Pineco - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Pineco can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Pineco artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Pineco learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Protect	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
6	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
9	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
12	Take Down	Normal	90	85
17	Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
20	Rollout	Rock	30	90
23	Curse	Ghost	—	—
28	Spikes	Ground	—	—
31	Payback	Dark	50	100
34	Explosion	Normal	250	100
39	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
42	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
45	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100

Egg moves

Pineco learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
Power Trick	Psychic	—	—
Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Pineco is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
15	Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100
21	Pounce	Bug	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
45	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
74	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
75	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
76	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
90	Spikes	Ground	—	—
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
106	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
111	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
124	Ice Spinner	Ice	80	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
162	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
168	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
176	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
178	Gravity	Psychic	—	—
180	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
182	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
185	Lunge	Bug	80	100
202	Pain Split	Normal	—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Pineco egg move parents

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Pineco

Pineco's egg groups: Bug

The egg moves for Pineco are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Pineco with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Pineco with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Tarountula Spidops
Breeding	Scyther Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Volbeat Kleavor Nymble Lokix
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Counter

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sewaddle Swadloon
Breeding	Pineco Forretress Heracross Trapinch
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Flail

Pin Missile

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spinarak Ariados Heracross
Breeding	Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Pin Missile

Power Trick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Power Trick

Sand Tomb

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
TM	Pineco Forretress Gligar Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Gliscor
Breeding	Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Sand Tomb

Swift

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Venonat Venomoth Scyther Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Masquerain Volbeat Vibrava Flygon Yanmega Gliscor Joltik Galvantula Vivillon Vikavolt Cutiefly Ribombee Frosmoth Kleavor
Breeding	Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Swift

Toxic Spikes

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Forretress
TM	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Pineco Forretress Gligar Gliscor Tarountula Spidops
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Pineco Forretress
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Toxic Spikes