Pincurchin (Pokémon)

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Pincurchin Sea Urchin Pokémon バチンウニ Bachinuni #871 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Electric Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Lightning Rod Cacophony Cacophony Electric Surge Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Amorphous Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Pincurchin 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 2.2 lbs. 1.0 kg Pincurchin 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 152	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Pincurchin 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F871.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Pincurchin (Japanese: バチンウニ Bachinuni) is an Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

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 stores electricity in each spine, which flows from the tip of each one. If one gets broken off, it will still continue to emit electricity for approximately three hours. It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks.

In the anime

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Four Pincurchin appeared in Early-Evening Waves as residents of a lake where Nessa was doing a photo shoot.

GOTCHA!

A Pincurchin briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Hop.

In the manga

Pincurchin in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Hop's Pincurchin first appeared in PASS11, battling against a wild Cramorant.

In the TCG

Main article: Pincurchin (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.

Generation VIII Galar #353 Galar Isle of Armor #126 Galar Crown Tundra #158 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. Sword It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks. Electric current flows from the tips of its spines. Shield It stores electricity in each spine. Even if one gets broken off, it still continues to emit electricity for at least three hours.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Route 9 Giant's Mirror, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank (Max Raid Battle) Expansion Pass Courageous Cavern, Loop Lagoon Frigid Sea (walking and Surfing) Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable

In events

Wild Area News

Games	Event	Gigantamax	Location	Level	Distribution period
SwSh	Wild Area News	No	hide	17, 30, 40, 50	March 19 to 25, 2020

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 48		108 - 155	206 - 300
Attack: 101		95 - 168	186 - 331
Defense: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Sp. Atk: 91		86 - 157	168 - 309
Sp. Def: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Speed: 15		18 - 73	31 - 141
Total: 435	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Lightning Rod, the effectiveness of  Electric-type  moves is 0×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Peck Flying Physical 03535 100100% 35 011 Thunder Shock Electric Special 04040 100100% 30 055 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25 1010 Charge Electric Status 0000— 00——% 20 1515 Fury Attack Normal Physical 01515 08585% 20 2020 Spark Electric Physical 06565 100100% 20 2525 Bubble Beam Water Special 06565 100100% 20 3030 Recover Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 3535 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00——% 10 4040 Electric Terrain Electric Status 0000— 00——% 10 4545 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100100% 20 5050 Zing Zap Electric Physical 08080 100100% 10 5555 Acupressure Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 6060 Discharge Electric Special 08080 100100% 15

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

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM07 TM07 Pin Missile Bug Physical 02525 095}}95% 20 TM14 TM14 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM20 TM20 Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200200 100}}100% 5 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM55 TM55 Brine Water Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM57 TM57 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM74 TM74 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM77 TM77 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM90 TM90 Electric Terrain Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR03 TR03 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TR04 TR04 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR08 TR08 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR09 TR09 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR21 TR21 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TR23 TR23 Spikes Ground Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR45 TR45 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10 TR54 TR54 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR57 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TR84 TR84 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR91 TR91 Venom Drench Poison Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR95 TR95 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR98 TR98 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10

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

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Memento Dark Status — 100% 10 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pincurchin 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 Pincurchin in that game. 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

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sw Sh EP BD SP Rising Voltage Electric Special 70 100% 20

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

Side game data

Pokémon GO File:GO871.png Base HP: 134 Base Attack: 176 Base Defense: 161 Egg Distance: N/A km Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Thunder Shock, Water Gun, Poison Jab Charged Attacks: Discharge, Thunderbolt, Bubble Beam

Evolution

Unevolved Pincurchin  Electric

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield

For other sprites and images, please see Pincurchin images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Pincurchin has the lowest base Speed stat of all Electric-type Pokémon.

Origin

Pincurchin appears to be based on a sea urchin, especially the burrowing urchin. Its behavior may reference the ability that some urchins have to regenerate spines that are broken in order to inject venom as a defense mechanism, but in Pincurchin's case, it is 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. It may also draw some inspiration from pincushions.

Name origin

Pincurchin may be a combination of pin or 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.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese バチンウニ Bachinuni From バチン bachin and 海胆 uni French Wattapik From watt and piquant Spanish Pincurchin Same as English name German Britzigel From Blitz, britzeln, and Seeigel Italian Pincurchin Same as English name Korean 찌르성게 Jjireuseongge From 찌르다 jjireuda and 성게 seongge Mandarin Chinese 啪嚓海膽 / 啪嚓海胆 Pācāhǎidǎn From 啪嚓啪嚓 pācāpācā and 海膽 / 海胆 hǎidǎn Cantonese Chinese 啪嚓海膽 Pāakchaathóidáam From 啪嚓啪嚓 pāakchaatpāakchaat and 海膽 hóidáam

More languages Thai บาจินอุนิ Bachinuni Transcription of Japanese name

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