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#0624 · Unova · Generation 5

# Pawniard

Sharp Blade Pokémon · Dark/Steel-type

![Pawniard official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/624.webp)

Pawniard is a [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark)/[Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel)-type Pokémon, the Sharp Blade Pokémon, number 624 (#0624) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the [Unova](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/unova) region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 10.2 kg.

Pawniard is the Sharp Blade Pokémon, a small Dark and Steel type whose whole body is made of blades. It fights for a Bisharp boss and trains hard in the hope of taking the lead one day.

## How to pronounce Pawniard

Pawniard is pronounced **PAWN-yerd**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Pawniard said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/624.mp3)

In Japanese it is コマタナ (Komatana).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Pawniard is 0.5 m tall and 10.2 kg, with a red and black body, a silvery blade jutting from its head and knife-like blades in place of hands. Pairs of steel blades stick out from both sides of its torso. The Pokédex says blades make up its entire body.

### Behaviour

Pawniard lives in a pack that serves a Bisharp boss, and each member trains diligently, hoping one day to lead. It follows Bisharp's orders to the letter, clinging to prey and sinking in its blades even when injured. It sharpens them on a favourite stone by a river, because the Pokédex says any chip would be fatal.

### Habitat

The Pokédex places it near rivers, where it keeps its sharpening stones. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in rivers and rocky areas of Paldea and in Kitakami.

### Powers

Defiant sharply raises its Attack whenever an opponent lowers one of its stats, Inner Focus stops flinching, and Pressure is its Hidden Ability. It slashes with Fury Cutter, Metal Claw, Night Slash and Iron Head, and later learns Swords Dance and Guillotine. With base Attack 85 it hits hard for a first stage.

### Name origin

Pawniard may combine 'pawn', the lowest chess piece or a low-level operative, with 'poignard' or 'poniard', a light dagger. The Japanese name is Komatana (コマタナ), which may mix koma (a shogi piece), ko (small) and katana (sword) or kogatana (knife).

### Design inspiration

Art director Ken Sugimori said the team was asked for an urban Dark and Steel Pokémon, and that Pawniard and Bisharp were given humanoid and insect qualities. Bulbapedia reads Pawniard as a Japanese bandit lackey in ashigaru-style armour, with the beetle look possibly nodding to the samurai kabuto helmet. These are fan readings.

### Evolution notes

Pawniard evolves into Bisharp at level 52, and Bisharp can later become Kingambit.

### In the games

Two Pawniard, the Pawniard Brothers, are minor villains in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. Players find it on Routes 9 and 11 in Black and White, its first game. Scarlet and Violet has it in Paldea and Kitakami, but Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

### In the anime

Georgia's Pawniard debuted in 'Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!' and lost to Ash's Snivy. 'Search for the Clubultimate!' revealed that it had evolved into Bisharp.

### Fun facts

- Bulbapedia notes that no other Pokémon shares the Pawniard line's Dark and Steel typing, and these are the two types that were introduced in Generation II.
- No other Pokémon evolves at level 52, and among first stages of three-stage lines Pawniard evolves at the highest level.
- In Generation V, when Steel resisted Ghost, Pawniard and Bisharp took only a quarter of normal damage from Ghost moves.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Pawniard (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pawniard_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Pawniard (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/pawniard/)

## Base stats

- HP: **45**
- Attack: **85**
- Defense: **70**
- Sp. Atk: **40**
- Sp. Def: **40**
- Speed: **60**

Pawniard’s base stat total is **340**. Its highest stat is Attack.

## Type matchups

### What is Pawniard weak to?

Pawniard takes extra damage from [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) (4×), [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (2×), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (2×) moves.

It resists [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal) (½×), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (½×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (½×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (½×), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) (½×), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon) (½×), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×).

It is immune to [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic) moves.

## Evolution

### How does Pawniard evolve?

Pawniard evolves into [Bisharp](https://pokee.si/pokemon/bisharp) at level 52.

The whole family: **Pawniard**, [Bisharp](https://pokee.si/pokemon/bisharp), [Kingambit](https://pokee.si/pokemon/kingambit).

- [Bisharp](https://pokee.si/pokemon/bisharp) evolves into [Kingambit](https://pokee.si/pokemon/kingambit) (Defeat 3 leader Bisharp). The 3 Bisharp you beat must be holding a Leader's Crest. Then level up.

## Abilities

- [Defiant](https://pokee.si/abilities/defiant): Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.
- [Inner Focus](https://pokee.si/abilities/inner-focus): Prevents flinching.
- [Pressure](https://pokee.si/abilities/pressure) (hidden ability): Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

## Moves

### Moves Pawniard learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Scratch](https://pokee.si/moves/scratch) | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | [Leer](https://pokee.si/moves/leer) | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | [Fury Cutter](https://pokee.si/moves/fury-cutter) | Bug | Physical | 40 |
| 10 | [Metal Claw](https://pokee.si/moves/metal-claw) | Steel | Physical | 50 |
| 15 | [Torment](https://pokee.si/moves/torment) | Dark | Status | — |
| 20 | [Scary Face](https://pokee.si/moves/scary-face) | Normal | Status | — |
| 25 | [Assurance](https://pokee.si/moves/assurance) | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 30 | [Metal Sound](https://pokee.si/moves/metal-sound) | Steel | Status | — |
| 35 | [Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/slash) | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 40 | [Night Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/night-slash) | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 45 | [Iron Defense](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-defense) | Steel | Status | — |
| 50 | [Retaliate](https://pokee.si/moves/retaliate) | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 55 | [Iron Head](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-head) | Steel | Physical | 80 |
| 60 | [Swords Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/swords-dance) | Normal | Status | — |
| 65 | [Guillotine](https://pokee.si/moves/guillotine) | Normal | Physical | — |

### TM moves (41)

Pawniard can learn 41 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Scary Face](https://pokee.si/moves/scary-face), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Low Kick](https://pokee.si/moves/low-kick), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Aerial Ace](https://pokee.si/moves/aerial-ace), [Snarl](https://pokee.si/moves/snarl), [Metal Claw](https://pokee.si/moves/metal-claw), [Rock Tomb](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-tomb), [Low Sweep](https://pokee.si/moves/low-sweep), [Fling](https://pokee.si/moves/fling), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Sandstorm](https://pokee.si/moves/sandstorm), [Dig](https://pokee.si/moves/dig), [False Swipe](https://pokee.si/moves/false-swipe), [Brick Break](https://pokee.si/moves/brick-break), [Shadow Claw](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-claw), [Foul Play](https://pokee.si/moves/foul-play), [Air Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/air-slash), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Grass Knot](https://pokee.si/moves/grass-knot), [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave), [Poison Jab](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-jab), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt), [Swords Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/swords-dance), [Flash Cannon](https://pokee.si/moves/flash-cannon), [Dark Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/dark-pulse), [Iron Head](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-head), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Iron Defense](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-defense), [X-Scissor](https://pokee.si/moves/x-scissor), [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock), [Stone Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-edge), [Steel Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/steel-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Spite](https://pokee.si/moves/spite), [Lash Out](https://pokee.si/moves/lash-out), [Metal Sound](https://pokee.si/moves/metal-sound).

Egg moves (4):[Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/headbutt), [Mean Look](https://pokee.si/moves/mean-look), [Quick Guard](https://pokee.si/moves/quick-guard), [Sucker Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/sucker-punch).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 68.

## Pokédex entries

A pack of these Pokémon forms to serve a Bisharp boss. Each Pawniard trains diligently, dreaming of one day taking the lead. *(Shield)*

It uses river stones to maintain the cutting edges of the blades covering its body. These sharpened blades allow it to bring down opponents. *(Sword)*

It follows Bisharp's orders to a tee when it attacks enemies. After slashing an opponent, Pawniard clangs both of its blades together. *(Ultra Moon)*

After shredding its prey, it sharpens its blades on a stone by the river. Each Pawniard has its own favorite sharpening stone. *(Ultra Sun)*

Ignoring their injuries, groups attack by sinking the blades that cover their bodies into their prey. *(Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)*

Blades comprise this Pokémon's entire body. If battling dulls the blades, it sharpens them on stones by the river. *(Black, X, Omega Ruby)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: コマタナ
- **Romaji**: Komatana
- **French**: Scalpion
- **German**: Gladiantri
- **Spanish**: Pawniard
- **Italian**: Pawniard
- **Korean**: 자망칼
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 驹刀小兵
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 駒刀小兵

## Trivia

- Lightest Steel type in Gen 5: 10.2 kg.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 28% of all Pokémon (10.2 kg).
- Base stat total 340, ranked #719 of 1,025.
- One of 3 Pokémon that are both Dark and Steel.
- One of 97 red Pokémon.
- Number 131 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 54 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries.

## Sources and fact-checking

- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Pawniard (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pawniard_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Pawniard (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/pawniard/).
- Pronunciation (PAWN-yerd): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

**Last checked:** 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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