Is Pinsir Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Bug-type with massive physical Attack available wild. Without its Mega Stone, Pinsir loses the Aerilate Flying coverage that made it special. Base form hits hard but pure Bug typing doesn't help against most endgame bosses.
Pinsir resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Pinsir trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Pinsir has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Pinsir trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Pinsir resists most of Mallow's coverage and hits back hard.
Pinsir has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Pinsir trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Pinsir trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Pinsir has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Pinsir trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Pinsir has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Pinsir has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Pinsir has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Pinsir has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Pinsir trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Pinsir trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Pinsir on Lush Jungle (walking, Lv 19-22).
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Pinsir Locations
moderate rates for Pinsir across 16 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Pinsir in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
You can catch Pinsir through 8 walking and gift encounters from Lv. 19-55, but availability differs between Ultra Moon and Ultra Sun. Some spots are exclusive to one version.
Pinsir Weakness
Pinsir's Bug/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely. Pinsir's physical bulk (base 120 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Pinsir Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Pinsir
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x106-125%KO Air Slash 2x60-72% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Salamence builds →Fly 2x79-94% Rock Tomb 4x76-90% Fire Fang 2x40-48% Thunder Fang 2x40-48% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x115-135%KO Air Slash 2x65-77% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Salamence builds →Fly 2x85-102%KO Rock Tomb 4x82-97% Fire Fang 2x44-52% Thunder Fang 2x44-52% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x110-129%KO Air Slash 2x61-72% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Salamence builds →Fly 2x81-96% Rock Tomb 4x75-89% Fire Fang 2x39-47% Thunder Fang 2x39-47% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 4x106-125%KO Thunderbolt 2x25-31% | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Probopass builds →Power Gem 4x116-137%KO Thunderbolt 2x45-53% | ||
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x86-101%KO Smack Down 4x61-72% Flame Charge 2x30-36% | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Lycanroc Rock | C | |
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Probopass builds →Power Gem 4x121-143%KO Thunderbolt 2x45-53% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 4x136-160%KO Thunderbolt 2x40-48% Ice Beam 2x40-48% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 4x173-203%KO Ice Beam 2x30-35% Thunderbolt 2x30-35% | ||
Lycanroc Rock | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 4x160-189%KO Ice Beam 2x38-45% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x146-172%KO Hurricane 2x83-98% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Archeops builds →Rock Slide 4x140-165%KO Fly 2x82-97% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Lycanroc Rock | C | |
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x183-216%KO Fly 2x83-98% | ||
Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 4x248-292%KO Fire Blast 2x28-33% Ice Beam 2x23-27% Thunderbolt 2x23-27% | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Carracosta builds →Stone Edge 4x149-176%KO Ice Beam 2x45-53% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 4x319-375%KO Fire Blast 2x46-55% Ice Beam 2x38-45% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 4x216-255%KO Aerial Ace 2x29-35% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 4x151-178%KO Aerial Ace 2x31-37% Fire Blast 2x44-51% Thunderbolt 2x36-42% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 4x177-208%KO Fire Blast 2x36-42% Thunderbolt 2x29-35% Ice Beam 2x29-35% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Lanturn deals 46-54% with Ice Beam.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin8-10% Psychic20-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityContrary ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Lurantis builds →Superpower10-11% Knock Off21-25% Leaf Storm8-9% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Lanturn builds →Volt Switch 2x35-42% Scald20-24% Ice Beam 2x46-54% Surf23-27% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Pinsir View Roselia builds →Sludge Bomb26-31% Giga Drain5-6% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Audino builds →
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Pinsir Evolutions
Pinsir is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with plenty of partners. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 9 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Pinsir Best Moveset
Mega Pinsir gains Flying typing and AbilityAerilate converting Normal moves to Flying with a power boost, turning MoveReturn into one of the strongest physical attacks available. 155 Attack at 105 Speed in Mega form. Without the Mega Stone, 125 Attack with Bug TermStab and AbilityMold Breaker defines a weaker identity. The moveset depends entirely on whether the Mega Stone is available.
Best Build
Pinsir best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Bug Bite and Close Combat from the egg pool give Pinsir something extra.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
After Mega Evolution, it becomes able to fly. Perhaps because it's so happy, it rarely touches the ground.
It zips around at blistering speeds, looking for an opening to skewer its opponent on its giant pincers.
Pinsir Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, we rate Pinsir B-Tier: a solid option in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon for the right team. At 600 BST, it fits the sweeper role. Close Combat with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Pinsir can Mega Evolve into Mega Pinsir. That's 700 BST, up from 600. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Aerodactyl (Rock), Arcanine (Fire), and Jolteon (Electric) when using Pinsir. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Aerodactyl is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Aerilate turns the bearer's normal moves into flying moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power. That's the one you want on Pinsir. It's the only ability Pinsir has.
Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Pinsir is a physical attacker with base 155 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Pinsir has appeared in 20 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves