#958 Tinkatuff

fairy steel

Height0.7 m(2'04")

Weight59.1 kg(130.3 lbs)

Gender♂ 0%♀ 100%

Gen 9

Tinkatuff Evolution

TinkatinkLevel 1

TinkatuffLevel 24

TinkatonLevel 38

Tinkatuff's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	65		271
Attack	55		146
Defense	55		146
Sp. Atk	45		126
Sp. Def	82		200
Speed	78		192
		0/508	1081

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

fire ground

1xdamage

water electric fighting ghost steel

0.5xdamage

normal grass ice flying psychic rock dark fairy

0.25xdamage

bug

0xdamage

poison dragon

Tinkatuff Abilities

Mold Breaker

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

PickpocketHidden

Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.

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Tinkatuff Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Astonish	ghost	physical	30	100	Level 1	The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Fairy Wind	fairy	special	40	100	Level 1	The user attacks by stirring up a fairy wind to strike the target.
Baby Doll Eyes	fairy	status	–	100	Level 5	The user stares at the target with its baby-doll eyes, which lowers the target's Attack stat. This move always goes first.
Metal Claw	steel	physical	50	95	Level 8	The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.
Covet	normal	physical	60	100	Level 11	The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target's held item.
Rock Smash	fighting	physical	40	100	Level 14	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Draining Kiss	fairy	special	50	100	Level 17	The user steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half the damage taken by the target.
Sweet Kiss	fairy	status	–	75	Level 21	The user kisses the target with a sweet, angelic cuteness that causes confusion.
Brutal Swing	dark	physical	60	100	Level 24	The user swings its body around violently to inflict damage on everything in its vicinity.
Slam	normal	physical	80	75	Level 27	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.
Flash Cannon	steel	special	80	100	Level 31	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Play Rough	fairy	physical	90	90	Level 35	The user attacks by playing rough with the target. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
Fake Out	normal	physical	40	100	Level 39	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Flatter	dark	status	–	100	Level 43	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also boosts the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Skitter Smack	bug	physical	70	90	Level 47	The user skitters behind the target to attack. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100	Level 52	The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fake Tears	dark	status	–	100	TM	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Foul Play	dark	physical	95	100	TM	The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Metal Sound	steel	status	–	85	TM	A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Pounce	bug	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks by pouncing on the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Skill Swap	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Stealth Rock	rock	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Steel Beam	steel	special	140	95	TM	The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Thunder Wave	electric	status	–	90	TM	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.

Tinkatuff Sprites

Normal

Pokedex Entries

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.

In Other Languages

Tinkatuff's Japanese name is Nakanuchan (ナカヌチャン). Here are all the official names for Tinkatuff across different languages:

JapaneseナカヌチャンNakanuchan

Korean벼리짱

Chinese (Traditional)巧鍛匠

FrenchForgella

GermanTafforgita

SpanishTinkatuff

ItalianTinkatuff

Chinese (Simplified)巧锻匠

Tinkatuff Breeding

Species

Hammer Pokémon

Egg Groups

Fairy

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate90

Base Friendship50

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience133

How to Get Tinkatuff

Tinkatuff is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Tinkatuff in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Paldea #280

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