PINSIR

Normal

Shiny

Bug

When the temperature drops at night, it sleeps on treetops or among roots where it is well hidden.

Pokédex #

127

Species

STAGBEETLE

Height

4'11"

Weight

121.0 lbs

Base Exp

200

Catch Rate

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 6,400 steps (25 cycles)

Egg Groups

Bug

Growth Rate

Slow (1,250,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

500

HP 65

Attack 125

Defense 100

Sp. Atk 55

Sp. Def 70

Speed 85

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	125-140	130-145	105-120	60-75	75-90	90-105
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	133	139	113	68	83	98
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	172	177	152	107	122	137

How To Get It

1 wild location

0 special ways

Wild

1 place

Wild encounters up to Lv 14

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
National Park Bug Contest	Bug-Catching Contest · Tue/Thu/Sat, Regular grass	Lv 13-14	5%
National Park Bug Contest	Bug-Catching Contest · Tue/Thu/Sat, Tall grass	Lv 13-14	5%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Flying x2

Rock x2

Fire x2

Resistances

Fighting x0.5

Ground x0.5

Grass x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Evolution

This is a single-stage Pokémon in Pokemon Crystal Version. It has no pre-evolution or evolution in this game.

Single-stage

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
VICEGRIP	Normal	Physical	55	100%	30	Slot 1

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 7	FOCUS ENERGY	Normal	Status	0	100%	30
Lv 13	BIND	Normal	Physical	15	75%	20
Lv 19	SEISMIC TOSS	Fighting	Physical	1	100%	20
Lv 25	HARDEN	Normal	Status	0	100%	30
Lv 31	GUILLOTINE	Normal	Status	0	30%	5
Lv 37	SUBMISSION	Fighting	Physical	80	80%	25
Lv 43	SWORDS DANCE	Normal	Status	0	100%	30

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
FURY ATTACK	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
FLAIL	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
HEADBUTT	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
TOXIC	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
ROCK SMASH	Fighting	Physical	20	100%	15	TM08 (Rock Smash)
HIDDEN POWER	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
SUNNY DAY	Fire	Status	0	90%	5	TM11 (Sunny Day)
SNORE	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
HYPER BEAM	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	TM15 (Hyper Beam)
PROTECT	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
ENDURE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
RETURN	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
REST	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
THIEF	Dark	Special	40	100%	10	TM46 (Thief)
FURY CUTTER	Bug	Physical	10	95%	20	TM49 (Fury Cutter)
CUT	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	HM01 (Cut)
STRENGTH	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	HM04 (Strength)