Pincurchin

No. 0871 · Gen 8

Pincurchin weakness and type

Hit PINCURCHIN with Ground for 2× damage.

Moves against Pincurchin

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective

In Pokémon GO: Ground deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Lightning RodImmune to Electric
  • Electric SurgeNo change to type matchups

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Base stats

  • HP48
  • Attack101
  • Defense95
  • Sp. Atk91
  • Sp. Def85
  • Speed15
  • Total435

Best nature

AdamantFor a physical moveset: more Attack, less Sp. Atk.
ModestFor a special moveset: more Sp. Atk, less Attack.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Pincurchin gives 2 Attack EVs.

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What Pincurchin can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalSelf-DestructPhysical200
WaterHydro PumpSpecial110
ElectricThundersame typeSpecial110
DarkThroat ChopPhysical80
PoisonPoison JabPhysical80
GhostHexSpecial65
FlyingPeckPhysical35
BugPin MissilePhysical25

Type counters to Pincurchin

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.