Biology
Pincurchin is a marine, sea urchin-like Pokémon with a black body. Its face has two yellow eyes with black, triangle-shaped pupils on each of them, and two yellow circular mouthparts. A line of sharp spines runs down its back, along with two other lines of two spines each on the side of its body. Each spine has a grayish tip which glows yellow when electric current runs through it.
Pincurchin has five hard teeth, which it uses to feed on seaweed by scraping them off rocks and other surfaces. As its food digests, Pincurchin generates electricity, which it stores in its spines. If one of the spines gets broken off, it will continue to emit electricity for approximately three hours. Pincurchin's yellow mouthparts, in contrast, do not conduct electricity. Pincurchin has a timid and easily frightened disposition and will discharge electricity when startled. This serves well as protection against its natural predator Mareanie.
In Generation IX, Zing Zap is its signature move. Additionally, in Generation IX, Pincurchin is the only known Pokémon that can have Electric Surge as an Ability.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #353
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Galar Isle of Armor #126
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Galar Crown Tundra #158
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
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Sword
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It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks. Electric current flows from the tips of its spines.
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Shield
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It stores electricity in each spine. Even if one gets broken off, it still continues to emit electricity for at least three hours.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #321
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Kitakami #—
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Blueberry #—
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Scarlet
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This Pokémon generates electricity when it digests food. It uses its five hard teeth to scrape seaweed off surfaces and eat it.
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Violet
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This Pokémon is so timid that even brushing against seaweed will make it discharge electricity in surprise. Its lips do not conduct electricity.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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In events
Games
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Event
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Gigantamax
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Location
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Level
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Distribution period
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SwSh
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Wild Area News
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No
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hide
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17, 30, 40, 50
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March 19 to 25, 2020
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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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48
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108 - 155
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206 - 300
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101
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95 - 168
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186 - 331
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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91
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86 - 157
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168 - 309
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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15
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18 - 73
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31 - 141
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Total: 435
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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 IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pincurchin
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pincurchin
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pincurchin
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Pincurchin
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pincurchin
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pincurchin
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pincurchin
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Special moves
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- A superscript level indicates that Pincurchin can learn this move normally in Generation IX
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pincurchin
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pincurchin
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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In animationIn the mangaIn the TCGTrivia
Origin
Pincurchin appears to be based on a sea urchin, especially the burrowing urchin. Its behavior may reference the ability that some sea urchins have to inject venom using their spines as a defense mechanism, although in Pincurchin's case, its spines emit electricity instead. Its yellow mouthparts (orange in its Shiny coloration) may be a reference to sea urchin roe, which is often yellow or orange in color and is considered a delicacy. Pincurchin may also draw some inspiration from pincushions.
Name origin
Pincurchin may be a combination of pincushion and sea urchin.
Bachinuni may be a combination of バチン bachin (onomatopoeia for crackling electricity) and 海胆 uni (sea urchin). It may also be derived from バフンウニ Bafun uni (Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus), which is one of the most popular species of sea urchins.
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