Competitive Information for Pineco [Diamond/Pearl]
Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pineco? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Pineco is a phenomenal Bug-typed Pokemon. Pineco is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Pineco can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Pineco is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 SpD
Moveset:
- Revenge / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Dig
- Bug Bite
- Rock Slide / Rollout
Physical Sweeper Pineco (Sturdy)
Pineco is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Pineco's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Pineco's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sturdy, ohko moves fail when used against Pineco. Revenge was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Pineco steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pineco? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Revenge / Double-Edge
- Bug Bite
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pineco (Sturdy)
Pineco is an awesome Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Pineco's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Pineco's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sturdy, ohko moves fail when used against Pineco. Revenge was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Pineco is damaged by the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Pineco steals and eats the target's berry).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pineco 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 Pineco can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Pineco
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pineco's stats
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Pineco
- Earthquake
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pineco in Diamond and Pearl
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