Pawniard (Japanese: コマタナ Komatana) is a dual-type Dark/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into Bisharp starting at level 52, which evolves into Kingambit upon leveling up after defeating three Bisharp that hold a Leader's Crest.
Biology
Pawniard is a small, bipedal Pokémon with a vaguely beetle-like appearance. It has a rounded red and black head with a silvery blade extending from the front. Its face is gray with yellow eyes. Two pairs of steel blades protrude from either side of its black torso, connected by steel ribs. It has red arms that end with knife-like blades instead of hands. It also has red legs with two white toes located on both sides of each feet.
When hunting, Pawniard immobilizes prey by repeated stabbing with its blades after clinging on to them. It then clangs its arm blades together afterwards. Any chips in Pawniard's blades would prove fatal for it; thus, Pawniard regularly sharpens its blades with its favorite sharpening stones found by rivers. Pawniard is noted to be an especially courageous fighter. In the wild, Pawniard lives in packs governed by Bisharp. The Pawniard will attack when commanded by Bisharp and will continue to do so even if they are injured. Each member of the pack trains diligently, hoping to one day take the lead. Tinkatuff is a natural enemy of Pawniard.
Evolution
Pawniard evolves into Bisharp, which evolves into Kingambit.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
In the anime
Major appearances
Pawniard debuted in Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!, under the ownership of Georgia. She was used in Georgia's battle against Ash in the second round of the Club Battle tournament, where she went up against Snivy but was defeated. Pawniard was later revealed to have evolved into Bisharp by Search for the Clubultimate!.
A Pawniard appeared in A Festival of Decisions!, under the ownership of the ninja army. It participated in the attack on Ninja Village.
Minor appearances
A Pawniard appeared in a brief flashback in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!, under the ownership of a Youngster.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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BW040
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Pawniard
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Ash's Pokédex
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Pawniard, the Sharp Blade Pokémon. Pawniard's entire body is made of blades which it uses to inflict damage on its opponent.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In The Case of the Missing Pokémon, a Pawniard was kidnapped by Team Plasma. It was later found in a stronghold and returned to its Trainer.
A Trainer's Pawniard appeared in Unraveling Mysteries.
A Pawniard appeared in a flashback in A Wretched Reunion.
In Movie Panic, a Pawniard starred in a Pokéstar Studios movie featuring Brycen-Man. It was easily defeated by Whitley's Foongy.
Team Skull Grunts were seen with a Pawniard in a flashback in Confusion and Monsters from Another World.
A Dynamax Pawniard appeared in Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day.
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~
A Pawniard appeared in The White Scroll: Oichi's Worries, under the ownership of Mitsunari. It reappeared in The Blue Scroll: Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori.
In the TCG
- Main article: Pawniard (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova B W : #130
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Unova B2 W2 : #223
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Black
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Blades comprise this Pokémon's entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.
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White
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They fight at Bisharp's command. They cling to their prey and inflict damage by sinking their blades into it.
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Black 2
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Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #048
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Hoenn #—
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X
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Blades comprise this Pokémon's entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.
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Y
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Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.
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Omega Ruby
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Blades comprise this Pokémon's entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.
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Generation VII
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Alola US UM : #337
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Ultra Sun
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After shredding its prey, it sharpens its blades on a stone by the river. Each Pawniard has its own favorite sharpening stone.
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Ultra Moon
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It follows Bisharp's orders to a tee when it attacks enemies. After slashing an opponent, Pawniard clangs both of its blades together.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #246
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Galar Isle of Armor #029
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
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Sword
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It uses river stones to maintain the cutting edges of the blades covering its body. These sharpened blades allow it to bring down opponents.
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Shield
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A pack of these Pokémon forms to serve a Bisharp boss. Each Pawniard trains diligently, dreaming of one day taking the lead.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #367
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Kitakami #186
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Blueberry #—
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Scarlet
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Pawniard will fearlessly challenge even powerful foes. In a pinch, it will cling to opponents and pierce them with the blades all over its body.
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Violet
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Any chips in its blades would prove fatal for it. After each battle, it diligently maintains its blades using its favorite sharpening stone.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation VIII
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Sword
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Shield
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Route 8, Motostoke Outskirts, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Stony Wilderness, Motostoke Riverbank West Lake Axewell, Giant's Seat, Stony Wilderness, Giant's Mirror, Dusty Bowl, Hammerlocke Hills (Max Raid Battle)
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Expansion Pass
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Brilliant Diamond
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Shining Pearl
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Legends: Arceus
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 340
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pawniard
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Pawniard
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pawniard
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pawniard
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds
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Base HP: 46
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Base Attack: 71
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Base Defense: 49
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Base Speed: 60
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
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Strong:
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Weak:
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PokéPark Pad entry:
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They are generally serious, but they sometimes slack off. They are street smart and cheerful guards. They complain about Bisharp, but they do like him.
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In Pokémon GO, Pawniard can be obtained by completing 1/4 of the Special Research, Level 43 Challenge.
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Trivia
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Pawniard and its evolved forms.
- The types it has are coincidentally the two types introduced in Generation II.
- As Steel resisted Ghost in Generation V, Pawniard and Bisharp are the only Pokémon to have ever had a double resistance to Ghost.
- Since Generation VI, they are the only dual-type Steel-type Pokémon without any double resistances.
- Of all Pokémon who are the first stage in a three-stage evolutionary line, Pawniard evolves starting at the highest level, that being level 52.
Origin
Pawniard looks and acts similar to a traditional Japanese bandit—specifically a lackey or lower member—with features resembling ashigaru armor. It may also originate from samurai, due to its armor and blades; and kaijin, humanoid villains found in Japanese kaiju movies. Pawniard also has some traits of a pawn chess piece.
According to art director Ken Sugimori, Pawniard and Bisharp were created when the design team received orders for an urban Pokémon with a Dark/Steel typing, and that they are both designed to have humanoid and insectoid qualities.[1] The insectoid elements may reference the fact that Japanese rhinoceros beetles are called 甲虫 kabutomushi in Japanese, literally "Kabuto insect", where Kabuto is a type of samurai helmet.
Name origin
Pawniard may be a combination of pawn (the most basic piece in chess or a low-level operative in an organization) and poignard or poniard (a lightweight dagger). It may also involve palliard (beggar or thief).
Komatana may be a combination of 駒 koma (a piece in the board game Shogi), 細切れ komagire (small pieces), and 刀 katana (sword) or 小刀 kogatana (knife).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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コマタナ Komatana
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From 駒 koma and 刀 katana or 小刀 kogatana
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French
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Scalpion
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From scalper or scalpel and pion
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Spanish
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Pawniard
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Same as English name
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German
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Gladiantri
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From Gladiator and Triumph or Antritt
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Italian
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Pawniard
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Same as English name
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Korean
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자망칼 Jamangkal
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From 자망 (刺網) jamang and 칼 kal
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Mandarin Chinese
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駒刀小兵 / 驹刀小兵 Jūdāoxiǎobīng
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From the Japanese 駒 koma, 刀 dāo, 小 xiǎo, and 兵 bīng
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Cantonese Chinese
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駒刀小兵 Kēuidōusíubīng
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From the Japanese 駒 koma, 刀 dōu, 小 síu, and 兵 bīng
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More languages
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Hindi
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मोराटाना Moratana
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From katana
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Russian
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Поуниард Pouniard
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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โคมาทานา Khomathana
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
References
External links
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