No.0871 · Sea Urchin Pokémon
Pincurchin
バチンウニ
Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Electric Terrain.
02 //Base stats
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 81%
- Attacktop 21%
- Defensetop 22%
- Sp. Atktop 24%
- Sp. Deftop 28%
- Speedtop 99%
03 //Type matchups
04 //Easily confused with
Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
05 //Where to find it
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | East Province Area TwoAtlas | Wild |
SV | Glaseado MountainAtlas | Static |
SV | North Province Area OneAtlas | Wild |
SV | North Province Area ThreeAtlas | Static |
SV | North Province Area ThreeAtlas | Wild |
SV | Tera Raid Battles 3★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Tera Raid Battles 5★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Tera Raid Battles 6★ | Tera Raid |
SV | West Province Area TwoAtlas | Wild |
ZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
06 //Moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Flying | 35 | 100 | 35 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Electric | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| 5 | Page → | Water | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 10 | Page → | Electric | — | — | 20 | ||
| 15 | Page → | Normal | 15 | 85 | 20 | ||
| 20 | Page → | Electric | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 25 | Page → | Water | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 30 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 5 | ||
| 35 | Page → | Ghost | — | — | 10 | ||
| 40 | Page → | Electric | — | — | 10 | ||
| 45 | Page → | Poison | 80 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 50 | Page → | Electric | 80 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 55 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 30 | ||
| 60 | Page → | Electric | 80 | 100 | 15 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
07 //Pokédex entries
It stores electricity in each spine. Even if one gets broken off, it still continues to emit electricity for at least three hours.
It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks. Electric current flows from the tips of its spines.
08 //Names in other languages
- Japanese
- バチンウニ
- Rōmaji
- Bachinuni
- Korean
- 찌르성게
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 啪嚓海胆
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 啪嚓海膽
- French
- Wattapik
- German
- Britzigel
- Spanish
- Pincurchin
- Italian
- Pincurchin
09 //Training & breeding
Training
Breeding
Other names
Regional Pokédex numbers
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