Mega Pinsir has been making Pokemon Go a come back, which means we have put together all the details of is weakness and some of the best counters which you can use to squash the mighty and intimidating bug.
There are many Mega Evolved creatures to collect in the Niantic Game, while each one specialises in a different attack type, which makes them different and brilliant for taking down powerful opponents.
If you are looking to find a Bug Tupe or even Flying Type then better just go for the Mega Pinser, which is making a comeback to Pokemon Go for the Mega and Mastery seasons.
Mega Pinsir Weakness in Pokemon Go
As he is a dual Bug/Flying type Pokemon, Mega Pinsir is weak against Electric, Fire Ice and Rock-type moves. It has extra vulnerability to Rock-type attacks and the focus on putting the team together.
On the Flip side, Mega Pinser is resistant to Bug, Fighting, Grass and especially Ground-type attacks, which means you have to avoid those as they won’t be very effective during the fight.
Mega Pinsir Best Counter.
| POKEMON | SPRITE | BEST MOVESET |
| Mega Rayquaza |  | Air Slash & Dragon Ascent |
| Mega Aerodactyl |  | Rock Throw & Rock Slide |
| Mega Diancie |  | Rock Throw & Rock Slide |
| Shadow Rampardos |  | SmackDown & Rock Slide |
| Shadow Rhyperior |  | SmackDown & Rock Wrecker |
| Shadow Gigalith |  | SmackDown & Meteor Beam |
| Tyranitar |  | SSmackDown& Stone Edge |
| Terrakion |  | SmSmackDown Rock Slide |
| Charizard |  | Fire Spin & Blast Burn |
| Salamence |  | Fire Fang & Fly |
If you don’t have any of these counters the alternative is to use your strongest Pokemon to target Mega Pinser’s weakness. Just be sure that the team is properly levelled up and has matching movesets.
How to get Mega Pinsir in Pokemon Go
Mega Pinsir will making an appearance in Mega Raid Battles from March 22, 2025, Until March 31, 2025right after Mega Swampert leaves the meaning trainer will be having plenty of time challenges and defeat it.
Just to remind you you can take on Mega Pinsir in 5 Start Mega Raids, but you won’t be able to catch the mighty in the Mega Evolved form.
If you manage to defeat it, you will be getting a chance to catch the regular Pinsir using the Premiere Balls which are given the amount of balls you will get to be tied to your performance during the battle.
How to Evolve Pinsir into Mega Pinsir
As mentioned the trainer defeats and catches a Mega Evolved Pokemon, It can return to the form, meaning that every time they want to trigger a Mega Evolution they have to use the Mega Energy.
The First time a player evolves Pinsirt into Mega Pinsir, they must spend 200 Mega Energy. As soon as the effect is over the amount required will be drop 40 than 20, and finally 10.
Mega Pinsir CP in Pokemon Go
As the Raid Boss in the game, Mega Pinsir CP during the Mega Raid Battle won’t be having the same once you have managed to catch it. While there are certain types which can increase such CP.
| Raid Boss CP | 47,614 |
| CP range once captured | 2295 – 2389 |
| Rain/Windy weather CP range | 2869 – 2987 |
| Mega Pinsir max CP (Level 50) | 4728 |
Mega Pinsir Stats and Moves
As a dual Bug/Flying type the Pokemon, Mega Pinsir has the following stat.es
- Attack: 305
- Defence:231
- Stamina: 163
- CP: 4728
Fast Moves
- Fury Cutter (Bug/STAB)
- Bug Bite (Bug/STAB)
- Rock Smash (Fighting)
Charged Movevice-grip rip (Normal)
- Submission (Fighting/Legacy Move)
- X-Scissor (Bug/STAB)
- Close Combat (Fighting)
- Superpower (Fighting)
Can Mega Pinsir be Shiny?
The answer is yes Mega Pinsir can be shiny in Pokemon Go, the special version was added to the game on the very first day the Mega Evolution was made.
Shiny Hunters can Easily recoginize the Shiny Mega Pinsir which looks purple in color , which is way more different fron the the usal form.
To get trigger the Shiny all you have to do is challenge as many Mega Pinsir you can until you come across this one.
Just in case you could not fined the one, you can just simple Mega Evolve the normal Shiny Pinsir.
Well, that was everything we had on Mega Pinsir. While you are here you can also check out the Pokemon Go Battle League.
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