Pawniard#624

Its greatest asset is Attack — higher than 59% of species. Weak point: Sp. Def — lower than 91% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves twice more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. Defensively it can rely on 3 weaknesses, 9 resistances and 2 full immunities. Watch out for the Fighting type — damage from it is quadrupled.

✦ Shiny version

Dark Steel

Height: 0.5 m (1′08″) Weight: 10.2 kg (22.5 lbs)

Base stats

HP

45

14%

Atk

85

59%

Def

70

49%

SpA

40

13%

SpD

40

9%

Spe

60

40%

TOTAL

340

29%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Sp. Def.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (85) is 45 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.

• Adamant +Atk · −SpA The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
• Jolly +Spe · −SpA Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.

• Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 9

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Unova	#130	Black / White
Unova	#223	Black 2 / White 2
Pokémon Conquest	#158	—
Kalos	#048	X / Y
Alola	#337	Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar	#246	Sword / Shield
Isle of Armor	#029	Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Paldea	#367	Scarlet / Violet
Kitakami	#186	Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask

Abilities

• Defiant Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.
• Inner Focus Prevents flinching.
• Pressure Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

Pokédex entry

Blades comprise this Pokémon’s entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.

Egg Group: Human-Like Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: easy (120/255) Base friendship: 35/255 Base EXP: 68

Evolution line Full line →

#624 Pawniard #625 Bisharp Level 52 #983 Kingambit Defeating three Bisharp that lead a pack of Pawniard

How much damage Pawniard takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

The sprites come straight from the games in which Pawniard appeared — one from each release.

Gen 5 2010

Gen 6 2013

Gen 7 2016

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Pawniard has 12 cards in 10 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Noble Victories Noble Victories Dark Explorers Plasma Freeze Plasma Freeze Kalos Starter Set

Offspring can come from 69 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#063

Abra

#064

Kadabra

#065

Alakazam

#066

Machop

#067

Machoke

#068

Machamp

#096

Drowzee

#097

Hypno

#106

Hitmonlee

#107

Hitmonchan

#122

Mr. Mime

#124

Jynx

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Kalos

Unova