Elite Redux LeafGreen
#127

Pinsir

The Stag Beetle Pokémon

Bug

Their pincers are strong enough to shatter thick logs. Because they dislike cold, Pinsir burrow and sleep under the ground on chilly nights.

Base stat total
500
Height
1.5 m
Weight
55 kg
Catch rate
45

Base stats

500 total
HP 65 271 334
Atk 125 257 383
Def 100 212 328
SpA 55 131 229
SpD 70 158 262
Spe 85 185 295

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Flying 2× Rock 2× Fire 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Ground ½× Grass ½×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Mold Breaker Moves hit through abilities. Violent Rush Boosts Speed by 50% + Attack by 20% on first turn. Moxie KOs raise Attack.
Innate always active, all of them Swarm Boosts Bug moves by 20%, or 50% at low HP. Hyper Cutter Prevents Attack reduction. Grip Pincer 50% chance to trap. Then ignores Defense & accuracy checks.

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Mold Breaker Moxie new Violent Rush now innate Hyper Cutter
Innates added SwarmGrip Pincer

Details

Height
1.5 m
Weight
55 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
25
Catch rate
45
Base exp
175
Growth rate
Slow
EV yield
2 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Brown

Moves

8 level-up · 9 egg · 91 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Vise Grip Normal Physical 55 100 30
21 Bind Normal Physical 35 100 20
25 Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 1 100 20
30 Guillotine Normal Physical 1 30 5
36 Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
43 Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
49 Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
54 Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 ∞ 20
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Me First Normal Status — ∞ 20
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Bind Normal Physical 35 100 20
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Bulk Up Fighting Status — ∞ 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Circle Throw Fighting Physical 60 90 10
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Detect Fighting Status — ∞ 5
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90 10
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90 10
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
False Swipe Normal Physical 120 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 ∞ 20
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 5
Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Guillotine Normal Physical 1 30 5
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
High Horsepower Ground Physical 95 95 10
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 15
Me First Normal Status — ∞ 20
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
Rage Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100 10
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 15
Rock Climb Rock Physical 90 95 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100 15
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Storm Throw Fighting Physical 60 100 10
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
String Shot Bug Status — 95 40
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Submission Fighting Physical 120 100 10
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 10
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Vise Grip Normal Physical 55 100 30
Vital Throw Fighting Physical 100 ∞ 10
X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 15

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass