Pinsir - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Pinsir can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

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.

Pinsir artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Pinsir learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	ViceGrip	Normal	55	100
4	Bind	Normal	15	85
8	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
13	Harden	Normal	—	—
18	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
21	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
25	Vital Throw	Fighting	70	∞
30	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
35	Thrash	Normal	120	100
38	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
42	Submission	Fighting	80	80
47	Guillotine	Normal	—	30
52	Superpower	Fighting	120	100

Egg moves

Pinsir learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Feint	Normal	30	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Flail	Normal	—	100
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
Me First	Normal	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100

Moves learnt by HM

Pinsir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Pinsir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Pinsir can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Pinsir learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	ViceGrip	Normal	55	100
4	Bind	Normal	15	85
8	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
11	Harden	Normal	—	—
15	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
18	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
22	Vital Throw	Fighting	70	∞
26	Submission	Fighting	80	80
29	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
33	Storm Throw	Fighting	40	100
36	Thrash	Normal	120	100
40	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
43	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
47	Guillotine	Normal	—	30

Egg moves

Pinsir learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
Feint	Normal	30	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Flail	Normal	—	100
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
Me First	Normal	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Pinsir can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bind	Normal	15	85
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Superpower	Fighting	120	100

Moves learnt by HM

Pinsir is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Pinsir is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Pinsir can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Pinsir egg move parents

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Pinsir Mega Pinsir

Pinsir's egg groups: Bug

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

You will need to breed a female Pinsir with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Pinsir with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bug Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Caterpie Weedle Ariados Pineco Forretress Shuckle Wurmple Ninjask Kricketot Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Joltik Galvantula Durant Larvesta
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Karrablast Escavalier
Move tutor	Caterpie Metapod Butterfree Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Kricketot Kricketune Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Durant Larvesta Volcarona
Pre-evolution Level up	Metapod Butterfree Kakuna Beedrill Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Kricketune Volcarona

Close Combat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross
Breeding	Pinsir

Feint

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scyther Scizor Heracross Trapinch Yanmega
Breeding	Pinsir Yanma Gligar Yanmega Gliscor Shelmet Accelgor
Pre-evolution Level up	Vibrava Flygon

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gligar Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Gliscor Dwebble Crustle
Breeding	Pinsir Yanma Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Durant

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sewaddle Dwebble Crustle Karrablast
Breeding	Paras Parasect Pinsir Pineco Forretress Heracross Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Pre-evolution Level up	Swadloon Leavanny Escavalier

Fury Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Heracross Karrablast Escavalier
Breeding	Pinsir

Me First

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Accelgor
Breeding	Pinsir Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scyther Yanma Gligar Scizor Surskit Masquerain Volbeat Yanmega Gliscor Accelgor
Breeding	Pinsir Trapinch Vibrava Flygon

Superpower

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pinsir Trapinch
Breeding	Pinsir
Move tutor	Pinsir Scizor Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Scolipede Durant
Pre-evolution Level up	Vibrava Flygon

Mega Pinsir's egg groups: Bug

Pinsir - Generation 5 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Pinsir egg move parents

Bug Bite

Close Combat

Feint

Feint Attack

Flail

Fury Attack

Me First

Quick Attack

Superpower

Mega Pinsir does not have any egg moves.