Competitive Information for Pinsir (mega) [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pinsir-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Pinsir is a stupendous Bug and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Pinsir when battling in the 8th generation meta. Pinsir is weak to Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Pinsirite
Ability: Aerilate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Outrage
- Close Combat / Storm Throw
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
Physical Sweeper Pinsir-Mega (Aerilate)
Pinsir is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Aerilate, Pinsir's normal-type moves become flying type and have 1.2x power. With a Pinsirite equipped to it, if held by a pinsir, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Pinsir steals and eats the target's berry).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Pinsir afterwards).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pinsir's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Storm Throw is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (always results in a critical hit).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pinsir-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Pinsirite
Ability: Aerilate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pinsir-Mega (Aerilate)
Pinsir is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Aerilate, Pinsir's normal-type moves become flying type and have 1.2x power. With a Pinsirite equipped to it, if held by a pinsir, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Pinsir steals and eats the target's berry).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Pinsir afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pinsir-mega 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-mega can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Pinsir-mega
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- 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-mega's stats
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Pinsir-mega
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pinsir-mega in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Pinsir-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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