Pineco (Pokémon)


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Pineco (Japanese: クヌギダマ Kunugidama) is a  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into starting at level 31.

Biology
Pineco is a blue-green, pinecone-like Pokémon with red eyes and no visible limbs. It has a single spike on top of its head, which is supposedly its stem. It makes its shell thicker by gluing tree bark to its body. The glue is made of fluid that Pineco spits out, which hardens when it is exposed to air. Unbothered by the added weight of its shell, it patiently hangs from a to wait for flying insect prey. In Alola, its favorite prey is. Typically immobile, it will drop to the ground and explode if someone shakes its tree while it is eating.

Brock's Pineco
Pineco debuted in Going Apricorn!, where  one with a. It later evolved into a in Entei at Your Own Risk.

Other
Multiple Pineco appeared in Bucking the Treasure Trend!, where they attacked, , and Buck as they searched for Dandelion Island's treasure.

Minor appearances
Multiple Pineco appeared in Going Apricorn! alongside Brock's.

A Pineco appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

Five Pineco appeared in The Bug Stops Here as some of the Pokémon targeted in the Bug-Catching Contest.

A Pineco appeared in Brock's demonstration in A Bite to Remember, where it evolved into a.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Pineco debuted in Murkrow Row, where it was one of the Pokémon in Joey's bag after helped him get it back.

A Pineco appeared in Forretress of Solitude, under the ownership of the Pokémon Association. fights two in his aptitude test to be the Gym Leader of Viridian City.

A Pineco was mentioned as one of the Pokémon  and sent to  via the Portable Transfer System in Off Course with Corsola. She remarked that it was a.

A Pineco appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

NPC Appearances

 * Pokémon Stadium 2: Pineco appears in the Mini-game Eager . Pineco will sometimes be revealed as the contents of the crate and if any players go after it, they will get hit with an and be unable to move in the next round.

Pokédex entries

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In side games

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Trivia

 * Pineco and its share their  with  and . They are all known as the Bagworm Pokémon.

Origin
Pineco is based on a living in a. Its metallic appearance and ability to explode also links to a. In addition to its possible relation to weaponry, its ability to learn may be a reference to s.

Name origin
Pineco is a shortening of pine cone, reflecting its pine cone-like appearance.

Kunugidama may be a combination of クヌギ kunugi and 玉 tama (ball).

Related articles

 * Brock's Pineco