't deal with the cold. Mega Evolution: The influence of Mega Evolution leaves it in a state of constant excitement. It pierces enemies with its two large horns before shredding them. | |
Moon | |
One solid blow from its horns is enough to split apart a large tree. Its greatest rival in Alola is Vikavolt. Mega Evolution: Bathed in the energy of Mega Evolution, its wings become unusually developed. It flies at speeds of approximately 30 mph. | |
Ultra Sun | |
It gets into territorial disputes with Vikavolt. For some reason, it apparently gets along well with Heracross in Alola. Mega Evolution: After Mega Evolution, it becomes able to fly. Perhaps because it’s so happy, it rarely touches the ground. | |
Ultra Moon | |
Although it’s tough, it can’t handle cold well. When night falls, it buries itself in leafage and sleeps. Mega Evolution: It zips around at blistering speeds, looking for an opening to skewer its opponent on its giant pincers. |
Stats
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Speed | |
Total | 500
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HP | |
Attack | |
Defense | |
Sp. Atk | |
Sp. Def | |
Speed | |
Total | 600
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Sprites
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Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (JP) | Green (JP) | Back | ||||
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Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | ||||||
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Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | ||||
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Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | ||||
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Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | |||||
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X | Y | Omega Ruby | Alpha Sapphire | GO | Back | ||||
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Sun | Moon | Ultra Sun | Ultra Moon | Back | |||||
Mega Evolution Sprites
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Appearances
Anime

- Main article: Samurai's Pinsir
Pinsir's debut appearance was in Challenge of the Samurai! where it was owned by the Samurai.
Trivia
- Before the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, it was speculated that Heracross would've been an evolution or a pre-evolution of Pinsir.
- Pinsir is currently the only non-Fighting-type Pokémon able to learn Vital Throw.
- Despite being brown in the Pokédex, Pinsir is gray in some sprites.
- Despite Pinsir being a Bug-type, it didn't learn any Bug-type moves via level up until Generation IV.
- In the second and third generations, Pinsir could only learn one Bug-type move, Fury Cutter.
- In the episode Challenge of the Samurai, there is a Pinsir that knows Tackle, a move Pinsir can't normally learn.
- Pinsir can be seen as a counterpart to Heracross. Both are Bug-types based on tropical beetles and both don't have an evolutionary line but can Mega Evolve. Both of them are version exclusives in X & Y in which their Mega Stones are also version exclusives which can be found in Santalune Forest.
Etymology
Pinsir comes from the word pincers.
Origin
Pinsir is based on a stag beetle, mostly a mix of the Sawtooth Stag, the Miyama Stag Beetle and its Mega Evolution has similar pincers to that of the Calcodes Versicolor.
Name in other languages
- Japanese: カイロス Kailios
- French: Scarabrute
- German: Pinsir
Gallery
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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Generation I Pokémon | |
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Other Pokémon: Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Unova • Kalos • Alola |
Evolutionary Line | |
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