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Pincurchin

Category: Sea Urchin Pokémon

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Pincurchin #0871

Basic Information

Height

0.3 m

Weight

1 kg

Abilities

Lightning Rod

Draws electrical moves.
Electric Surge Hidden

Turns the ground into Electric Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Electric
Generation VIII Type matchups on PokeTypes

Pincurchin

"It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks. Electric current flows from the tips of its spines."

Base Stats

Total435
HPATKDEFSP.ATKSP.DEFSPD
HP48
Attack101
Defense95
Sp. Atk.91
Sp. Def.85
Speed15

Training

Base experience
152
Capture rate
75
Base happiness
50
Growth rate
Medium
EV yield
2 Attack

Breeding

Egg groups
Water 1, Amorphous
Gender ratio
♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Egg cycles
20

Pokédex numbers

Total historical: 5
National
#871
Paldea
#321

Evolution Chain

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Smogon tier

Source: Smogon (via Pokémon Showdown)

ZU
Tier Categories Legend

Tier Categories Legend

Uber

Uber

Pokémon too powerful for the standard tiers.

OU

Overused

The competitive standard.

UU

Underused

Strong mid-usage Pokémon.

RU

Rarely Used

Pokémon of the intermediate league.

NU

Never Used

Pokémon with specific niches.

PU

PU

Low-usage category.

LC

Little Cup

Level 5 Pokémon.

AG

Anything Goes

No rules.

Moves

Learned moves

Lv. Move Category Priority Method Version Effect / Description
- Body Slam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Take Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hydro Pump TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Surf TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hyper Beam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunderbolt TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder Wave TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Swift TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rest TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Substitute TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Curse TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Reversal TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Protect TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Spikes TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endure TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sleep Talk TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Pain Split TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rain Dance TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Memento Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Facade TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Charge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Muddy Water TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sucker Punch Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Toxic Spikes TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Poison Jab TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Giga Impact TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Charge Beam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Venoshock TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Electro Ball TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Scald TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hex TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Electroweb TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Wild Charge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Electric Terrain TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Throat Chop TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Liquidation TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Tera Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Chilling Water TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Supercell Slam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
1 Peck Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Thunder Shock Level Scarlet / Violet
5 Water Gun Level Scarlet / Violet
10 Charge Level Scarlet / Violet
15 Fury Attack Level Scarlet / Violet
20 Spark Level Scarlet / Violet
25 Bubble Beam Level Scarlet / Violet
30 Recover Level Scarlet / Violet
35 Curse Level Scarlet / Violet
40 Electric Terrain Level Scarlet / Violet
45 Poison Jab Level Scarlet / Violet
50 Zing Zap Level Scarlet / Violet
55 Acupressure Level Scarlet / Violet
60 Discharge Level Scarlet / Violet