Pinsir

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Bug Pinsir (カイロス Kairosu)
Stag Beetle Pokémon Pokémon
Pokédex
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Ability		Gender
Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie (Dream World)		50% ♀/ 50% ♂
Pokédex color		Egg groups
Purple		Unknown
Weight		Height
121.3 lbs	???	4'11"	???
Body style		Footprint
Cry
Azurilland Pokédex
Generation IV		Generation V
Stats HP Attack Defense 65 125 100 Sp. Attack Sp. Defense Speed 55 70 85 Total 500

[[Category:Purple Pokémon]]

Pinsir (Japanese: カイロス Kairosu) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Appearance

They seem to be based off of a flat-stag beetle and have long, pricked horns on its head. Its whole body is a light brown with three claws on each toe.

Special abilities

Pinsir can have the ability Hyper Cutter or the ability Mold Breaker. Hyper Cutter prevents reduction of Pinsir's Attack stat. Mold Breaker allows Pinsir to use moves that would otherwise be non-effective because of an ability. A Pinsir's horns can crush many objects and allow it to pick up extremely heavy things. They group up in the winter to keep warm.

Evolution

Pinsir does not evolve.

In the anime

Pinsir's debut appearance was in Challenge of the Samurai! where he was owned by the Character of the Day, Samurai.

Game info

Game locations

Version(s)	Location
Red/Blue	Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner (Blue only)
Yellow	Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner
Gold/Silver	National Park
Crystal	National Park
Ruby/ Sapphire	Safari Zone
Emerald	Safari Zone
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Safari Zone, Rocket Game Corner (LeafGreen only)
Diamond/ Pearl	Route 229 (Pearl only)
Platinum	Route 229
HeartGold/SoulSilver	National Park
Black/White	Route 12

Pokédex entries

Red	Blue
If it fails to crush the victim in its pincers, it will swing it around and toss it hard.
Yellow
Grips its prey in its pincers and squeezes hard! It can't move if it's cold, so it lives in warm places.
Gold
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.
Ruby
Pinsir is astoundingly strong. It can grip a foe weighing twice its weight in its horns and easily lift it. This Pokémon's movements turn sluggish in cold places.
Sapphire
Pinsir has a pair of massive horns. Protruding from the surface of these horns are thorns. These thorns are driven deeply into the foe's body when the pincer closes, making it tough for the foe to escape.
Emerald
Their pincers are strong enough to shatter thick logs. Because they dislike cold, Pinsir burrow and sleep under the ground on chilly nights.
FireRed
Its two long pincer horns are powerful. Once they grip an enemy, they won't release until the foe is torn.
LeafGreen
If it fails to crush the foe in its pincers, it will swing around and toss the opponent.
Diamond
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.
Pearl
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.
Platinum
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.
HeartGold
With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.
SoulSilver
Swings its long antlers wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.
Black
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.
White
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.
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Name in other languages

• Japanese: カイロス Kailios
• French: Scarabrute
• German: Pinsir

Origin

• Pinsir's name comes the word "Pinchers".

Trivia

• This Pokémon seems to be rivals with Heracross.
• Before the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, it was speculated that Heracross would've been an evolution or a pre-evolution of Pinsir.
• Pinsir is currently the only non-Fighting type Pokémon to know Vital Throw.
• Despite Pinsir being a Bug-type, he doesn't know any moves via level up until Generation IV.
  • In the second and third generations, Pinsir could only learn one Bug-type move, Fury Cutter.

References

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Azurilland Pokédex

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