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|color = <span style="color:purple;">'''Purple'''</span> |
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Revision as of 05:02, 23 February 2012
[[Category:Bug-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation I Pokémon]] [[Category:Purple Pokémon]] Pinsir (Japanese: カイロス Kailios) is a Bug-type Pokémon.
Appearance
They seem to be based off of a flat-stag beetle and have long, pricked horns on its head. Its whole body is a light brown with three claws on each toe.
Special 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.
In Anime
Pinsir's debut appearance was in Challenge of the Samurai! where he was owned by the Character of the Day, Samurai..
Evolution
Pinsir does not evolve.
In Game
Game Locations
Locations | ||
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Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
Red and Blue | Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner (Blue only) | Rare |
Yellow | Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner | Rare |
Gold and Silver | National Park | Rare |
Crystal | National Park | Rare |
Ruby and Sapphire | Safari Zone | Rare |
FireRed and LeafGreen | Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner (LeafGreen only) | Rare |
Emerald | Safari Zone | Rare |
Diamond and Pearl | Route 229 (Pearl only) | Rare |
Platinum | Route 229 | Swarm |
HeartGold and SoulSilver | National Park | Rare |
Black and White | Route 12 | Rare |
Pokédex Entries
Template:GenIPokédex
Sprites
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Name in Other Languages
- Japanese: カイロス Kailios
- French: Scarabrute
- German: Pinsir
Origin
- Pinsir's name comes the word "Pinchers".
Trivia
- This Pokémon seems to be rivals with Heracross.
- 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 to know Vital Throw.
- Despite Pinsir being a Bug-type, he doesn't know any moves via level up until Generation IV.
- In the second and third generations, Pinsir could only learn one Bug-type move, Fury Cutter.
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data