Pineco

No. 204

Role

PVE

Requirement

Level 20

Tier

T7

Generation

2

Moveset type

It hangs motionless from trees, waiting for its prey, Bug-type Pokémon, to approach. In Alola, its favorite is Cutiefly.

Moves

Moveset type2 of 3 area moves6 moves

Pineco moves
Slot	Move	Element	Range	Effects	PVE cooldown	PVP cooldown
M1	TackleDeals damage to the opponent, can only be used at close range.		Target	Damage	15 s	15 s
M2	Bug BiteDeals damage to the opponent, can only be used at close range.		Target	Damage	10 s	10 s
M3	Toxic SpikesDeals many consecutive hits of damage to the opponent, applying the POISON(5x) effect.		Target	DamagePoisonNeverboost	12 s	12 s
M4	Gyro BallDeals damage around the user, applying the PARALYZE status for 5 seconds.		Area	DamageParalyze	40 s	40 s
M5	HardenIncreases the Pokémon's defense for 10 seconds.		Area	Buff	40 s	40 s
M6	SelfdestructionYour Pokémon is defeated the moment it uses Selfdestruction, dealing damage in a large area around the Pokémon. This damage equals the Pokémon's current HP and ignores the opponent's defense.		Area	DamageDebuff	280 s	280 s

Loot

Base2Wildscape2Primal0

Pineco loot in Base
Item	Chance	Amount
bug gosme	30%	2–4
Pineco Shell	60%	1

Pineco loot in Wildscape
Item	Chance	Amount
bug gosme	90%	2–4
Pineco Shell	100%	1

No drops in Primal.

Locations

On the map

Each dot is a tile where the game’s Pokédex places Pineco.

Game map around x 2,000, y 1,992, floor 5, with the tiles where Pineco spawns — Common
Floor5
Aroundx 2,000, y 1,992

Game map around x 1,720, y 2,424, floor 7, with the tiles where Pineco spawns — Common
Floor7
Aroundx 1,720, y 2,424

Game map around x 2,000, y 1,992, floor 6, with the tiles where Pineco spawns — Common
Floor6
Aroundx 2,000, y 1,992

Evolutions

Pineco
Level 20T7
Evolves with:
Level 802 Cocoon Stone
Forretress
Level 80T3

Effectiveness

Damage taken by attack element.

Damage taken by attack element.
Very weak×2
Weak×1.5	None
Neutral×1
Resists×0.5	None
Very resistant×0.4
Immune×0	None

Field abilities

Headbutt
Strength
Dig

Variants

PinecoNormalLevel 20Tier T7
Shiny PinecoShinyLevel 40Tier

Trade

See Pineco listings in Trade