Pineco

The Bagworm Pokémon
#204 - Pineco
Evolve	Forretress
Debut	Pokémon: Gold Version Pokémon: Silver Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.6 m (2'00")
Weight	7.2 kg (15.9 lbs.)
Color	Gray
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Sturdy
Hidden Ability	Overcoat
Egg Group	Bug
Icon		Sprite
		File:204sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	50	Speed	15
Attack	65	Sp. Attack	35
Defense	90	Sp. Defense	35
Training Info
Catch Rate	190	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	060	Effort Points	Def
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Normal

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
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Unova #	Johto (IV) #

Pineco is an armored pinecone-like Pokémon that was introduced in the second generation games. Its evolved form is Forretress.

Information

Pineco usually hang from tree branches and wait patiently for prey, which are usually flying insects, to come along. They do not move much by their own, and they are disturbed by someone shaking their tree, they have been known to plummet to the ground and explode as a result. Pineco resembles a pinecone because of its shell which protects it from bird Pokémon that try to peck it on accident. It can make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark, as they are not bothered by the extra weight.

It glues tree bark to its body using a special fluid that it spits out. The fluid hardens upon touching solid air. Pineco evolves into Forretress at Level 31.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, they were uncommonly found by headbutting trees in various areas. In FireRed, LeafGreen and Emerald, they could be found in the Altering Cave with the use of an e-card, and in Emerald they were also rarely found at the Safari Zone.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, they uncommonly appeared through the dual slot method at Routes 203, 204, 210 and 229 and Eterna Forest when an Emerald cartridge was inserted in the GBA slot. In Black and White, they appeared at Route 16 in swarms.

Other Games

A Shadow Pineco could be snagged from Cipher Peon Gonrag at Phenac City in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, and after being purified it could be traded to any of the third generation color versions. In Pokémon Trozei!, it appeared at Endless Level 37, Endless Level 58, Forever Level 19 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, they could be recruited at the first five floors of Mt. Freeze,as well as the sixty-first through sixty-fourth floors of Wish Cave and Joyous Tower, and in Explorers of Time and Darkness, it could be recruited at the eighth through fourteenth floors of Mt. Horn. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, it was found at Union Road and Peril Cliffs. Pineco was also found in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs at Mitonga Road and Forest Temple.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pineco made a cameo appearance among a group of Pokémon that were seen during the game's opening sequence.

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Brock caught a Pineco near Azalea Town when he was testing out Kurt's Fast Balls early in the Johto series. His Pineco was somewhat angry and would often blow up in front of Brock. It evolved over a hundred episodes later while protecting wild Pokémon at a hotspring, at which point its attitude towards Brock softened. Other Pineco have made primarily minor appearances.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Pineco made a small appearance in a chapter of the Gold/Silver/Crystal arc where Red had to fight two of them as part of the aptitude test he took to be gym leader of Viridian City.

Trivia

• Its name is simply a shortening of "pinecone".