Pawniard Profile
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 10.2 kg
- Abilities
- Defiant, Inner Focus, Pressure (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Human-Like
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 120 / 255 (47%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation V
Pawniard Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Pawniard's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Pawniard?
See the full Pawniard weakness guide — best counters included →
Pawniard Evolutions

Lv. 52

Three defeated bisharp

Where to Catch Pawniard
In Black, Pawniard can be found at 2 locations — highlighted on the Unova map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Pawniard Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leer | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 30 | |
| Scratch | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | Lv. 5 | 40 | 95% | 20 | |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | Lv. 10 | 50 | 95% | 35 | |
| Torment | Dark | Status | Lv. 15 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | Lv. 20 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Assurance | Dark | Physical | Lv. 25 | 60 | 100% | 10 | |
| Metal Sound | Steel | Status | Lv. 30 | — | 85% | 40 | |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | Lv. 35 | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | Lv. 40 | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | Lv. 45 | — | — | 15 | |
| Retaliate | Normal | Physical | Lv. 50 | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Iron Head | Steel | Physical | Lv. 55 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | Lv. 60 | — | — | 20 | |
| Guillotine | Normal | Physical | Lv. 65 | — | 30% | 5 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 95% | 15 | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 40 | 100% | 40 | |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 15 | |
| Grass Knot | Grass | Special | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 5 | |
| Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 95% | 15 | |
| Sandstorm | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Steel Beam | Steel | Special | TM / HM | 140 | 95% | 5 | |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 80% | 5 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 20 | |
| X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Mean Look | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 5 | |
| Quick Guard | Fighting | Status | Egg | — | — | 15 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 5 |
Pawniard Questions & Answers
- What is Pawniard weak to?
- Pawniard takes extra damage from Fighting (4×), Ground (2×), and Fire (2×) type attacks.
- What is Pawniard resistant to?
- Pawniard takes reduced damage from Ghost (½×), Dark (½×), Normal (½×), Flying (½×), Rock (½×), Steel (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), and Dragon (½×) type attacks and is immune to Psychic and Poison type attacks.
- What is Pawniard strong against?
- Pawniard's Dark and Steel type attacks are super effective against Rock, Ghost, Psychic, Ice, and Fairy Pokémon.
- What type is Pawniard?
- Pawniard is a Dark/Steel-type Pokémon.
- What does Pawniard evolve into?
- Pawniard evolves into Bisharp.
- What are Pawniard's base stats?
- Pawniard has a base stat total of 340 — HP 45, Attack 85, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 40, Speed 60.
