The Essentials on Pawniard
- Weaknesses
- ×4 Fighting · ×2 Fire, Ground Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel · immune: Poison, Psychic
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 340 · top stat: Attack (85) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 367 in the Paldea Pokédex, No. 186 in the Kitakami Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Scalpion in French · コマタナ, Komatana in Japanese · Gladiantri in German All Languages
Overview
Pawniard is a Steel and Dark-type Pokémon, No. 624 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Sharp Blade Pokémon. Height: 0.5 m, weight: 10.2 kg.
Pawniard evolves into Bisharp (Lv. 52).
Abilities: Defiant and Inner Focus. Hidden Ability: Pressure. Pawniard is weak to Fire and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Pawniard is very weak to Fighting-type moves (×4 damage). Pawniard takes no damage from Poison and Psychic-type moves.
Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#624
National Pokédex
Category
Sharp Blade Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
45
255
Attack
85
255
Defense
70
255
Special Attack
40
255
Special Defense
40
255
Speed
60
255
Total
340
Min HP (Lv. 100)
200
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
294
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Dark). See the type chart
Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Fighting
×4
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Fire
×2
Ground
×2
Normal (×1) — 4 types
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Bug
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 9 types
Normal
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Flying
×½
Rock
×½
Ghost
×½
Dragon
×½
Dark
×½
Steel
×½
Immune (×0) — 2 types
Poison
×0
Psychic
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
If the Pokémon has any stat lowered by an opposing Pokémon, its Attack stat will be boosted sharply.
Ability 2
The Pokémon's intense focus prevents it from flinching or being affected by Intimidate.
Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
Pawniard Evolution
Pawniard Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Steel · Dark
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Pawniard Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Scratch
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Leer
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
5
Fury Cutter
Bug
Phys.
95%
40
20
10
Metal Claw
Steel
Phys.
95%
50
35
15
Torment
Dark
Stat
100%
—
15
17
Feint Attack
Dark
Phys.
—
60
20
20
Scary Face
Normal
Stat
100%
—
10
25
Assurance
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
10
30
Metal Sound
Steel
Stat
85%
—
40
35
Slash
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
20
40
Night Slash
Dark
Phys.
100%
70
15
41
Embargo
Dark
Stat
100%
—
15
45
Iron Defense
Steel
Stat
—
—
15
50
Laser Focus
Normal
Stat
—
—
30
50
Retaliate
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
5
55
Iron Head
Steel
Phys.
100%
80
15
60
Swords Dance
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
65
Guillotine
Normal
Phys.
30%
—
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Human-Like
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Pawniard
Available in 12 games, 44 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Black
Black 2
White
White 2
X
Y
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation V
Black 9 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(4)
Route 9
Lv. 31 10%
Route 9
Lv. 37 5%
Route 9
Lv. 38 4%
Route 9
Lv. 39 1%
Tall grass
(5)
Route 9
Lv. 31 10%
Route 9
Lv. 32 5%
Route 9
Lv. 33 4%
Route 9
Lv. 34 1%
Route 11
Lv. 50 5%
Black 2 4 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(2)
Route 9
Lv. 42 10%
Route 9
Lv. 44 5%
Tall grass
(2)
Route 9
Lv. 38 10%
Route 9
Lv. 40 5%
White 9 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(4)
Route 9
Lv. 36 10%
Route 9
Lv. 37 5%
Route 9
Lv. 38 4%
Route 9
Lv. 39 1%
Tall grass
(5)
Route 9
Lv. 31 10%
Route 9
Lv. 32 5%
Route 9
Lv. 33 4%
Route 9
Lv. 34 1%
Route 11
Lv. 50 5%
White 2 4 encounters
Available
▼
Dark grass
(2)
Route 9
Lv. 42 10%
Route 9
Lv. 44 5%
Tall grass
(2)
Route 9
Lv. 38 10%
Route 9
Lv. 40 5%
Generation VI
X 6 encounters
Available
▼
Red flowers
(2)
Route 15
Lv. 34 10%
Route 15
Lv. 35 10%
Tall grass
(4)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Route 15
Lv. 36 10%
Lost Hotel
Lv. 36 10%
Lost Hotel
Lv. 37 10%
Y 6 encounters
Available
▼
Red flowers
(2)
Route 15
Lv. 34 10%
Route 15
Lv. 35 10%
Tall grass
(4)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Route 15
Lv. 36 10%
Lost Hotel
Lv. 36 10%
Lost Hotel
Lv. 37 10%
Generation VII
Ultra Moon 1 encounter
Available
▼
Call for help
(1)
Route 17
Lv. 33-36 15%
Ultra Sun 1 encounter
Available
▼
Call for help
(1)
Route 17
Lv. 33-36 15%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Black
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Black 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Pawniard in Pokémon GO
- 1,433Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 819Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 50 🍬to evolve into Bisharp
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Black
“Blades comprise this Pokémon’s entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.”
White
“They fight at Bisharp’s command. They cling to their prey and inflict damage by sinking their blades into it.”
Black 2
“Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.”
White 2
“Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.”
X
“Blades comprise this Pokémon’s entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.”
Y
“Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.”
Omega Ruby
“Blades comprise this Pokémon’s entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey.”
Ultra Sun
“After shredding its prey, it sharpens its blades on a stone by the river. Each Pawniard has its own favorite sharpening stone.”
Ultra Moon
“It follows Bisharp’s orders to a tee when it attacks enemies. After slashing an opponent, Pawniard clangs both of its blades together.”
Sword
“It uses river stones to maintain the cutting edges of the blades covering its body. These sharpened blades allow it to bring down opponents.”
Shield
“A pack of these Pokémon forms to serve a Bisharp boss. Each Pawniard trains diligently, dreaming of one day taking the lead.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Scalpion
🇬🇧 English
Pawniard
🇯🇵 漢字
コマタナ
🇯🇵 Kana
コマタナ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Komatana
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Gladiantri
🇪🇸 Español
Pawniard
🇮🇹 Italiano
Pawniard
🇰🇷 한국어
자망칼
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
驹刀小兵
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
駒刀小兵
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Coupant
🇬🇧 EN
Sharp Blade Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
はものポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Stahlklingen-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Pawniard
What type is Pawniard?
Pawniard is a Steel and Dark-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Pawniard?
Pawniard evolves into Bisharp (Lv. 52).
What are Pawniard's weaknesses?
Pawniard is weak to Fire and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Pawniard is very weak to Fighting-type moves (×4 damage). Pawniard takes no damage from Poison and Psychic-type moves.
What is Pawniard's Hidden Ability?
Pawniard's Hidden Ability is Pressure. Its regular Abilities are Defiant and Inner Focus.
Can you get a Shiny Pawniard in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Pawniard is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
