Pokemon GO Pinsir Raid guide: Best counters and weaknesses

A Pinsir raid guide for Pokemon GO will help you fight against this Bug-type beast in three-star raids. The dual elemental typing makes it vulnerable to a wide array of monsters like Pinsir, Gengar, and more. Pinsir is currently available in three-star raids during the Bug Out event. You can participate in these raids from Friday, April 12, 2024, at 10 am local time, through Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 8 pm local time.

In this article, we will tell you about the best counters that you can use against Pinsir. We will also run you through this bee-like monster’s best moveset and weaknesses so that you can be prepared for this raid.

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Pinsir’s strengths and weaknesses in Pokemon GO

Pinsir in the anime (Image via TPC)

Being a Bug-type beast, this beetle-like monster is vulnerable to the following elemental typing:

• Fire (160% increased damage)
• Flying (160% increased damage)
• Rock (160% increased damage)

This creature is resistant to the following elemental typings:

• Fighting
• Grass
• Ground

So, avoid taking creatures that belong to Fighting, Grass, and Ground elemental typings, as Pinsir can defeat them easily.

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Best Pinsir counters in Pokemon GO

Recommended Mega or Primal Pokemon:

• Mega Diancie with Rock Throw as the Fast move and Rock Slide as the Charged move.
• Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash as the Fast move and Dragon Ascent as the Charged move
• Mega Aerodactyl with Rock Throw as the Fast move and Rock Slide as the Charged move
• Mega Pidgeot with Gust as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move
• Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Blast Burnas the Charged move
• Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move
• Mega Charizard X with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Blast Burnas the Charged move

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Recommended Legendary counters for this three-star raid:

• Rayquaza with Air Slash as the Fast move and Dragon Ascent as the Charged move
• Yveltal with Gust as the Fast move and Oblivion Wing as the Charged move
• Reshiram with Fire Fang as the Fast move and Fusion Flare Flare as the Charged move
• Incarnate Forme Enamorous with Fairy Wind as the Fast move and Fly as the Charged move
• Moltres with Wing Attack as the Fast move and Sky Attack as the Charged move
• Zapdos with Thunder Shock as the Fast move and Drill Peck as the Charged move
• Entei with Fire Fang as the Fast move and Overheat as the Charged move
• Ho-Oh with Incinerate as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move

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Recommended Shadow counters for this three-star raid:

• Shadow Moltres with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Sky Attack as the Charged move
• Shadow Charizard with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Blast Burnas the Charged move
• Shadow Staraptor with Gust as the Fast move and Fly as the Charged move
• Shadow Rampardos with Smack Down as the Fast move and Rock Slide as the Charged move
• Shadow Chandelure with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Overheat as the Charged move
• Shadow Rhyperior with Smack Down as the Fast move and Rock Wrecker as the Charged move
• Shadow Ho-Oh with Incinerate as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move
• Apex Shadow Ho-Oh with Incinerate as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move
• Shadow Hochkrow with Peck as the Fast move and Sky Attack as the Charged move
• Shadow Blaziken with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Blast Burn as the Charged move

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Recommended budget counters for this three-star raid:

• Pidgeot with Gust as the Fast move and Brave Bird as the Charged move
• Staraptor with Gust as the Fast move and Fly as the Charged move
• Unfezant with Air Slash as the Fast move and Sky Attack as the Charged move
• Blaziken with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Blast Burn as the Charged move
• Charizard with Fire Spin as the Fast move and Blast Burnas the Charged move
• Rhyperior with Smack Down as the Fast move and Rock Wrecker as the Charged move
• Braviary with Air Slash as the Fast move and Fly as the Charged move
• Hochkrow with Peck as the Fast move and Sky Attack as the Charged move

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Pinsir’s moveset as a raid boss in Pokemon GO

As a three-star raid boss, this monster can have the following moves:

Fast moves:

• Razor Leaf (Grass-type move)
• Bite (Dark-type move)

Charged move

• Solar Beam (Grass-type move)
• Energy Ball (Grass-type move)
• Body Slam (Normal-type move)

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Catch Combat Power (CP) of Pinsir in Pokemon GO

This monster will have the following catch CPs:

• Weather boosted: 2,016 CP to 2,113 CP at level 25 with rainy boost
• Non-weather boosted: 1,613 CP to 1,690 CP at level 20

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100% IV CP of Pinsir

• Weather boosted: 2,113 CP
• Non-weather boosted: 1,690 CP

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Pinsir stats

• Base attack: 238
• Base defense: 182
• Max CP: 3,345 at level 50

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That covers everything you need to know to defeat Pinsir in Pokemon GO. If you are interested in Pokemon GO, you can check out some of our guides:

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