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Pinsir カイロス Kailios #127
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Bug ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Stag Beetle Pokémon
Ability Hyper Cutter Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #127 Johto #112 Hoenn #167 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 4'11" Imperial 1.5 m Metric 4'11"/1.5 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 121.3 lbs. Imperial 55 kg Metric 121.3 lbs./55 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Bug group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 200 Battle Exp.: 2001*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Pinsir (Japanese: カイロス Kailios) is a Bug-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Pinsir first appeared in EP004. A samuri used it to battle against Ash.

Pinsir made an appearance on an island that was mainly inhabited by Bug-type Pokémon in EP097.

In EP119, Pinsir were being driven into a forest that was Heracross territory because Team Rocket was stealing the sap from the trees that were in their territory.

Pinsir was also being used by a building company that had plans on demolishing a Pokémon Center in H013.

Anthony was using Swalot and Pinsir for the double-battle portion of the Grand Festival in AG123. However, he lost to May.

Pinsir has made a cameo in AG135 as a Pokémon belonging to Noland.

At the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back, a pirate trainer used a Pinsir to battle Ash's Pikachu, alongside his Golem and Venomoth. All 3 of the pirate trainer's Pokémon were defeated by Pikachu.

At the beginnning of Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy, Captain Phantom used this Stagbeetle Pokémon alongside Scyther to attack Jack Walker.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

If it fails to crush the victim in its pincers, it will swing it around and toss it hard.

Pokémon Yellow

Grips its prey in its pincers and squeezes hard! It can't move if it's cold, so it lives in warm places.

Pokémon Stadium

Grips and tears at its enemy with the two pincers on its head. Enemies with hard bodies are gripped and tossed.

Pokémon Gold

With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.

Pokémon Silver

Swings its long antlers wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.

Pokémon Crystal

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

Pokémon Ruby

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.

Pokémon Sapphire

Pinsir has a pair of massive horns Protruding from the surface of these horns are thorns. These thorns are driven deeply into the foe's body when the pincer closes, making it tough for the foe to escape.

Pokémon Emerald

Their pincers are strong enough to shatter thick logs. Because they dislike cold, Pinsir burrow and sleep under the ground on chilly nights.

Pokémon FireRed

Its two long pincer horns are powerful. Once they grip an enemy, they won't release until the foe is torn.

Pokémon LeafGreen

If it fails to crush the foe in its pincers, it will swing around and toss the opponent.

Game locations

In side games

• Pokémon Stadium 2: Pinsir stars in a mini-game alongside Scyther called "Clear Cut Challenge." Each player chops a falling log for each round of the game. The score for each player is determined by how close you are to the white line on the log. Cut anywhere above the log will cause you to lose points.

Base stats

Of the first generation Bug Pokemon, Pinsir has the highest Attack and Defense.

Type effectiveness

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Poison-type moves is 200.

Learnset

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Pinsir knows Shadow Break and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Helping Hand after being purified.

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

It is based on a stag beetle.

Name origin

Pinsir's name is a corruption of pincer, referring to the claws on its head. Its Japanese name may be based on 傀 kai, large, or 魁偉 kaii, brawny.

In other languages

• German: Pinsir
• French: Scarabrute - A combination of scarab, a type of beetle that's sacred in Ancient Egypt, and brute.
• Korean: 쁘사이저 Ppeusaijeo

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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