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Pinsir
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Pinsir

Bug

Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and X Scissor, worth 12.2 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

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

Weak toFlyingRockFire
ResistsFightingGroundGrass
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

Pinsir
Normal
Shiny Pinsir
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Pinsir has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Other forms

Mega Pinsir
Mega Pinsir

Numbers

Max CP3,345 at level 50, 2,959 at level 40
Raid catch1,690 CP at level 20, or 2,113 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,613 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats238 attack · 182 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

Pinsir does not have one best moveset, it has 5. 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 Scissor19.3
PsychicFury Cutter + X Scissor19.3
DarkFury Cutter + X Scissor19.3
NormalFury Cutter + Super Power15.5
RockFury Cutter + Super Power15.5
IceFury Cutter + Super Power15.5
SteelRock Smash + Super Power15.4
GroundBug Bite + X Scissor12.2
BugBug Bite + X Scissor12.2
WaterBug Bite + X Scissor12.2
ElectricBug Bite + X Scissor12.2
DragonBug Bite + X Scissor12.2
FightingBug Bite + Super Power10.2
FireBug Bite + Super Power10.2
FlyingBug Bite + X Scissor8.4
PoisonBug Bite + X Scissor8.4
GhostBug Bite + X Scissor8.4
FairyBug Bite + X Scissor8.4

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 Pinsir is actually for.

Counters: what beats Pinsir

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy36.9
ReshiramDragonFireFire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy30.7
SalamenceDragonFlyingFire Fang + Fly28.3
ChandelureGhostFireFire Spin + Overheat28.1
MoltresFireFlyingFire Spin + Fly27.8
CinderaceFireFire Spin + Pyroball27.7
EnamorusFairyFlyingFairy Wind + Fly27.5
VolcaronaBugFireFire Spin + Overheat27.4
DarmanitanFireFire Fang + Overheat27.3
YveltalDarkFlyingGust + Oblivion Wing Legacy27.2

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