#871 · Pokémon Mirror Gold · changed in this game
Pincurchin
ElectricWaterElectric Surge
In Mirror Gold: First found in Cerulean Cave B1F (Grass (Night), Lv 78-80), and in 4 more areas. It is Electric / Water type here; the official games have it as Electric. Base stats total 530, up from 435; 5 of the six changed, most of all HP (48 → 100). Abilities: it loses Lightning Rod.
Level-up moves 17
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Spec | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 13 | Spark Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Phys | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Spec | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 19 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Phys | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 22 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Phys | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 25 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Spec | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 31 | Electric Terrain For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their Electric moves to 1.5× their power. | Electric | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 33 | Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 35 | Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Spec | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Surf Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users. | Water | Spec | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Recover Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 5 |
| 43 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Phys | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 46 | Acupressure Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 30 |
| 49 | Zing Zap Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Electric | Phys | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 51 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Spec | 110 | 80 | 5 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 38
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR02 | Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Poison | — |
| TR03 | Hydro Pump Ruins of Alph, W room (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart) | Water | 110 |
| TR05 | Hyper Beam Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM006 | Scald Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F | Water | 80 |
| TR07 | Thunder Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Electric | 110 |
| TR08 | Giga Impact Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | 150 |
| TM010 | Hidden Power | Normal | 60 |
| TR13 | Thunder Wave Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Electric | — |
| TM017 | Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM018 | Rain Dance | Water | — |
| TM021 | Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TR21 | Reversal Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart) | Fighting | — |
| TR23 | Spikes Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, National Park (hidden)) | Ground | — |
| TM024 | Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 |
| TR26 | Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | — |
| TM027 | Return Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TR27 | Electro Ball Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Electric | — |
| TM032 | Body Slam | Normal | 85 |
| TR35 | Muddy Water Route 36 (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Cerulean Mart) | Water | 90 |
| TM042 | Facade | Normal | 70 |
| TM043 | Secret Power | Normal | 70 |
| TR43 | Toxic Spikes Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Poison | — |
| TM044 | Rest | Psychic | — |
| TM045 | Attract | Normal | — |
| TM055 | Brine Celadon Department Store 3F | Water | 65 |
| TM057 | Charge Beam | Electric | 50 |
| TM066 | Payback | Dark | 50 |
| TM082 | Sleep Talk | Normal | — |
| TM084 | Poison Jab | Poison | 80 |
| TM090 | Substitute | Normal | — |
| TM096 | Supercell Slam Vermilion / Safari Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Electric | 100 |
| TM110 | Liquidation Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Water | 85 |
| TM114 | Curse Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Ghost | — |
| TM122 | Electric Terrain Vermilion / Safari Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Electric | — |
| TM126 | Wild Charge Celadon Department Store 3F | Electric | 90 |
| TM131 | Charge Violet City Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Electric | — |
| TM154 | Pain Split Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| HM03 | Surf | Water | 90 |
Where to find Pincurchin
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerulean Cave B1F | Grass (Night) | 78-80 | |
| Dark Cave Route 45 Entrance | Surf | 40-45 | |
| Olivine City | Good Rod | 30-34 | |
| Olivine City | Old Rod | 22-26 | |
| Olivine City | Super Rod | 55-65 | |
| Route 45 | Surf | 45-48 | |
| Whirl Islands B2F | Surf | 36-38 | |
| Whirl Islands B2F | Surf (swarm) |
Other changes in this game
- Egg moves: Memento, Sucker Punch
- Tutor moves: Helping Hand, Magnet Rise, Rising Voltage, Sucker Punch