How to Get Tinkatuff in Legends: Z-A
Tinkatuff isn't available in the wild in Legends: Z-A. Start by transferring Tinkatink from Scarlet & Violet. The evolution path from Tinkatink to Tinkatuff is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Tinkatuff in LZA
Step 1Obtain TinkatinkCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Scarlet & VioletAvailableCatch in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · West Province (Area One), then trade to the current game via link cable.- Step 2Tinkatuff ✓
Step 3Evolve into Tinkaton
Tinkatuff Weakness
Type-wise, Tinkatuff takes extra damage from Fire and Ground. Poison and Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 9 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Tinkatuff's special bulk (base 82 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dark, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison, Dragon |
What is Tinkatuff Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Tinkatuff
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Fletchinder builds →Flame Wheel 2x62-74% | ||
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Litleo FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Litleo builds →Flamethrower 2x66-78% Earth Power 2x44-52% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Fletchinder builds →Flame Wheel 2x61-73% | ||
Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x162-191%KO | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x131-155%KO Earth Power 2x60-71% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x137-161%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x127-150%KO | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Houndoom builds →Flamethrower 2x90-107%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x161-190%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x130-153%KO Earth Power 2x61-72% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x139-163%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x128-151%KO | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Houndoom builds →Flamethrower 2x91-108%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x167-196%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x131-154%KO Earth Power 2x61-72% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x142-167%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x131-154%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x163-192%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x129-152%KO Earth Power 2x60-71% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x139-163%KO | ||
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x127-150%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x168-198%KO | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x134-158%KO Earth Power 2x61-73% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
 Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
In Legends: Z-A, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Tinkatuff for 77-91%.
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves View Volcarona builds →
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Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Tinkatuff View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x77-91% Rapid Spin6-7% | ||
Tinkatuff Evolutions
Partway through Tinkatink's chain. Tinkatuff still has another evolution ahead before reaching Tinkaton. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Speed has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 126 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LZA Tinkatuff Best Moveset
Closer to Tinkaton's defensive identity at 55 Attack and 82 Sp. Def. Fairy/Steel resists 8 types. 78 Speed brings cooldowns to a workable rate. The moveset holds ground through typing rather than raw stats. One evolution from Tinkaton.
Best Build
Tinkatuff best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Knock Off
- Thunder Wave
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Tinkatuff picks up Play Rough and Steel Beam along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Normal and Rock coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This Pokémon will attack groups of Pawniard and Bisharp, gathering metal from them in order to create a large and sturdy hammer.
Tinkatuff Legends: Z-A Guide
Tinkatuff is meant to evolve into Tinkaton. At 380 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Mold Breaker is what you want on Tinkatuff. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Own Tempo, Pickpocket) work on paper but Mold Breaker is what makes Tinkatuff worth using.
Base 78 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Tinkatuff is a physical attacker with base 55 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Legends: Z-A, you can run Tinkatuff through the first few routes without issues. 380 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Tinkaton as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Tinkatuff joined the series in Scarlet & Violet and has been available in 2 titles so far. With 2 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves