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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#204 Pineco
Bug
- SpeciesBagworm Pokémon
- Japanese nameKunugidama
- PronunciationPINE-CO
- Height2′ 0″ 0.61 m
- Weight16.0 lb 7.20 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn’t bother it. |
|---|---|
| Silver | It hangs and waits for flying insect prey to come near. It does not move about much on its own. |
| Crystal | It spits out a fluid that it uses to glue tree bark to its body. The fluid hardens when it touches air. |
Where to find Pineco
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Headbutt forest trees in Johto region | Any | Few |
| Silver | Any | Few | |
| Crystal | Any | Few |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×2
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×1
- Fighting×0.5
- Poison×1
- Ground×0.5
- ×2
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireBad
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassGood
- IceNormal
- FightingBad
- PoisonBad
- GroundNormal
- Bad
- PsychicGood
- BugNormal
- RockNormal
- GhostBad
- DragonNormal
- DarkGood
- SteelBad
- 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Protect | Normal | Status |
| 8 | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical |
| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| 22 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical |
| 29 | Bide | Normal | Physical |
| 36 | Explosion | Normal | Physical |
| 43 | Spikes | Ground | Status |
| 50 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM12Sweet Scent
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Bug Pokémon group 2 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Caterpie Family
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Ledyba Family
- Paras Family
- Pineco Family
- Pinsir
- Scyther Family
- Shuckle
- Spinarak Family
- Venonat Family
- Weedle Family
- Yanma
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Flail | Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family, then breed the male offspring (Horsea) with a female from Squirtle Family. Breed the male offspring of that union (Squirtle) with a female from Chikorita Family and breed the male offspring (Chikorita) to a female Paras/Parasect. Finally, breed the male offspring from that union (Paras) with a female Pineco/Forretress. |
| Pin Missile | Mate with a male Beedrill. |
| Reflect | Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian. |
| Swift | Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian or Yanma. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 50 | 273-303 | 32/4527.43% |
| Attack | 65 | 198-228 | 24/4940.14% |
| Defense | 90 | 248-278 | 14/5575.80% |
| Speed | 15 | 98-128 | 46/472.87% |
| Special Attack | 35 | 138-168 | 39/4612.54% |
| Special Defense | 35 | 138-168 | 37/4110.60% |
| Total | 290 | 1093-1273 | 68/8712.54% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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