Pinsir
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| Pinsir | |
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 National Pokédex Magmar - Pinsir (#127) - Tauros Johto Pokédex Scizor - Pinsir (#112) - Heracross Hoenn Pokédex Donphan - Pinsir (#167) - Heracross |
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| Japanese name | Kailios |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | None |
| Generation | First |
| Species | Stagbeetle Pokémon |
| Type | Bug |
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (1.5 m) |
| Weight | 121.3 lb (55.0 kg) |
| Ability | Hyper Cutter/Unconventional(the latter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl onwards) |
Pinsir (カイロス Kairosu?, Kailios in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Pinsir in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2] Pinsir is a Bug-type Pokémon which appears consistently in the Pokémon series; the only Pokémon RPG it hasn't appeared in is Pokémon Red. Its exoskeleton is brown-colored with two large spike-covered pincers on its head. It uses these horns to catch and immobilize prey. The name "Pinsir" is derived from "pincer".
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[edit] Biology
Pinsir is covered with a thick exoskeleton. Pinsir uses its pincers to crush enemies. It builds its strength and stamina by crushing boulders. The pincers are adorned with sharp spikes which serve to damage foes caught in the pincers and to prevent escape. If it fails to crush its foe, it will throw the foe powerfully against the ground or into another object with its pincers. It can lift more than twice its own weight.
Pinsir requires warm habitats to survive. It becomes immobilized in cold climates. In the winter, it will migrate to rainforest areas which are perpetually warm.
It burrows itself into dirt using its pincers and sleeps in the burrow through the night. When it emerges damp soil clings onto its body. It is also known to sleep in treetops.
Pinsir is one of the only Pokémon from the first generation that still is alone in its evolutionary line. The others are Farfetch'd, Tauros, Kangaskhan, Lapras, Ditto, Aerodactyl and the legendary Pokémon.
[edit] In the video games
In Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow, Pinsir is available in the Safari Zone.
In Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver and Pokémon Crystal, Pinsir can be found in the Bug Catching Contest.
In the third-generation Pokémon games, Pinsir is available in both of the Safari Zones in the Kanto region and the Hoenn region. Pinsir can be caught in the Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, and LeafGreen versions.
In terms of statistics, Pinsir has excellent Attack, great Defense and average Speed. The rest of its stats are below-average. It seems to be related to Heracross, as seen in the anime and Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver and as both have characteristics of beetles some fans were hoping that Pinsir would evolve into Heracross (or vice-versa, though this was proven false).
Wild Pinsir are not found in the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap. However, in the Tunnel Course, if the place is powered up by Zapdos, a series of objects near the end of the course will cast a shadow on a wall in the shape of Pinsir’s silhouette. This is one of six Pokémon Signs that must be photographed to gain access to the seventh course.
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pinsir leans few new moves on its own. However, it has one attack; Scissor Cross. This is a fairly powerful Bug-type move and is the first move that Pinsir learns naturally to be of the Bug element (it could learn Fury Cutter via TMs in Pokemon Gold and Silver - unusual in that in Pokemon Gold & Silver, nearly all Pokemon learned at least one move that would give them the Same Type Attack Bonus). It also has a new Ability; Unconventional, which cancels the foe's Ability.
[edit] In the animé
Pinsir first appears very early in the series, in the episode four "Challenge of the Samurai". In the episode, Samurai uses Pinsir to battle Ash. Pinsir battles Ash's Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto is swiftly defeated with a Tackle (note: Pinsir can't learn Tackle in the Pokémon video games). Ash then sends out Metapod and tells Metapod to use Harden. Pinsir's claws try to crack Metapod, but instead they break.
Much later in one of the first Johto league episodes Ash and friends come across a group of Pinsir that share one half of a forest, the other half owned by Heracross (and a group of Butterfree. Because Team Rocket are stealing the sap from the Pinsir's forest, using a mechanical Pinsir both larger and stronger then the regular Pinsir, the real ones are scared away and instead frighten away the Heracross. It is noted that in this episode, despite Heracross being able to overpower the Pinsir, the Heracross are easily frightened by the Pinsir's ferocious looks, due to them being a much more peaceful race. Ash and his friends head to the Pinsir's forest, followed by a single heracross. Both Bulbasaur and Heracross are instrumental to getting to the other forest (although Heracross' intentions are often questioned, for example knocking down a tree that the others could use as a bridge whilst it snacked on the tree's sap) and they find Team Rocket. The mechanical Pinsir is capable of absorbing electrical attacks and sending them back at them. Just as it seems Team Rocket is about to win (both Pikachu and Bulbasaur are defeated by the metal Pinsir) Heracross arrives and defeats the Pinsir in a tough battle. When the mechanical Pinsir is destroyed and Team Rocket are sent blasting off, the real Pinsir move back into their forest and the balance between the two bug Pokemon is restored. Despite the fact that Pinsir are not seen for the rest of the episode, Heracross joins Ash's team.
[edit] In other properties
[edit] In the card game
Pinsir appears in the following sets as a Grass-type Basic Pokémon:
- Jungle
- Base Set 2 (the same card as in the Jungle set)
- Gym Challenge (as Giovanni's Pinsir)
- Aquapolis
- EX Hidden Legends
- EX Legend Maker
- EX Dragon Frontiers (as a rare holograpic card)
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Notes
- ^ Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold. PR Newswire. Retrieved on 2006-02-28.
- ^ Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Pinsir as a species
- Pinsir’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry on Serebii.net
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Pinsir Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Pinsir Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Pinsir Previously hosted by Wikibooks
