Competitive Information for Pinsir [Black/White]
Bug
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pinsir? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Pinsir is popular Bug-typed Pokemon. Pinsir are common Pokemon to see in the BW metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Pinsir is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Double-Edge / Return
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
Physical Sweeper Pinsir (Hyper Cutter)
Pinsir is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Pinsir's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Pinsir from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Pinsir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Pinsir's attack stat stage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pinsir's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Pinsir steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 175 Hp / 175 Atk / 158 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
Pinsir Physical Tank (One Into Two)
Pinsir is a pretty decent Physical Tank. It attempts to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Pinsir last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Mold Breaker, Pinsir's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pinsir's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Pinsir's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pinsir? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Smack Down
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pinsir (Hyper Cutter)
Pinsir is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Pinsir's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Pinsir from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Pinsir's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Pinsir's attack stat stage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Smack Down is a physical 50-base power Rock-type move (removes the target's ground immunity).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pinsir's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pinsir's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pinsir learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pinsir can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Pinsir
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Feint, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pinsir's stats
- Bulk Up
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Pinsir
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pinsir in Black and White
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