Pineco
Bug
Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Gyro Ball, worth 5.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Pineco can learn 6 combinations. Bug Bite with Gyro Ball 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
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Bug | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | 60 | 4.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Pineco has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,253 at level 50, 1,108 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 633 CP at level 20, or 791 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 586 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 108 attack · 122 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 0.61 m and 7.2 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Pineco does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 7.0 |
| Ice | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 7.0 |
| Fairy | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 7.0 |
| Bug Bite + Rock Tomb | 6.4 | |
| Bug | Bug Bite + Rock Tomb | 6.4 |
| Fire | Bug Bite + Rock Tomb | 6.4 |
| Grass | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 6.3 |
| Psychic | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 6.3 |
| Dark | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 6.3 |
| Poison | Bug Bite + Sand Tomb | 5.5 |
| Steel | Bug Bite + Sand Tomb | 5.5 |
| Electric | Bug Bite + Sand Tomb | 5.5 |
| Normal | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 5.2 |
| Fighting | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 5.2 |
| Ground | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 5.2 |
| Ghost | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 5.2 |
| Dragon | Bug Bite + Gyro Ball | 5.2 |
| Water | Bug Bite + Rock Tomb | 4.8 |
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 Pineco is actually for.
Counters: what beats Pineco
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 53.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 44.1 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 40.7 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 40.4 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 40.0 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 39.8 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 39.6 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 39.4 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 39.2 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 39.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Pineco's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.