A bug type Pokemon, Pinsir was first introduced in Generation I. It’ a Stag Beetle Pokémon, which boasts of its high attack and defense score. The abilities of this Pokemon include Hyper Cutter, Mold Breaker, and Moxie. Pinsir is quite hard against its opponents. When it can’t crush its enemies, it swings them around and tosses them hard. It is usually found near warm places.
Pinsir attacks are many. Some of the attacks in Pinsir moveset are bug bite, rock smash, close combat, X-scissor, and vice grip. Pinsir is also known for many other best sets and tactics, for instance, submission, storm throw, superpower, brick break, harden, bind, and focus energy.
Pinsir moves in Pokemon Quest
| Move name | Type | Attack | Cooldown, sec | Stone Slots | Description |
| Earthquake | Ground | 390 | 5 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone, Scattershot Stone | The user causes an earthquake that damages surrounding enemies. |
| Harden | Normal | 0 | 5 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone, Sharing Stone, Stay Strong Stone | The user stiffens its body, lowering the damage it takes for a while. |
| Take Down | Normal | 189 | 5 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone | The user slams into enemies in front of itself with a reckless, full body charge, damaging all enemies hit by it. The user also takes recoil damage. |
| Bulk Up | Fighting | 0 | 8 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone, Sharing Stone, Stay Strong Stone | The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising the damage it deals for a while. This also reduces the damage the user takes. |
| Close Combat | Fighting | 245 | 5 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone, Scattershot Stone | The user gets right up on enemies in front of itself and smacks them with a single blow, damaging them. Sometimes raises the amount of damage the user takes. |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 29 | 1 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone | The user unleashes its fury, damaging enemies in a broad area nearby and destroying surrounding trees and rocks. |
| Focus Energy | Normal | 0 | 5 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone, Sharing Stone, Stay Strong Stone | The user takes a deep breath and focuses, raising the amount of damage it deals for a while. |
| Submission | Fighting | 130 | 5 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone | The user spins toward enemies in front of itself, smashing into them. Deals damage to enemies hit by the user as it whirls around. |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 212 | 5 | Wait Less Stone, Whack-Whack Stone, Stay Strong Stone | The user drops boulders directly in front of itself, damaging enemies hit by them and sometimes lowering their movement speed. |
How to get Pinsir in Pokemon Quest
Here’s how you can attract Pinsir to your base camp. Prepare the Pinsir recipe called Honey Nectar. The recipe needs a whole lot of yellow and sweet things to prepare. Get your cooking pot and add to it Bluk Berry (2) and Honey (3) to make the Pinsir recipe. Apart than Pinsir, this recipe also attracts other bug type Pokemon.
How to evolve Pinsir in Pokemon Quest
When it comes to Pinsir evolution, it is quite interesting to note that Pinsir does not evolve at any level.