
The effectiveness of each type on Mega Pinsir.
| Move ▲▼ | Type ▲▼ | Category ▲▼ | Pow ▲▼ | Acc ▲▼ | Pri ▲▼ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | FLY | ✴Physical | 60 | — | 0 | The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses. |
| Attract | NOR | ◑Status | — | 100% | 0 | If the target is of the opposite gender to the user, it becomes infatuated with the user and will sometimes be unable to use its moves. |
| Bind | NOR | ✴Physical | 15 | 85% | 0 | A long body, tentacles, or the like are used to bind and squeeze the target for four to five turns. |
| Body Slam | NOR | ✴Physical | 85 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Brick Break | FIG | ✴Physical | 75 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect. |
| Brutal Swing | DAR | ✴Physical | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user swings its body around violently to inflict damage on everything in its vicinity. |
| Bug Bite | BUG | ✴Physical | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by biting the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. |
| Bulk Up | FIG | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats. |
| Bulldoze | GRO | ✴Physical | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. |
| Circle Throw | FIG | ✴Physical | 60 | 90% | -6 | The target is thrown, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| Close Combat | FIG | ✴Physical | 120 | 100% | 0 | The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats. |
| Detect | FIG | ◑Status | — | — | +4 | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Dig | GRO | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. |
| Double Hit | NOR | ✴Physical | 35 | 90% | 0 | The user slams the target with a tail or the like. The target is hit twice in a row. |
| Earthquake | GRO | ✴Physical | 100 | 100% | 0 | The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. |
| Endure | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | +4 | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. |
| Facade | NOR | ✴Physical | 70 | 100% | 0 | This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| Feint | NOR | ✴Physical | 30 | 100% | +2 | This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves. |
| Flail | NOR | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power. |
| Fling | DAR | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item. |
| Focus Blast | FIG | ◎Special | 120 | 70% | 0 | The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Focus Energy | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits. |
| Giga Impact | NOR | ✴Physical | 150 | 90% | 0 | The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Guillotine | NOR | ✴Physical | — | 30% | 0 | A vicious tearing attack with big pincers. The target faints instantly if this attack hits. |
| Hard Press | STE | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | The target is crushed with an arm, a claw, or the like to inflict damage. The more HP the target has left, the greater the move's power. |
| Helping Hand | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | +5 | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. |
| High Horsepower | GRO | ✴Physical | 95 | 95% | 0 | The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body. |
| Hyper Beam | NOR | ◎Special | 150 | 90% | 0 | The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn. |
| Iron Defense | STE | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat. |
| Lunge | BUG | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user makes a lunge at the target, attacking with full force. This also lowers the target's Attack stat. |
| Pounce | BUG | ✴Physical | 50 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks by pouncing on the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. |
| Protect | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | +4 | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Quick Attack | NOR | ✴Physical | 40 | 100% | +1 | The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first. |
| Rain Dance | WAT | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. |
| Rest | PSY | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. |
| Reversal | FIG | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has. |
| Rock Slide | ROC | ✴Physical | 75 | 90% | 0 | Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. |
| Rock Tomb | ROC | ✴Physical | 60 | 95% | 0 | The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement. |
| Round | NOR | ◎Special | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks the target with a song. If others use this move, they will act immediately after the initial user, and the power of their Rounds will be boosted. |
| Seismic Toss | FIG | ✴Physical | — | 100% | 0 | The target is thrown using the power of gravity. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level. |
| Sleep Talk | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. |
| Snore | NOR | ◎Special | 50 | 100% | 0 | This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. |
| Stealth Rock | ROC | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. |
| Stone Edge | ROC | ✴Physical | 100 | 80% | 0 | The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
| Storm Throw | FIG | ✴Physical | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user strikes the target with a fierce blow. This attack always results in a critical hit. |
| Substitute | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. |
| Sunny Day | FIR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| Superpower | FIG | ✴Physical | 120 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks the target with great power. This also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats. |
| Swords Dance | NOR | ◑Status | — | — | 0 | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat. |
| Thief | DAR | ✴Physical | 60 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item. |
| Thrash | NOR | ✴Physical | 120 | 100% | 0 | The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. |
| Throat Chop | DAR | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. |
| X-Scissor | BUG | ✴Physical | 80 | 100% | 0 | The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes, claws, or the like as if they were a pair of scissors. |