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No. 958 · National Pokédex

Tinkatuff

ナカヌチャン · Nakanuchan · Forgella
⚙️ Steel 🧚 Fairy
Height
0.7 m
Weight
59.1 kg
Category
Hammer Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Tinkatuff
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Tinkatuff

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 TinkatuffAlternate, 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 380 · top stat: Special Defense (82) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Forgella in French · ナカヌチャン, Nakanuchan in Japanese · Tafforgita in German All Languages

📋Overview

Tinkatuff is a Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon, No. 958 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Hammer Pokémon. Height: 0.7 m, weight: 59.1 kg.

Tinkatuff evolves from Tinkatink and evolves into Tinkaton (Lv. 38).

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

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#958
National Pokédex
Category
Hammer Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
65
255
Attack
55
255
Defense
55
255
Special Attack
45
255
Special Defense
82
255
Speed
78
255
Total
380
Min HP (Lv. 100)
240
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
334
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.

🌱Tinkatuff Evolution

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

🔮Tinkatuff Forms and Shiny

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

⚔️Tinkatuff 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 Tinkatuff

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

ZU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
ZeroUsed
Usage rate: 0.9% · Position #119

📱Tinkatuff in Pokémon GO

Tinkatuff in Pokémon GO
  • 1,307Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 746Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 100 🍬to evolve into Tinkaton
  • ✨ Shiny available
Pokémon GO entry: Tinkatuff →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“This Pokémon will attack groups of Pawniard and Bisharp, gathering metal from them in order to create a large and sturdy hammer.”
Violet
“These Pokémon make their homes in piles of scrap metal. They test the strength of each other’s hammers by smashing them together.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Forgella
🇬🇧 English
Tinkatuff
🇯🇵 漢字
ナカヌチャン
🇯🇵 Kana
ナカヌチャン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Nakanuchan
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Tafforgita
🇪🇸 Español
Tinkatuff
🇮🇹 Italiano
Tinkatuff
🇰🇷 한국어
벼리짱
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
巧锻匠
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
巧鍛匠
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Marteau
🇬🇧 EN
Hammer Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ハンマーポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Hammer

🎬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 Tinkatuff

What type is Tinkatuff?

Tinkatuff is a Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Tinkatuff?

Tinkatuff evolves into Tinkaton (Lv. 38).

What are Tinkatuff's weaknesses?

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

What is Tinkatuff's Hidden Ability?

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

Can you get a Shiny Tinkatuff in Pokémon GO?

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