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Pineco クヌギダマ Kunugidama
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Type	Bug
Species	Bagworm Pokémon
Height	2′00″ (0.6m)
Weight	15.9 lbs. (7.2kg)
Ability	Sturdy
Egg group	Bug
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Def
Exp. yield	60 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	190
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Pineco (Japanese: クヌギダマ Kunugidama) is a Bug-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 Related articles 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Pineco is a blue pinecone-like creature with eyes.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Pineco have the tendency to explode at random times.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Pineco first appeared in Goin' Apricorn, in which Brock captured one. It later evolved into a Forretress in Entei at Your Own Risk.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Pineco first appeared in Volume 9. Red fights two in his aptitude test to be the Gym Leader of Viridian City.

In the TCG

Main article: Pineco (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn't bother it.
	Silver	It hangs and waits for flying insect prey to come near. It does not move about much on its own.
	Crystal	It spits out a fluid that it uses to glue tree bark to its body. The fluid hardens when it touches air.
	Stadium 2	It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn't bother it.
III	Ruby	Pineco hangs from a tree branch and patiently waits for prey to come along. If the Pokémon is disturbed while eating by someone shaking its tree, it drops down to the ground and explodes with no warning.
	Sapphire	Pineco hangs from a tree branch and patiently waits for prey to come along. If the Pokémon is disturbed while eating by someone shaking its tree, it drops down to the ground and explodes with no warning.
	Emerald	A Pineco hangs from a tree branch and waits for prey. While eating, if it is disturbed by someone shaking its tree, it falls on the ground and suddenly explodes.
	FireRed	It hangs and waits for flying insect prey to come near. It does not move about much on its own.
	LeafGreen	It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn't bother it.
IV	Diamond	It looks just like a pinecone. Its shell protects it from bird Pokémon that peck it by mistake.
	Pearl	It looks just like a pinecone. Its shell protects it from bird Pokémon that peck it by mistake.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Rare	Headbutt trees
	Pokémon Crystal	Rare	Headbutt trees
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	Rare	Safari Zone
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Phenac City (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Routes 203, 204, and 229, Eterna Forest (dongle method: Emerald)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 37 Endless Level 58 Forever Level 19 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Mt. Freeze (1F-5F) Wish Cave (61F-64F) Joyous Tower (61F-64F)
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Union Highway Inochi Cliff

Base stats

HP:	50
Attack:	65
Defense:	90
SpAtk:	35
SpDef:	35
Speed:	15

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Rock: 2× Fire: 2×	Fighting: ½× Ground: ½× Grass: ½×	Normal: 1× Poison: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Pineco is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Tackle Protect	Tackle Protect	Tackle Protect
6			Selfdestruct
8	Selfdestruct	Selfdestruct
9			Take Down
12			Rapid Spin
15	Take Down	Take Down
17			Bide
20			Natural Gift
22	Rapid Spin	Rapid Spin
23			Spikes
28			Payback
29	Bide	Bide
31			Explosion
34			Iron Defense
36	Explosion	Explosion
39			Gyro Ball
42			Double Edge
43	Spikes	Spikes
50	Double Edge	Double Edge

By TM/HM

#	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02	Headbutt
TM03	Curse
TM04	Rollout
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM08	Rock Smash
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12	Sweet Scent
TM13	Snore
TM16		Light Screen	Light Screen
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM19	Giga Drain	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam	SolarBeam	SolarBeam
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM28		Dig	Dig
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM33		Reflect	Reflect
TM34	Swagger
TM35	Sleep Talk
TM37		Sandstorm	Sandstorm
TM39			Rock Tomb
TM40	Defense Curl
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43		Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM58			Endure
TM64			Explosion
TM66			Payback
TM74			Gyro Ball
TM76			Stealth Rock
TM78			Captivate
TM80			Rock Slide
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM87			Swagger
TM90			Substitute
HM04	Strength	Strength	Strength
HM06		Rock Smash	Rock Smash

By breeding

• Counter
• Double-Edge
• Flail
• Pin Missile
• Reflect
• Revenge
• Sand Tomb
• Swift
• Toxic Spikes

By tutoring

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Pineco knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 9.4%	Friend Area: Secretive Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I just hang around, and the bugs... They just flock to me.
26%-50% HP	My HP's sliding down to around half now.
1%-25% HP	I'm barely hanging on... My body feels too heavy to move...
Level Up	There, got my level.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle

Evolution

Basic Pineco

Level 31 Forretress

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 204.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 204 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 204 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 204.png			Image:Spr 3f 204.png
	Image:Spr 3r 204 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 204 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 204 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 204 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 204.png		Image:Spr 4p 204.png
			Image:Spr 4p 204 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 204 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Pineco images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Pineco was the only pure Bug-type introduced in Generation II.

Origin

Pineco is based on a bagworm living in a pine cone. Its metallic appearance and ability to explode also links to to a hand grenade.

Name origin

Pineco's name is an abbreviation of pine cone, reflecting its pine cone-like appearance. Its Japanese name may be a combination of クヌギ kunugi, sawtooth oak and 玉 tama, ball. Its German name, Tannza, comes from Tannenzapfen. Its French name, Pomdepic, comes from pomme de pin and piquer.

In other languages

• German: Tannza
• French: Pomdepic
• Korean: 피콘 Pikon
• Chinese: 榛果球

Related articles

• Brock's Pineco

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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