Pinsir
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.
Pinsir Weaknesses and Strengths
Pinsir is a Bug type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Bug Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.
Weak Against | |
Types | Damage |
Flying | 160% |
Rock | 160% |
Fire | 160% |
Resistant Against | |
Types | Damage |
Fighting | 62.5% |
Ground | 62.5% |
Grass | 62.5% |
Best Moves for Pinsir in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Pinsir.
We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).
Fast Move | Charge Move | DPS | CDPS |
---|---|---|---|
Bug Bite | X Scissor | 45.75 | 477.25 |
Bug Bite | Return | 62.00 | 470.43 |
Fury Cutter | X Scissor | 42.75 | 465.90 |
Bug Bite | Close Combat | 55.48 | 452.77 |
Bug Bite | Super Power | 40.33 | 450.56 |
Fury Cutter | Return | 59.00 | 450.47 |
Fury Cutter | Super Power | 37.33 | 438.25 |
Fury Cutter | Close Combat | 52.48 | 422.27 |
Rock Smash | X Scissor | 45.29 | 420.34 |
Bug Bite | Submission | 39.27 | 410.13 |
All Moves for Pinsir
Below are all the moves that Pinsir can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.
Move | Type | Power | DPS | Duration | Energy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frustration | Charged | 10 | 5 | 2000ms | -33 |
Return | Charged | 35 | 50 | 700ms | -33 |
Vice Grip | Charged | 35 | 18.42 | 1900ms | -33 |
X Scissor | Charged | 45 | 33.75 | 1600ms | -33 |
Close Combat | Charged | 100 | 43.48 | 2300ms | -100 |
Super Power | Charged | 85 | 28.33 | 3000ms | -50 |
Submission EliteTM | Charged | 60 | 27.27 | 2200ms | -50 |
Rock Smash | Quick | 15 | 11.54 | 1300ms | 10 |
Bug Bite | Quick | 5 | 12 | 500ms | 6 |
Fury Cutter | Quick | 3 | 9 | 400ms | 6 |
Best Pinsir Raid Counters in Pokemon GO
Below you can find the best counters for Pinsir Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Pinsir in a raid.
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