#0959 · Paldea · Generation 9

Tinkaton

Hammer Pokémon · Fairy/Steel-type

Tinkaton is a Fairy/Steel-type Pokémon, the Hammer Pokémon, number 959 (#0959) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.7 m tall and weighs 112.8 kg.

Tinkaton is the Hammer Pokémon, a small pink Fairy and Steel type that swings an enormous hammer as if it weighed nothing and knocks rocks into the sky to hit flying Corviknight. The Pokédex calls it intelligent, with a very daring disposition.

How to pronounce Tinkaton

Tinkaton is pronounced TINK-uh-ton. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Tinkaton said out loud:

In Japanese it is デカヌチャン (Dekanuchan).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Tinkaton is 0.7 m tall and 112.8 kg, with white arms, silver eyes and a big pinkish-white growth on its head that droops down its back like twin tails. Its hammer is crude, gigantic and larger than its own body, which seems to be built up from its Tinkatuff hammer with scraps of grey and purple metal welded on and a spiked, axe-like part on top. The Pokédex says it tops 100 kg (220 lb), yet Tinkaton swings it easily.

Behaviour

Tinkaton is reckless as well as intelligent, Bulbapedia says, and the Pokédex says it takes whatever it likes and brings the loot home. According to its Legends: Z-A entry, a Tinkaton leader coaches the Tinkatink of its group in metalworking.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it cannot be found in the wild: you evolve a Tinkatuff or meet one in 5-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles.

Powers

Tinkaton shares Mold Breaker, Own Tempo and hidden Pickpocket with its line. Its signature move is Gigaton Hammer, a 160-power Steel attack it learns on evolving, that Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon can learn; it also uses Play Rough, Flash Cannon and Knock Off. A Pokopia-only Supervisor form, a Tinkaton called Tinkmaster, carries a tool-kit hammer with a wrench and saw and can lead building projects. With 105 base Special Defense and 94 Speed it is a quick, bulky Fairy and Steel type.

Name origin

Tinkaton may blend 'tinker' with 'ton' or 'gigaton'. The Japanese name is Dekanuchan (デカヌチャン), perhaps dekai ('huge'), kanuchi (blacksmith) and the friendly suffix -chan.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia credits Megumi Mizutani with the Tinkatink line, citing her post on social media. Its type pair may draw on dwarfs, and its war on Corviknight, the Steel-type bird that works as a taxi, recalls gremlins, the mischievous creatures once blamed for aircraft malfunctions in World War II. Its petite frame against a massive hammer may also play on small characters with giant weapons in popular media. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Tinkaton is the final stage, evolving from Tinkatuff at level 38.

In the games

Tinkaton is a playable melee All-Rounder in Pokémon UNITE, beginning as Tinkatink and evolving at levels 5 and 7, and a Tinkaton is the ally you must protect in the Panic Parade mode. It debuted in Scarlet and Violet. In Legends: Z-A it appears in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose, with Hyperspace dex number 18, and Bulbapedia says the base game can obtain it only by trade.

In the anime

Dot's Tinkatuff evolved into Tinkaton in 'Tinkatuff's Hammer Wasn't Made in a Year!' during a battle against Coral's Glalie, and its new hammer came out of an old pink microphone. Poppy's Tinkaton, nicknamed Tinkie, debuted in 'Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four'.

Fun facts

• It is the heaviest Fairy type of Generation IX.
• Bulbapedia connects its habit of attacking Corviknight to Paldea's Flying Taxis using Squawkabilly instead.
• Bulbapedia notes that a Tinkaton squares off with Nemona's Lycanroc in the Biri-Biri music video.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Tinkaton (Pokémon) · Serebii: Tinkaton (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 85
• Attack: 75
• Defense: 77
• Sp. Atk: 70
• Sp. Def: 105
• Speed: 94

Tinkaton’s base stat total is 506. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Tinkaton weak to?

Tinkaton takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ground (2×) moves.

It resists Bug (¼×), Normal (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Flying (½×), Psychic (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Poison, Dragon moves.

Evolution

What does Tinkaton evolve from?

Tinkaton evolves from Tinkatuff at level 38.

Tinkaton is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, Tinkaton.

• Tinkatink evolves into Tinkatuff at level 24.

Abilities

• Mold Breaker: Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
• Own Tempo: Prevents confusion.
• Pickpocket (hidden ability): Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.

Moves

Moves Tinkaton learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Tinkaton learns the move the moment it evolves: Gigaton Hammer.

TM moves (38)

Tinkaton can learn 38 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Fake Tears, Protect, Thief, Pounce, Facade, Bulldoze, Metal Claw, Rock Tomb, Draining Kiss, Fling, Endure, Brick Break, Foul Play, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Metronome, Thunder Wave, Rest, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Flash Cannon, Skill Swap, Substitute, Stealth Rock, Heavy Slam, Encore, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Stone Edge, Steel Beam, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Knock Off, Endeavor, Skitter Smack, Metal Sound, Hard Press.

Egg moves (3), which Tinkatink can hatch knowing:Feint, Ice Hammer, Quash.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 0% male, 100% female.
• Egg groups: Fairy.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Def effort values.
• Base experience yield: 253.

Pokédex entries

The hammer tops 220 pounds, yet it gets swung around easily by Tinkaton as it steals whatever it pleases and carries its plunder back home. (Violet)

This intelligent Pokémon has a very daring disposition. It knocks rocks into the sky with its hammer, aiming for flying Corviknight. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Fairy type in Gen 9: 112.8 kg.
• Taller than 34% of all Pokémon (0.7 m).
• Heavier than 85% of all Pokémon (112.8 kg).
• Base stat total 506, ranked #261 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #94 of 1,025.
• One of 6 Pokémon that are both Fairy and Steel.
• One of 60 pink Pokémon.
• Number 54 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 52 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Tinkaton (Pokémon), Serebii: Tinkaton (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (TINK-uh-ton): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

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

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