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No. 957 · National Pokédex

Tinkatink

カヌチャン · Kanuchan · Forgerette
⚙️ Steel 🧚 Fairy
Height
0.4 m
Weight
8.9 kg
Category
Metalsmith Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Tinkatink
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Tinkatink

Types
Steel Fairy
Weaknesses
×2 Fire, Ground Table
Resistances
×¼ Bug · ×½ Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dark, Fairy · immune: Poison, Dragon
Evolution
Tinkatink → Tinkatuff (Lv. 24) → Tinkaton (Lv. 38)
Shiny
Shiny TinkatinkAlternate, 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 297 · top stat: Special Defense (64) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Forgerette in French · カヌチャン, Kanuchan in Japanese · Forgita in German All Languages

📋Overview

Tinkatink is a Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon, No. 957 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Metalsmith Pokémon. Height: 0.4 m, weight: 8.9 kg.

Tinkatink evolves into Tinkatuff (Lv. 24).

Abilities: Mold Breaker and Own Tempo. Hidden Ability: Pickpocket. Tinkatink is weak to Fire and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Tinkatink takes no damage from Poison and Dragon-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#957
National Pokédex
Category
Metalsmith Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
50
255
Attack
45
255
Defense
45
255
Special Attack
35
255
Special Defense
64
255
Speed
58
255
Total
297
Min HP (Lv. 100)
210
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
304
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel / Fairy). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 2 types
Fire
×2
Ground
×2
Normal (×1) — 5 types
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Fighting
×1
Ghost
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 8 types
Normal
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Flying
×½
Psychic
×½
Rock
×½
Dark
×½
Fairy
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Bug
×¼
Immune (×0) — 2 types
Poison
×0
Dragon
×0

✨Abilities

Mold Breaker
Ability 1
The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.
Own Tempo
Ability 2
The Pokémon sticks to its own tempo, preventing it from becoming confused or being affected by Intimidate.
Pickpocket
The Pokémon steals the held item from attackers that made direct contact with it.

🌱Tinkatink Evolution

Tinkatink
#957
Tinkatink
Steel Fairy
Level 24 →
Tinkatuff
#958
Tinkatuff
Steel Fairy
Level 38 →
Tinkaton
#959
Tinkaton
Steel Fairy

🔮Tinkatink Forms and Shiny

Tinkatink
Standard Form
Steel · Fairy
Shiny Availability
Shiny Tinkatink
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Tinkatink Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Astonish
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
15
1
Fairy Wind
Fairy Spec.
100%
40
30
5
Baby-Doll Eyes
Fairy Stat
100%
—
30
8
Metal Claw
Steel Phys.
95%
50
35
11
Covet
Normal Phys.
100%
60
25
14
Rock Smash
Fighting Phys.
100%
40
15
17
Draining Kiss
Fairy Spec.
100%
50
10
21
Sweet Kiss
Fairy Stat
75%
—
10
24
Brutal Swing
Dark Phys.
100%
60
20
27
Slam
Normal Phys.
75%
80
20
31
Flash Cannon
Steel Spec.
100%
80
10
35
Play Rough
Fairy Phys.
90%
90
10
39
Fake Out
Normal Phys.
100%
40
10
43
Flatter
Dark Stat
100%
—
15
47
Skitter Smack
Bug Phys.
90%
70
10
52
Knock Off
Dark Phys.
100%
65
20

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Fairy
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 0.0 / ♀ 100.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Defense
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 Tinkatink

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

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.

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

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 12.4% · Position #12

📱Tinkatink in Pokémon GO

Tinkatink in Pokémon GO
  • 860Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 491Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 25 🍬to evolve into Tinkatuff
  • ✨ Shiny available
Pokémon GO entry: Tinkatink →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“It swings its handmade hammer around to protect itself, but the hammer is often stolen by Pokémon that eat metal.”
Violet
“This Pokémon pounds iron scraps together to make a hammer. It will remake the hammer again and again until it’s satisfied with the result.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Forgerette
🇬🇧 English
Tinkatink
🇯🇵 漢字
カヌチャン
🇯🇵 Kana
カヌチャン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Kanuchan
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Forgita
🇪🇸 Español
Tinkatink
🇮🇹 Italiano
Tinkatink
🇰🇷 한국어
어리짱
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
小锻匠
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
小鍛匠
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Forge
🇬🇧 EN
Metalsmith Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
かなうちポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Schmied

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Tinkatink

What type is Tinkatink?

Tinkatink is a Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Tinkatink?

Tinkatink evolves into Tinkatuff (Lv. 24).

What are Tinkatink's weaknesses?

Tinkatink is weak to Fire and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Tinkatink takes no damage from Poison and Dragon-type moves.

What is Tinkatink's Hidden Ability?

Tinkatink's Hidden Ability is Pickpocket. Its regular Abilities are Mold Breaker and Own Tempo.

Can you get a Shiny Tinkatink in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Tinkatink is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry