Pinsir

Pinsir
カイロス Kairosu

Generation I
Evolutionary line
No evolution line

Type(s)

Species		Stag Beetle Pokémon
Abilities		Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie ^(DW)
Pokédex
Magmar ← 127 → Tauros
Kanto	127	Johto	112/113
Hoenn	167/174	Sinnoh	N/A
Unova	146	Coastal Kalos	130
Alola	175/211
Evolves from		None
Evolves into		None

Gender
50% ♂ / 50 % ♀
Weight		Height
121.3 lbs.	55.0 kg	4'11"	1.5 m
Pokédex color		Egg group
Brown		Bug
Shape		Footprint

Cry

Mega Pinsir
カイロス Mega Kairosu

Generation I
Evolutionary line
No evolution line

Type(s)

Species		Stag Beetle Pokémon
Abilities		Aerilate
Pokédex
Magmar ← 127M → Tauros
Kanto	127	Johto	112/113
Hoenn	167/174	Sinnoh	N/A
Unova	146	Coastal Kalos	130
Alola	175/211
Evolves from		None
Evolves into		None

Gender
50% ♂ / 50 % ♀
Weight		Height
130.1 lbs.	59.0 kg	5'07"	1.7 m
Pokédex color		Egg group
Brown		Bug
Shape		Footprint

Cry

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

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
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

Pokédex 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 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

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

Base Stats
HP	65
Attack	155
Defense	120
Sp. Atk	65
Sp. Def	90
Speed	105
Total	600

Sprites

Version
Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (JP)	Green (JP)	Back

Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back


Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back


Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back




Black	White	Black 2	White 2		Back




X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	GO	Back




Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon		Back

Mega Evolution Sprites

Front	Back
Front (Shiny)	Back (Shiny)

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

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