Utility
Balanced
BTier
58Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Tinkatink's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Def leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Sp. Def EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP50
D
Attack45
D
Defense45
D
Sp. Atk35
F
Sp. Def64
C
Speed58
D
Total297
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight8.9 kg
19.6 lbsFeather
Base XP59
Low Yield
Abilities
Mold BreakerRare
Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
Own Tempo
Prevents confusion.
PickpocketHATop Pick
Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe
Special Defense training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

It swings its handmade hammer around to protect itself, but the hammer is often stolen by Pokémon that eat metal.

Tinkatink Weakness

Fire and Ground moves hit Tinkatink for super-effective damage. The upside? Poison and Dragon-type moves can't touch it at all. 9 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Tinkatink Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Ground
0.5x (Resist)Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dark, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)Bug
0x (Immune)Poison, Dragon
Type ChartFortress
2Weak
9Resist
2Immune
Score+12
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireGround
½xResist
NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDarkFairy
¼xResist
Bug
0xImmune
PoisonDragon
STAB (6)
FightingDragonDarkIceRockFairy
How to Beat Tinkatink in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
S
Ground is super effective against TinkatinkView Excadrill →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Tinkatink is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Tinkatuff first, then eventually reaches Tinkaton. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 209 total stats over Tinkatink. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Tinkatink
#957Tinkatink
24
Level 24
Tinkatuff
#958Tinkatuff
38
Level 38
Tinkaton
#959Tinkaton
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Tinkatink
FairySteel
Tinkatuff
FairySteel
Tinkaton
FairySteel
HP
50
65+15
85+20
ATK
45
55+10
75+20
DEF
45
55+10
77+22
SP.ATK
35
45+10
70+25
SP.DEF
64
82+18
105+23
SPE
58
78+20
94+16
BST
297B-Tier
380C-Tier+83
506B-Tier+126
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Utility
Mixed
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Tinkatink Best Moveset

Lead with Tinkatink, set Stealth Rock, and keep pressure on. Pickpocket and Eviolite buy the time it needs, with spread EVs letting it take hits while controlling the hazard game.

Best Build

Solid pick
Ability
Pickpocket
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Tinkatink
Calm+SPD

Tinkatink best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Stealth Rock
  • Knock Off
  • Draining KissSTAB
  • Thunder Wave

Moves

Tinkatink develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Play Rough and Steel Beam show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Fairy Wind
—4010030Fairy
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 8
Metal Claw
—509535Steel
Lv 10
Rock Throw
—509015Rock
Lv 14
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
Lv 17
Draining Kiss
S5010010Fairy
Lv 20
Screech
C—8540Normal
Lv 24
Brutal Swing
S6010020Dark
Lv 25
Fake Tears
C—10020Dark
Lv 31
Flash Cannon
S8010010Steel
Lv 35
Play Rough
S909010Fairy
Lv 40
Knock Off
S6510020Dark

TM Moves

TM
TM10
Brick Break
D7510015Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM35
Endure+4
B——10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM141
Fake Out+3
S4010010Normal
TM122
False Swipe
—4010040Normal
TM84
Flash Cannon
S8010010Steel
TM45
Knock Off
S6510020Dark
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM99
Metronome
C——10Normal
TM20
Play Rough
S909010Fairy
TM18
Power-Up Punch
D4010020Fighting
TM17
Protect+4
B——10Normal
TM31
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM12
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM04
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
TM36
Rock Tomb
A609515Rock
TM37
Stealth Rock
S——20Rock
TM157
Steel Beam
C140955Steel
TM65
Stone Edge
D100805Rock
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM30
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM08
Thunder Wave
S—9020Electric

Egg Moves

Tinkatink doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tinkatink can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Tinkatink in Legends: Z-A

Tinkatink doesn't appear in Legends: Z-A. Transfer it from Scarlet to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Tinkatink is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

ScarletOverworld · South Province (Area One)

Then trade to Legends: Z-A.

Tinkatink Guide

  • Tinkatuff at level 24 is the mid-stage. Push through to Tinkaton at level 38 for the final form. 297 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 24 gets you Tinkatuff. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • In Legends: Z-A, Tinkatink does the job early-game if you need a Fairy/Steel type on your team. Evolve it into Tinkatuff before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • You can find Tinkatink in Legends: Z-A. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 1 other game across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Tinkatink has appeared in 2 games across 2 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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