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Mega Pinsir
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Mega Pinsir

BugFlying

Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and X Scissor, worth 15.4 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Mega Pinsir can learn 15 combinations. Bug Bite with X Scissor does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageRock
Weak toFlyingFireElectricIce
ResistsBug
Strongly resistsGroundFightingGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Bug BiteBug50.5s+6
Fury CutterBug40.5s+8
Rock SmashFighting171.5s+12
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Close CombatFighting1052.5s-100
Super PowerFighting853.0s-50
Vice GripNormal352.0s-33
X ScissorBug451.5s-33
Submission LegacyFighting552.0s-50

Shiny

Shiny availability is tracked for Pinsir as a species, on the Pinsir page.

Other forms

Pinsir
Pinsir

Numbers

Max CP4,728 at level 50, 4,182 at level 40
Raid catch2,389 CP at level 20, or 2,987 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,295 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats305 attack · 231 defense · 163 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size1.5 m and 55 kg

Best moveset against each type

Mega Pinsir does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GrassFury Cutter + X Scissor24.1
PsychicFury Cutter + X Scissor24.1
DarkFury Cutter + X Scissor24.1
NormalFury Cutter + Super Power19.8
RockFury Cutter + Super Power19.8
IceFury Cutter + Super Power19.8
SteelRock Smash + Super Power19.4
GroundBug Bite + X Scissor15.4
BugBug Bite + X Scissor15.4
WaterBug Bite + X Scissor15.4
ElectricBug Bite + X Scissor15.4
DragonBug Bite + X Scissor15.4
FightingFury Cutter + Super Power12.9
FireFury Cutter + Super Power12.9
FlyingFury Cutter + X Scissor10.2
PoisonFury Cutter + X Scissor10.2
GhostFury Cutter + X Scissor10.2
FairyFury Cutter + X Scissor10.2

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Mega Pinsir is actually for.

Counters: what beats Mega Pinsir

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
GlimmoraRockPoisonRock Throw + Meteor Beam34.0
RampardosRockSmack Down + Rock Slide33.7
TyrantrumRockDragonRock Throw + Meteor Beam31.5
GigalithRockLock On + Meteor Beam Legacy31.5
RhyperiorGroundRockSmack Down + Rock Wrecker Legacy30.5
TerrakionRockFightingSmack Down + Rock Slide29.9
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy29.6
TyranitarRockDarkSmack Down + Stone Edge Legacy28.8
RegielekiElectricLock On + Thunder Cage Legacy28.0
LycanrocRockRock Throw + Stone Edge27.4

Ranked by damage per second against Mega Pinsir's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.