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[[Category:Bug-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation I Pokémon]] [[Category:Purple Pokémon]]

Pinsir (カイロス Kailios) is a Bug-type Pokémon. It currently has no evolutions or pre-evolutions.

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..

In Game

Game Locations

Locations
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, Celadon 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 evouloution or a pre-evoulution 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


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