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tinkatuff

Tinkatuff #958

Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Tinkatuff

Generation IX · #0958: Hammer Pokémon

Tinkatuff is a Fairy/Steel-type Pokémon, known as the Hammer Pokémon, first introduced in Generation IX. Its base stats total 380, with Special Defense (82) the highest and Special Attack (45) the lowest. It has Mold Breaker or Own Tempo as its ability, with Pickpocket as its Hidden Ability.

Base Stats

HP65
Attack55
Defense55
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def82
Speed78
Total380
Height

0.7m

Weight

59.1kg

Category

Hammer Pokémon

Gender

100% Female

Color

pink

Shape

humanoid

Abilities
Mold Breaker

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

PickpocketHidden

Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.

Pokedex Numbers

national#958
paldea#280
hyperspace#17

Training

EV Yield2 Sp. Def
Catch Rate90
Base Happiness50
Base Exp.133
Growth Ratemedium slow

Breeding

Egg GroupsFairy
Gender100% Female
Egg Cycles20 (5355 steps)

Sprites

tinkatuff Front
Front
tinkatuff Shiny Front
Shiny Front
tinkatuff Home
Home
tinkatuff Home Shiny
Home Shiny
tinkatuff Showdown
Showdown
tinkatuff Showdown Shiny
Showdown Shiny

TMs & HMs

tm03

yellow

tm03

red blue

tm03

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm03

blue japan

tm03

red green japan

tm05

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm06

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm07

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm08

gold silver

tm08

crystal

tm08

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

hm06

firered leafgreen

tr30

sword shield

tr76

sword shield

tm37

scarlet violet

tm86

scarlet violet

tm116

scarlet violet

tm122

scarlet violet

tm170

scarlet violet

tm31

scarlet violet

+324 more TMs/HMs

Where to Find

Tinkatuff isn't listed as a wild encounter in our game data. It is usually obtained by evolving its earlier stage. See the evolution chain above for how.

Pokedex Entries

scarlet

This Pokémon will attack groups of Pawniard and Bisharp, gathering metal from them in order to create a large and sturdy hammer.

violet

These Pokémon make their homes in piles of scrap metal. They test the strength of each other’s hammers by smashing them together.

Learnable Moves

Tinkatuff can learn 44 moves:

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
PP
astonishghost
Physical
3010015
baby doll eyesfairy
Status
—10030
brick breakfighting
Physical
7510015
brutal swingdark
Physical
6010020
covetnormal
Physical
6010025
draining kissfairy
Special
5010010
encorenormal
Status
—1005
endeavornormal
Physical
—1005
endurenormal
Status
——10
facadenormal
Physical
7010020
fairy windfairy
Special
4010030
fake outnormal
Physical
4010010
fake tearsdark
Status
—10020
flash cannonsteel
Special
8010010
flatterdark
Status
—10015
flingdark
Physical
—10010
foul playdark
Physical
9510015
helping handnormal
Status
——20
knock offdark
Physical
6510020
light screenpsychic
Status
——30
metal clawsteel
Physical
509535
metal soundsteel
Status
—8540
metronomenormal
Status
——10
play roughfairy
Physical
909010
pouncebug
Physical
5010020
protectnormal
Status
——10
reflectpsychic
Status
——20
restpsychic
Status
——5
rock sliderock
Physical
759010
rock smashfighting
Physical
4010015
rock tombrock
Physical
609515
skill swappsychic
Status
——10
skitter smackbug
Physical
709010
slamnormal
Physical
807520
sleep talknormal
Status
——10
stealth rockrock
Status
——20
steel beamsteel
Special
140955
stone edgerock
Physical
100805
substitutenormal
Status
——10
sweet kissfairy
Status
—7510
swords dancenormal
Status
——20
tera blastnormal
Special
8010010
thiefdark
Physical
6010025
thunder waveelectric
Status
—9020

Commonly Asked Questions About Tinkatuff

What type is Tinkatuff?

Tinkatuff is a fairy and steel type Pokemon.

What does Tinkatuff evolve into?

Tinkatuff evolves into tinkaton.

What are Tinkatuff's weaknesses?

Tinkatuff is weak to poison, ground and fire type moves.

Does Tinkatuff evolve by trading?

No, Tinkatuff evolves entirely through leveling up, with no trade required at any stage.

Tinkatuff Trading Cards

Tinkatuff first appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in Paldea Evolved (2023) and has since featured on 7 cards across 5 sets. Its most recent card is from Mega Evolution (2025). Its most valuable card is Tinkatuff (Paldea Evolved) at around €13.51.

Cards by rarity

Common · 2Uncommon · 2Two Diamond · 1Shiny rare · 1Illustration rare · 1
Tinkatuff: Mega Evolution card #097

Tinkatuff

Mega Evolution · #097

Common · 2025

illus. KEIICHIRO ITO

€0.11

Tinkatuff: Shining Revelry card #053

Tinkatuff

Shining Revelry · #053

Two Diamond · 2025

illus. miki kudo

Tinkatuff: Paldean Fates card #166

Tinkatuff

Paldean Fates · #166

Shiny rare · 2024

illus. Yuu Nishida

€3.56

Tinkatuff: Paradox Rift card #084

Tinkatuff

Paradox Rift · #084

Common · 2023

illus. Souichirou Gunjima

€0.11

Tinkatuff: Paldea Evolved card #103

Tinkatuff

Paldea Evolved · #103

Uncommon · 2023

illus. Akira Komayama

€0.16

Tinkatuff: Paldea Evolved card #217

Tinkatuff

Paldea Evolved · #217

Illustration rare · 2023

illus. Tika Matsuno

€13.51

Tinkatuff: Paldea Evolved card #104

Tinkatuff

Paldea Evolved · #104

Uncommon · 2023

illus. sowsow

€0.24

Card data and images via the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Prices are indicative market values and update daily.