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Pinsir Learnset

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Pinsir (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Earthquake Spiral
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- X-Scissor
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge

Answer 1

This is a good moveset:

Swords Dance: Doubles attack stat.

X-Scissor: STAB, good power, high accuracy.

Earthquake: High power, high accuracy, double damage against Pokemon using Dig, used top deal with Poison (although not a weakness, they are annoying, Earthquake can also help against Weezing with Mold Breaker), Steel (which your moves aren't very effective against), and Fire types.

Stone Edge: High power, good chance for a critical hit, used to deal with Flying types and Fire types if Earthquake runs out of PP.

Answer 2

A good moveset would be..
Earthquake to take advantage of mold breaker
X scissor because its a bug type
Rock slide for flying types
Swords dance to increase attack power

Answer 3

Gen V Sweeper

Pinsir@ Zoom Lens/Life Orb

Trait- Moxie

Adamant Nature(- Sp Attack + Attack) or Jolly Nature(- Sp Attack + Speed)<--(more prefered)

EVS- 252 Attack 128 Defense 128 Speed or 252 Attack 4 Defense 252 Speed

• Swords Dance
• X-Scissor
• Earthquake/Bulldoze
• Quick Attack/Rock Slide/Close Combat

Comments

Why brave if you want speed EVs?
Why not Adamant (- Sp Attack + Attack)

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Oh, my mistake. I'll edit that.

Answer 4

Gen V

Pinsir (M) @ Lum Berry

Trait: Moxie

EVs: 184 Atk / 72 Def / 252 Spd

Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)

• Bulldoze/Close Combat
• Swords Dance
• Stone Edge
• X-Scissor

Now, since you want to max out your Speed, your Attack won't be incredibly high. As such, you'll want to get in a Swords Dance. Then you can start defeating the foe and gaining more power with Moxie. X-Scissor provides STAb. Stone Edge gives type coverage. The choice is then between Bulldoze and Close Combat. Bulldoze lowers Speed, which helps cause even with maxed Speed you'll only be at 295. Close Combat has more power, but it lowers your defenses, making you more vulnerable to priority. Your EVs give you max Speed and good Attack (you'll be getting Swords Dance and Moxie, you won't need 252 Attack EVs) and also some defense EVs to protect against priority. Lum Berry protects from status, mainly paralysis.

Answer 5

I have X-csissor, rock tomb, brick break and swords dance

Answer 6

Pinsir (M) @ Choice Scarf

Trait: Moxie

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Close Combat
• X-Scissor
• Stone Edge
• Earthquake

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X-Scissor is STAB, pretty nice power. It works. While Close Combat is great coverage even though it screws over your defenses afterard. Stone Edge is more coverage, topped with Earthquake for coverage.

Comments

Pinsir is unfortunately only Bug, thus it doesn't get Dual STAB.

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Whoa, I always thought he was fighting too.

Answer 7

Double/Triple Battle

Pinsir (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Rock Slide
- Bulldoze
- X-Scissor
- Brick Break

Moxie is great. If you take down multiple foes wth Rock Slide or Bulldoze, you get a nice Attack boost. Bulldoze is helpful in that it lowers the Speed of your foes. In Doubles/Triples, Bulldoze is worth it. X-Scissor is STAB. Brick break is dual-screen breaking coverage.