Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 1.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP152
Base stats
HP
48
Attack
101
Defense
95
Sp. Atk
91
Sp. Def
85
Speed
15
Total
435
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Pincurchin
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Pincurchin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
14 of 14
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 20 | Spark Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 30 | Recover Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 35 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Electric Terrain For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their Electric moves to 1.5× their power. | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 50 | Zing Zap Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Electric | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 55 | Acupressure Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 60 | Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Pincurchin can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
10 sprites & renders for Pincurchin.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Pincurchin”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/pincurchin.
Species data from PokéAPI.