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Pinsir Learned Moves, Evolution and Locations

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This is a page about the Pokemon Pinsir in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Pinsir's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Pinsir can be found in.

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Basic Information

Type

Pinsir
Pinsir Image
Type 1 Type 2
Bug -

Ability

Ability Effect
Hyper Cutter The Pokemon's Attack won't be lowered.
Mold Breaker The Pokemon can deal damage and inflict status conditions on targets regardless of their Abilities. For example, this Pokemon can make a Pokemon with the Sturdy Ability faint in one hit!

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Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Vise Grip NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
Base Focus Energy NormalNormal You'll get the Focus Energy condition, which raises your critical-hit rate.
4 Bind NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to be Bound.
8 Seismic Toss FightingFighting You'll throw your teammate or an enemy in front of you at another Pokemon or at a trap.
11 Harden NormalNormal It boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
15 Revenge FightingFighting You'll get the Bide status for a little while, and then you'll damage an enemy. The more damage you take while biding, the greater the damage you can cause.
18 Vital Throw FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It never misses.
22 Double Hit NormalNormal It damages an enemy 2 times in a row.
26 Brick Break FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
29 X-Scissor BugBug It damages an enemy.
33 Submission FightingFighting It damages an enemy-but you'll receive recoil damage, too.
36 Storm Throw FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It always results in a critical hit.
40 Swords Dance NormalNormal It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
43 Thrash NormalNormal It damages an enemy 2 to 3 times in a row. After that, you'll get Confused.
47 Superpower FightingFighting It unleashes awesome power, damaging an enemy but also lowering your Attack and Defense due to fatigue. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
50 Guillotine NormalNormal The enemy will faint if this attack hits, but it's hard to land this move. It has no effect on Ghost-type Pokemon..

By TM

Move Type Effect
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brick Break FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Brutal Swing DarkDark It damages nearby enemies.
Bulk Up FightingFighting It boosts your Attack and Defense. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Bulldoze GroundGround It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
False Swipe NormalNormal It damages an enemy. If you knock an enemy out with it, they will be more likely to join you on your adventure!
Fling DarkDark You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Focus Blast FightingFighting It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Giga Impact NormalNormal It damages an enemy. But it also gives you the Recoil status, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Hyper Beam NormalNormal It damages Pokemon, even those far away, and causes an explosion that also affects the surroundings. Walls and items on the ground will also disappear. But after you use the move, the Recoil prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rain Dance WaterWater It changes the floor's weather to Rain. The power of Fire-type moves goes down, and the power of Water-type moves goes up.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide RockRock It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Smack Down RockRock It damages an enemy. If the enemy is flying, it will be Grounded, which allows Ground-type moves to hit it. This move also hits a Pokemon that's in the air from using a move like Fly.
Stone Edge RockRock It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance NormalNormal It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Thief DarkDark It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
X-Scissor BugBug It damages an enemy.

By Move Tutor

Tutor Move Type Effect
Bind NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to be Bound.
Bug Bite BugBug It damages an enemy. If the enemy is carrying any food, you'll eat it.
Focus Punch FightingFighting You'll get the Focus Punch condition, focusing your mind and damaging your enemy during the next turn.
Iron Defense SteelSteel It sharply boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Knock Off DarkDark It damages an enemy. The power goes up if the enemy has an item. It also knocks the enemy's held item to the floor near it.
Snore NormalNormal If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Stealth Rock RockRock It turns your tile into an invisible Stealth Rock trap. A Stealth Rock trap damages enemies that step on it. You and your teammates won't take any damage from it.
Superpower FightingFighting It unleashes awesome power, damaging an enemy but also lowering your Attack and Defense due to fatigue. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Throat Chop DarkDark It damages an enemy and gives them the Throat Chop condition.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
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Mega Pinsir

Type

Mega Pinsir
Mega Pinsir Image
Type 1 Type 2
Bug Flying

Ability

Ability Effect
Aerilate Normal-type moves used by the Pokemon become Flying type and deal more damage.

How to Get Pinsir

Dungeons Where Pinsir is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Pinsir's Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Overgrown Forest 700

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