Pinsir best moveset in Pokémon GO

Pinsir's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Bug Bite and X-Scissor, with 14.50 damage per second, and it can deal 352.7 damage before Pinsir faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Pinsir are:

Bug Bite

X-Scissor

DPS14.50

TDO352.75

Score32.2

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All Pinsir movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Pinsir movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

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Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	14.50	352.7	32.2
2.	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	14.37	349.6	31.9
3.	Bug Bite	Superpower	13.36	325.2	29.7
4.	Bug Bite	Close Combat	13.30	323.6	29.5
5.	Fury Cutter	Superpower	13.14	319.7	29.2
6.	Fury Cutter	Close Combat	12.98	315.9	28.8
7.	Bug Bite	Submission *	12.47	303.3	27.7
8.	Rock Smash	X-Scissor	12.40	301.6	27.5
9.	Fury Cutter	Submission *	12.09	294.1	26.8
10.	Rock Smash	Superpower	11.60	282.3	25.8
11.	Rock Smash	Close Combat	10.82	263.3	24.0
12.	Rock Smash	Submission *	10.70	260.5	23.8

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Pinsir fast moves guide

Moves

Fury Cutter36

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	3
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.4s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	2
Energy	4

Effects

Fury Cutter has no special effects.

See Fury Cutter details page ↗

Bug Bite56

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Bug Bite has no special effects.

See Bug Bite details page ↗

Rock Smash1510

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	10
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.3s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	7

Effects

Rock Smash has no special effects.

See Rock Smash details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bug Bite	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	3	3	3.00	3.00	1s
Fury Cutter	3	7.50	6	15.00	0.4s	2	4	2.00	4.00	1s
Rock Smash	15	11.54	10	7.69	1.3s	9	7	3.00	2.33	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Pinsir's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6

Pinsir charge moves guide

Pinsir has access to 5 Charge moves (Vise Grip, Submission, X-Scissor, Close Combat, and Superpower), which cover Normal, Fighting, and Bug-type attacks. When using X-Scissor you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Vise Grip3533

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	35
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	40
Energy	40

Effects

Vise Grip has no special effects.

See Vise Grip details page ↗

Submission *6050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	50

Effects

Submission has no special effects.

See Submission details page ↗

X-Scissor4533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.6s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

X-Scissor has no special effects.

See X-Scissor details page ↗

Close Combat100100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.0s - 2.3s

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 ↗

Superpower8550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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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 ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Close Combat Special Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%	100	43.48	100	2.22	2.3s	100	45	2.22
Submission *	60	27.27	50	1.20	2.2s	60	50	1.20
Superpower Special Superpower has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Attack by 20.0% Decrease User's Defense by 20.0%	85	28.33	50	2.13	3.0s	85	40	2.13
Vise Grip	35	18.42	33	1.00	1.9s	40	40	1.00
X-Scissor	45	28.13	33	1.63	1.6s	65	40	1.63

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

Special

Superpower has a 100.0% chance to:

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

Pinsir's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6