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Shadow Pinsir is a Bug-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Bug-type Pokémon, Shadow Pinsir is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves.

Shadow Pinsir's maximum Combat Power stat is 3345 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Fury Cutter / X-Scissor. Shadow Pinsir encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Shadow Pinsir is available! ✨

Shadow Pinsir Stats and Max CP

Shadow Pinsir's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

D Tier#250

Bug-type

S Tier#8

Great League

C Tier#593

Ultra League

C Tier#497

Master League

C Tier#217

Shadow Pinsir Type Chart

Shadow Pinsir takes increased damage from:

Fire160.0%

Flying160.0%

Rock160.0%

Shadow Pinsir takes reduced damage from:

Fighting62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ground62.5%

Shadow Pinsir best moveset

Fury Cutter + X-Scissor

S

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

Shadow Pinsir's best Bug-type moveset is Fury Cutter / X-Scissor, with 15.76 DPS and 241.8 TDO. These moves are boosted by Rain weather. Shadow Pinsir ranks #8 (S Tier) as a Bug attacker with that moveset.

Simulation settings

Weather Selector

Extreme↓

Party Power

Off↓

Opponent

Dummy bossPokémon

A neutral benchmark that ignores type matchups, so all movesets are compared equally.Uses the selected Pokémon's typing and defensive stats.

Selected opponent

◎Dummy boss

Selected opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	15.76	241.8	13.56
2.	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	15.67	240.4	13.48
3.	Bug Bite	Superpower	14.10	216.3	12.13
4.	Fury Cutter	Superpower	13.98	214.4	12.03
5.	Bug Bite	Close Combat	13.60	208.6	11.70
6.	Fury Cutter	Close Combat	13.41	205.7	11.54
7.	Rock Smash	X-Scissor	13.39	205.5	11.53
8.	Bug Bite	Submission *	12.90	197.9	11.10

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Fast Attacks

• Fury Cutter480.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Psychic
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Flying
    • Poison
    • Ghost
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	8
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	4

  
  

  Effects

  Fury Cutter has no special effects.

  See Fury Cutter details page ↗
• Bug Bite560.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Psychic
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Flying
    • Poison
    • Ghost
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	3

  
  

  Effects

  Bug Bite has no special effects.

  See Bug Bite details page ↗
• Rock Smash17121.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Normal
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Ice
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Psychic
    • Fairy

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	17
  Energy	12
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	9
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Rock Smash has no special effects.

  See Rock Smash details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• X-Scissor45331.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Psychic
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Flying
    • Poison
    • Ghost
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 1.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  X-Scissor has no special effects.

  See X-Scissor details page ↗
• Close Combat1051002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Normal
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Ice
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Psychic
    • Fairy

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	105
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.2s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

  See Close Combat details page ↗
• Superpower85503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Normal
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Ice
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Psychic
    • Fairy

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	85
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.1s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	85
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Superpower has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Attack by 20.0%
  • Decrease User's Defense by 20.0%

  See Superpower details page ↗
• Submission *55502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Normal
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Ice
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Psychic
    • Fairy

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.6s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Submission has no special effects.

  See Submission details page ↗
• Vise Grip35332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	35
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Vise Grip has no special effects.

  See Vise Grip details page ↗
• Frustration10332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	70

  
  

  Effects

  Frustration has no special effects.

  See Frustration details page ↗

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Pinsir's DPS and TDO for every fast and charged attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Pinsir's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Pinsir has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Pinsir in the meta

PvE Analysis

PvP Analysis

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#127
Height	1.5 m
Weight	55 kg
Region	Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	5 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	30%
Base Flee Rate	9%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	75 75000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	25 Mega Energy

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Pinsir	200 / 40 Energy (Mega Evolution)	Mega Pinsir

• Pinsir can transform into Mega Pinsir through Mega Evolution. This costs 200 energy the first time and 40 energy each subsequent time.

More information

▾Shadow Pinsir family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Pinsir in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Pinsir

Mega Pinsir

Shadow Pinsir

▾How to purify Shadow Pinsir

Purification cost	5 Candy
	5000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

Shadow Pinsir CP Chart

Shadow Pinsir has 3345 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Pinsir obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1552 CP to 1690 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1940 CP to 2113 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Pinsir can be found in the 1209 CP to 1268 CP range.

Max CP	3345 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1209 CP - 1268 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1613 CP - 1690 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1552 CP - 1690 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	1940 CP - 2113 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Pinsir Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Pinsir

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Pinsir's Bug-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Pinsir.

Bug

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates and Power Up Costs

The base catch rate for Shadow Pinsir in Pokémon GO is 25.11%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 52.16% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 66.91%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Pokémon level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Bug medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	25.11%	28.29%	35.19%	41.43%
	Curve	38.83%	43.18%	52.16%	59.72%
Razz Berry	-	35.19%	39.27%	47.82%	55.17%
	Curve	52.16%	57.17%	66.91%	74.44%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	40.57%	45.04%	54.19%	61.82%
	Curve	58.72%	63.85%	73.48%	80.54%
Golden Razz Berry	-	51.46%	56.45%	66.18%	73.74%
	Curve	70.74%	75.66%	84.17%	89.70%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Pinsir, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Shadow Pinsir Pokémon GO Power Up Costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	624,000	406	360
LVL 40	336,000	406	12
LVL 35	228,000	274	-
LVL 30	150,000	185	-
LVL 25	96,000	136	-
LVL 20	57,000	97	-
LVL 15	30,600	67	-
LVL 10	13,200	38	-
LVL 5	3,600	18	-

Shadow Pinsir Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Pinsir from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Pinsir in Pokémon GO.

Complete Shadow Pinsir Power Up Costs Table

LVL	Power Ups	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL	Total Stardust	Total Candy	Total Candy XL
1	1	240	2	-	240	2	-
1.5	2	240	2	-	480	4	-
2	3	240	2	-	720	6	-
2.5	4	240	2	-	960	8	-
3	5	480	2	-	1,440	10	-
3.5	6	480	2	-	1,920	12	-
4	7	480	2	-	2,400	14	-
4.5	8	480	2	-	2,880	16	-
5	9	720	2	-	3,600	18	-
5.5	10	720	2	-	4,320	20	-
6	11	720	2	-	5,040	22	-
6.5	12	720	2	-	5,760	24	-
7	13	960	2	-	6,720	26	-
7.5	14	960	2	-	7,680	28	-
8	15	960	2	-	8,640	30	-
8.5	16	960	2	-	9,600	32	-
9	17	1,200	2	-	10,800	34	-
9.5	18	1,200	2	-	12,000	36	-
10	19	1,200	2	-	13,200	38	-
10.5	20	1,200	2	-	14,400	40	-
11	21	1,560	3	-	15,960	43	-
11.5	22	1,560	3	-	17,520	46	-
12	23	1,560	3	-	19,080	49	-
12.5	24	1,560	3	-	20,640	52	-
13	25	1,920	3	-	22,560	55	-
13.5	26	1,920	3	-	24,480	58	-
14	27	1,920	3	-	26,400	61	-
14.5	28	1,920	3	-	28,320	64	-
15	29	2,280	3	-	30,600	67	-
15.5	30	2,280	3	-	32,880	70	-
16	31	2,280	3	-	35,160	73	-
16.5	32	2,280	3	-	37,440	76	-
17	33	2,640	3	-	40,080	79	-
17.5	34	2,640	3	-	42,720	82	-
18	35	2,640	3	-	45,360	85	-
18.5	36	2,640	3	-	48,000	88	-
19	37	3,000	3	-	51,000	91	-
19.5	38	3,000	3	-	54,000	94	-
20	39	3,000	3	-	57,000	97	-
20.5	40	3,000	3	-	60,000	100	-
21	41	3,600	4	-	63,600	104	-
21.5	42	3,600	4	-	67,200	108	-
22	43	3,600	4	-	70,800	112	-
22.5	44	3,600	4	-	74,400	116	-
23	45	4,200	4	-	78,600	120	-
23.5	46	4,200	4	-	82,800	124	-
24	47	4,200	4	-	87,000	128	-
24.5	48	4,200	4	-	91,200	132	-
25	49	4,800	4	-	96,000	136	-
25.5	50	4,800	4	-	100,800	140	-
26	51	4,800	5	-	105,600	145	-
26.5	52	4,800	5	-	110,400	150	-
27	53	5,400	5	-	115,800	155	-
27.5	54	5,400	5	-	121,200	160	-
28	55	5,400	5	-	126,600	165	-
28.5	56	5,400	5	-	132,000	170	-
29	57	6,000	5	-	138,000	175	-
29.5	58	6,000	5	-	144,000	180	-
30	59	6,000	5	-	150,000	185	-
30.5	60	6,000	5	-	156,000	190	-
31	61	7,200	8	-	163,200	198	-
31.5	62	7,200	8	-	170,400	206	-
32	63	7,200	8	-	177,600	214	-
32.5	64	7,200	8	-	184,800	222	-
33	65	8,400	10	-	193,200	232	-
33.5	66	8,400	10	-	201,600	242	-
34	67	8,400	10	-	210,000	252	-
34.5	68	8,400	10	-	218,400	262	-
35	69	9,600	12	-	228,000	274	-
35.5	70	9,600	12	-	237,600	286	-
36	71	9,600	12	-	247,200	298	-
36.5	72	9,600	12	-	256,800	310	-
37	73	10,800	15	-	267,600	325	-
37.5	74	10,800	15	-	278,400	340	-
38	75	10,800	15	-	289,200	355	-
38.5	76	10,800	15	-	300,000	370	-
39	77	12,000	18	-	312,000	388	-
39.5	78	12,000	18	-	324,000	406	-
40	79	12,000	-	12	336,000	406	12
40.5	80	12,000	-	12	348,000	406	24
41	81	13,200	-	12	361,200	406	36
41.5	82	13,200	-	12	374,400	406	48
42	83	13,200	-	15	387,600	406	63
42.5	84	13,200	-	15	400,800	406	78
43	85	14,400	-	15	415,200	406	93
43.5	86	14,400	-	15	429,600	406	108
44	87	14,400	-	18	444,000	406	126
44.5	88	14,400	-	18	458,400	406	144
45	89	15,600	-	18	474,000	406	162
45.5	90	15,600	-	18	489,600	406	180
46	91	15,600	-	21	505,200	406	201
46.5	92	15,600	-	21	520,800	406	222
47	93	16,800	-	21	537,600	406	243
47.5	94	16,800	-	21	554,400	406	264
48	95	16,800	-	24	571,200	406	288
48.5	96	16,800	-	24	588,000	406	312
49	97	18,000	-	24	606,000	406	336
49.5	98	18,000	-	24	624,000	406	360

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Pinsir

• Regular Shadow PinsirCopy shortcode
• Shiny Shadow PinsirCopy shortcode

Shadow Pinsir high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Pinsir. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #127
• #127

Wallpaper