Pawniard (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Pawniard (disambiguation).

Pawniard Sharp Blade Pokémon コマタナ Komatana #0624 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Defiant or Inner Focus Cacophony Cacophony Pressure Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 120 (24.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Human-Like Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Pawniard 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 22.5 lbs. 10.2 kg Pawniard 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 68	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Pawniard 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 35
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Pawniard (Japanese: コマタナ Komatana) is a dual-type Dark/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Bisharp starting at level 52, which evolves into Kingambit upon leveling up after defeating three Bisharp that hold a Leader's Crest.

Biology

Pawniard is a small, bipedal Pokémon with a vaguely beetle-like appearance. It has a rounded red and black head with a silvery blade extending from the front. Its face is gray with yellow eyes. Two pairs of steel blades protrude from either side of its black torso, connected by steel ribs. It has red arms that end with knife-like blades instead of hands. It also has red legs with two white toes located on both sides of each feet.

When hunting, Pawniard immobilizes prey by repeated stabbing with its blades after clinging on to them. It then clangs its arm blades together afterwards. Any chips in Pawniard's blades would prove fatal for it; thus, Pawniard regularly sharpens its blades with its favorite sharpening stones found by rivers. Pawniard is noted to be an especially courageous fighter. In the wild, Pawniard lives in packs governed by Bisharp. The Pawniard will attack when commanded by Bisharp and will continue to do so even if they are injured. Each member of the pack trains diligently, hoping to one day take the lead. Tinkatuff is a natural enemy of Pawniard.

Evolution

Pawniard evolves into Bisharp, which evolves into Kingambit.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Pawniard  Dark  Steel

→

First Evolution Bisharp  Dark  Steel

→

Second Evolution Kingambit  Dark  Steel

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Two Pawniard known as the Pawniard Brothers are minor antagonists of the game. They scam Dunsparce with a deal of getting stronger to get Virizion to be his friend, requiring the player and their friends to save Dunsparce from an ambush.

Pokédex entries

Pawniard in the Alola PokédexUSUM	Pawniard in the Paldea Pokédex	Pawniard in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM057 TM057 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM105 TM105 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM223 TM223 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Pawniard Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 Mean Look Normal Status — —% 5 Quick Guard Fighting Status — —% 15 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pawniard Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pawniard Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pawniard Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Battle Connected to: Muk, Bagon, Scrafty Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal Give Bisharp your absolute obedience, unless you want him to mince you. Low HP (< 50%) Aarrggh... I'm getting pawned!
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 71 Base Defense: 49 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: They are generally serious, but they sometimes slack off. They are street smart and cheerful guards. They complain about Bisharp, but they do like him.
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★ Move: Assurance Attack: ★★★ Ability 1: Parry Ability 2: Shackle Ability 3: Inner Focus Defense: ★★ Speed: ★★ Evolves into Bisharp when its Attack is 118 or higher Range: 3 Perfect Links: Hatsume, Hidetada, and Mitsunari
Pokémon Battle Trozei Dark Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Dark Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #330 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 154 Base Defense: 114 Egg Distance: 12 km Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Scratch, Fury Cutter Charged Attacks: Night Slash, Iron Head, X-Scissor

In Pokémon GO, Pawniard can be obtained by completing 1/4 of the Special Research, Level 43 Challenge.

Evolution data

Unevolved Pawniard  Dark  Steel

Level 52 →

First Evolution Bisharp  Dark  Steel

+ Level up after defeating three Bisharp that hold a Leader's Crest →

Second Evolution Kingambit  Dark  Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Pawniard images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Pawniard in Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Major appearances

Pawniard debuted in Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!, under the ownership of Georgia. She was used in Georgia's battle against Ash in the second round of the Club Battle tournament, where she went up against Snivy but was defeated. Pawniard was later revealed to have evolved into Bisharp by Search for the Clubultimate!.

A Pawniard appeared in A Festival of Decisions!, under the ownership of the ninja army. It participated in the attack on Ninja Village.

Minor appearances

A Pawniard appeared in a brief flashback in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!, under the ownership of a Youngster.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pawniard in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In The Case of the Missing Pokémon, a Pawniard was kidnapped by Team Plasma. It was later found in a stronghold and returned to its Trainer.

A Trainer's Pawniard appeared in Unraveling Mysteries.

A Pawniard appeared in a flashback in A Wretched Reunion.

In Movie Panic, a Pawniard starred in a Pokéstar Studios movie featuring Brycen-Man. It was easily defeated by Whitley's Foongy.

Team Skull Grunts were seen with a Pawniard in a flashback in Confusion and Monsters from Another World.

A Dynamax Pawniard appeared in Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day.

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

A Pawniard appeared in PNA1, under the ownership of Mitsunari. It reappeared in PNA5.

In the TCG

Main article: Pawniard (TCG)

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Pawniard and its evolved forms.
  • Furthermore, the types it has are coincidentally the two types introduced in Generation II.
  • As Steel resisted Ghost in Generation V, Pawniard and Bisharp were the only Pokémon to have ever had a double resistance to Ghost.
  • Since Generation VI, they are also the only dual-type Steel-type Pokémon without any double resistances.
• Of all Pokémon who are the first stage in a three-stage evolutionary line, Pawniard evolves starting at the highest level, that being level 52.

Origin

Pawniard looks and acts similar to a traditional Japanese bandit—specifically a lackey or lower member—with features resembling ashigaru armor. It may also originate from samurai, due to its armor and blades; and kaijin, humanoid villains found in Japanese kaiju movies. Pawniard also has some traits of a pawn chess piece.

According to art director Ken Sugimori, Pawniard and Bisharp were created when the design team received orders for an urban Pokémon with a Dark/Steel typing, and that they are both designed to have humanoid and insectoid qualities.^[1] The insectoid elements may reference the fact that Japanese rhinoceros beetles are called 甲虫 kabutomushi in Japanese, literally "Kabuto insect", where Kabuto is a type of samurai helmet.

Name origin

Pawniard may be a combination of pawn (the most basic piece in chess or a low-level operative in an organization) and poignard or poniard (a lightweight dagger). It may also involve palliard (beggar or thief).

Komatana may be a combination of 駒 koma (a piece in the board game Shogi), 細切れ komagire (small pieces), and 刀 katana (sword) or 小刀 kogatana (knife).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese コマタナ Komatana From 駒 koma and 刀 katana or 小刀 kogatana French Scalpion From scalper or scalpel and pion Spanish Pawniard Same as English name German Gladiantri From Gladiator and Triumph or Antritt Italian Pawniard Same as English name Korean 자망칼 Jamangkal From 자망 (刺網) jamang and 칼 kal Mandarin Chinese 駒刀小兵 / 驹刀小兵 Jūdāoxiǎobīng From the Japanese 駒 koma, 刀 dāo, 小 xiǎo, and 兵 bīng Cantonese Chinese 駒刀小兵 Kēuidōusíubīng From the Japanese 駒 koma, 刀 dōu, 小 síu, and 兵 bīng

More languages Hindi मोराटाना Moratana From katana Russian Поуниард Pouniard Transcription of English name Thai โคมาทานา Khomathana Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Pawniard (Rumble Blast)
• Pawniard (Gates to Infinity)

References

External links

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