Competitive Information for Pineco [Sun/Moon]
Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pineco? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Pineco is popular 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: Berry Juice / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 1 Spe
Moveset:
- Pain Split / Rapid Spin
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
Physical Sweeper Pineco (Popular/Trending)
Pineco is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Sturdy, if Pineco is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Rapid Spin is a physical 20-base power Normal-type move (frees Pineco from hazards, binding, leech seed).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Toxic Spikes is a status move (poisons grounded foes on switch-in. max 2 layers).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 SpD
Moveset:
- Revenge / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Bug Bite / Pin Missile
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Pineco (Overcoat)
Pineco is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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 Overcoat, Pineco is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail. Revenge was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Pineco steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Pin Missile is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Bug-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pineco? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Revenge / Double-Edge
- Bug Bite / Pin Missile
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pineco (Overcoat)
Pineco is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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 Overcoat, Pineco is immune to powder moves and damage from sandstorm or hail. Revenge was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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 33% recoil).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Pineco steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Pin Missile is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Bug-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
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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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Pineco
- Earthquake
- Light Screen
- Pain Split
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Reflect
- Rest
- Spikes
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
Common Effort Values for Pineco in Sun and Moon
- Hardy Nature ( 0/0/0/0/0/1/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Pineco's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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