Pincurchin (Pokémon)

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Pincurchin (Japanese: バチンウニ Bachinuni) is an introduced in Generation VIII.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Pincurchin is a marine, sea urchin-like with a black body. Its face has two yellow eyes with black, triangle-shaped pupils on each of them, and two yellow circular mouthparts. A line of sharp spines runs down its back, along with two other lines of two spines each on the side of its body. Each spine has a grayish tip which glows yellow when electric current runs through it. 
Pincurchin has five hard teeth, which it uses to feed on seaweed by scraping them off rocks and other surfaces. As its food digests, Pincurchin generates electricity, which it stores in its spines. If one of the spines gets broken off, it will continue to emit electricity for approximately three hours. Pincurchin's yellow mouthparts, in contrast, do not conduct electricity. Pincurchin has a timid and easily frightened disposition and will discharge electricity when startled. This serves well as protection against its natural predator . 
In Generation IX, is its signature move. Additionally, in Generation IX, Pincurchin is the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
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===Main series===
====Major appearances====
====Minor appearances====
Pincurchin debuted in Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!, under the ownership of a .
A Trainer's Pincurchin appeared in Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
Four Pincurchin appeared in Early-Evening Waves as residents of a lake where Nessa was doing a photo shoot.
===GOTCHA!===
A Pincurchin briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Hop.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Hop's Pincurchin first appeared in Gulp Gulp!! Pokémon, battling against a wild .
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==Trivia==
* Pincurchin has the lowest base stat of all .
* Pincurchin is the only Pokémon with a multiped body.
===Origin===
Pincurchin appears to be based on a , especially the . Its behavior may reference the ability that some sea urchins have to inject using their spines as a defense mechanism, although in Pincurchin's case, its spines emit electricity instead. Its yellow mouthparts (orange in its coloration) may be a reference to sea urchin roe, which is often yellow or orange in color and is considered a delicacy. Pincurchin may also draw some inspiration from s.
====Name origin====
Pincurchin may be a combination of pincushion and sea urchin.
Bachinuni may be a combination of バチン bachin (onomatopoeia for crackling electricity) and 海胆 uni (sea urchin). It may also be derived from バフンウニ Bafun uni (), which is one of the most popular species of sea urchins.
==In other languages==
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