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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#127 Pinsir
Bug
- SpeciesStag Beetle Pokémon
- Japanese nameKailios
- PronunciationPIN-SIR
- Height4′ 11″ 1.50 m
- Weight121.0 lb 54.45 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from PINCER, a pointed appendage used for spearing and grabbing.
Evolution
PinsirThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | If it fails to crush the victim in its pincers, it will swing it around and toss it hard. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Grips its prey with its pincers and squeezes hard! It can’t move if it’s cold, so it lives in warm places. |
| Stadium | Grips and tears at its enemy with the two pincers on its head. Enemies with hard bodies are gripped and tossed. |
| GoldStadium 2 | With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body. |
| Silver | Swings its long antlers wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests. |
| Crystal | When the temperature drops at night, it sleeps on treetops or among roots where it is well hidden. |
Where to find Pinsir
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Safari Zone, Celadon City (Game Corner) | NA | Few |
| Red | Must Trade from Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal | NA | None |
| Yellow | Safari Zone, Celadon City (Game Corner) | NA | Few |
| Gold | National Park (Bug-Catching Contest) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | |||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| 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
- PoisonG/S/C ×1R/B/Y × 2
- Ground×0.5
- ×2
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 4 : 3 (133%).
- This Pokémon has less weaknesses in GSC than RBY, because in RBY it has a weakness to POISON.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireBad
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassGood
- IceNormal
- FightingBad
- PoisonG/S/C BadR/B/Y Good
- GroundNormal
- Bad
- PsychicGood
- BugNormal
- RockNormal
- GhostBad
- DragonNormal
- DarkGood
- SteelBad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Vicegrip | Normal | Physical |
| 36 | 36 | 7 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status |
| 21 | — | 13 | Bind | Normal | Physical |
| 25 | 25 | 19 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical |
| 43 | 43 | 25 | Harden | Normal | Status |
| 30 | 30 | 31 | Guillotine | Normal | Physical |
| 49 | 49 | 37 | Slash | Normal | Physical |
| 54 | 54 | 43 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status |
“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
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM01Cut
- HM04Strength
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM03Swords Dance
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Submission
- TM19Seismic Toss
- TM20Rage
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM01Cut
- 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 Pinsir. |
| Fury Attack | Mate with a male Beedrill or Heracross. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 65 | 303-333 | 24/4546.02% | 21/4250.00% |
| Attack | 125 | 318-348 | 3/4997.72% | 3/4597.72% |
| Defense | 100 | 268-298 | 12/5584.13% | 9/4487.46% |
| Speed | 85 | 238-268 | 14/4775.80% | 14/4272.57% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4634.46% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 70 | 208-238 | 21/4151.99% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 55 | 178-208 | — | 20/2929.14% |
| Total | 500 G/S/C 430 R/B/Y |
1513-1693 1305-1455 |
14/8781.59% | 11/6585.28% |
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.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library