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Pineco, a Bug type Pokémon, official artwork

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Pineco: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Pineco is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (90) and Attack (65), with a base stat total of 290. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

Build a team with Pineco

What is Pineco weak to?

How much damage Pineco takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingRock
0.5×ResistsFightingGrassGround

Pineco takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Rock. It resists Fighting, Grass, Ground.

Best moveset for Pineco

Pineco has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • ExplosionNormal250
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Bug BuzzBug90
  • DigGround80

Best nature for Pineco

Adamant. Pineco is a physical attacker (65 Attack vs 35 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • SturdyIf this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO.
  • OvercoatThis Pokemon is immune to powder moves, Sandstorm damage, and Effect Spore.

Evolution line

Pineco
Forretress
Full learnset (54 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
ExplosionNormal250100%Physical
Self-DestructNormal200100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Drill RunGround8095%Physical
Ice SpinnerIce80100%Physical
LungeBug80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
PounceBug50100%Physical
Rapid SpinNormal50100%Physical
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
RolloutRock3090%Physical
Pin MissileBug2595%Physical
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
Power TrickPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpikesGround--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status