Biology
Pawniard is a small, bipedal Pokémon with a vaguely beetle-like appearance. It has a rounded red and black head with a silvery blade extending from the front. Its face is gray with yellow eyes. Four steel spikes protrude from its black torso, two on each side connected by steel ribs. It has red arms that end with knife-like blades instead of hands, which it regularly sharpens with its favorite sharping stones found by rivers. When hunting, Pawniard immobilizes prey by repeated stabbing with these blades after clipping on to them. It then clangs the two blades together afterwards. Its legs are red with two-toed feet.
In the wild, Pawniard lives in packs governed by Bisharp. The Pawniard will attack when commanded by Bisharp and will continue to do so even if they are injured. Each member of the pack trains diligently, hoping to one day take the lead.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Unova BW: #130
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Unova B2W2: #223
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Black
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Blades comprise this Pokémon's entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.
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White
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They fight at Bisharp's command. They cling to their prey and inflict damage by sinking their blades into it.
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Black 2
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Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #048
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Hoenn #—
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X
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Blades comprise this Pokémon's entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.
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Y
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Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.
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Omega Ruby
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Blades comprise this Pokémon's entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.
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Generation VII
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Alola USUM: #337
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Ultra Sun
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After shredding its prey, it sharpens its blades on a stone by the river. Each Pawniard has its own favorite sharpening stone.
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Ultra Moon
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It follows Bisharp's orders to a tee when it attacks enemies. After slashing an opponent, Pawniard clangs both of its blades together.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #246
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Galar Isle of Armor #029
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Sword
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It uses river stones to maintain the cutting edges of the blades covering its body. These sharpened blades allow it to bring down opponents.
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Shield
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A pack of these Pokémon forms to serve a Bisharp boss. Each Pawniard trains diligently, dreaming of one day taking the lead.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation VIII
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Sword
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Shield
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Route 8, Motostoke Outskirts, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Stony Wilderness, Motostoke Riverbank West Lake Axewell, Giant's Seat, Stony Wilderness, Giant's Mirror, Dusty Bowl, Hammerlocke Hills (Max Raid Battle)
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Expansion Pass
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 340
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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V - VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pawniard
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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V - VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pawniard
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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V - VI - VII
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pawniard in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Pawniard in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pawniard
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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V - VI - VII
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pawniard
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VI - VII
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- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pawniard
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds
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Base HP: 46
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Base Defense: 49
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Base Speed: 60
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
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Strong:
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Weak:
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PokéPark Pad entry:
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Trivia
Origin
Pawniard looks and acts similar to a traditional Japanese bandit—specifically a lackey or lower member—with features resembling ashigaru armor. It may also originate from kaijin, humanoid villains found in Japanese monster movies. Pawniard also has some traits of a pawn chess piece.
Name origin
Pawniard may be a combination of pawn (the most basic piece in chess or a low-level operative in an organization) and poignard or poniard (a lightweight dagger). It may also involve palliard (beggar or thief).
Komatana may be a combination of 駒 koma (a piece in the board game Shogi), 細切れ komagire (small pieces), and 刀 katana (sword) or 小刀 kogatana (knife).
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