Pineco

#204 Pineco Pineco
National Dex 204 Species Bagworm Pokémon
Type Bug Abilities Sturdy, Aftermath, Overcoat (Hidden), Spinner (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% Male Catch Rate 190 EV Yield 1 Def Egg Group Bug
Bulbapedia Pineco Designer Game Freak

Pineco (Japanese: クヌギダマ Kunugidama) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into Forretress starting at level 31.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Peridot Forest (Section 3)	Tall Grass	10%	All Day

Stats

HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
50	65	90	35	35	15	290

Dex Entries

A Pineco hangs from a tree branch and waits for prey. While eating, if it is disturbed by someone shaking its tree, it falls on the ground and suddenly explodes.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM
Level	Move	TM	Move
1	Tackle	TM16	Light Screen
1	Bide	TM17	Protect
6	Self-Destruct	TM21	Frustration
9	Bug Bite	TM28	Dig
12	Take Down	TM33	Reflect
17	Rapid Spin	TM45	Attract
20	Bide	TM87	Swagger
23	Natural Gift	By HM
28	Spikes
31	Payback
34	Explosion
39	Iron Defense
42	Gyro Ball
45	Double-Edge
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics STAB bonus applies only when used by an evolution of Pineco noted in bold

Evolutions

Pineco	Lv 31 ⟶	Forretress

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant