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Mega Pinsir Raid Guide

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The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Mega Pinsir in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).

Contents
Catch CP (L20)
22952389
Raid IV floor is 10 — 2389 means a 100% IV catch.
Weather-boosted (L25)
28692987
Boosted in Rainy or Windy weather.
Top weakness
RockFlyingFire
Rock hits ×2.56.

Best counters

All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only
All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)

DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Mega Pinsir's actual typing and Mega boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Only pairings whose charged move hits Mega Pinsir super-effectively are shown. Legacy / Elite-TM movesets are excluded. Shadow forms exist for Aggron — a Shadow version deals ×1.2 damage (~20% harder) but also takes ×1.2 damage. This is per-boss matchup math, not the neutral-target tier list. Full formula on the methodology page.

Source: pogoapi.net · Data snapshot: Aug 24, 2026 · 10,016 rows · Methodology

Weaknesses

Rock×2.56
Flying×1.60
Fire×1.60
Electric×1.60
Ice×1.60

Mega Pinsir's moves

FightingRock Smash
fast
BugBug Bite
fast
BugFury Cutter
fast
FightingClose Combat
charged
FightingSuper Power
charged
FightingSubmission
charged
BugX Scissor
charged
NormalVice Grip
charged

Dodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.