Pinsir is a very formitable pokemon because of his low retreat cost, his
parylizing ability and high damage factor.  Most people use a lot of
pokemon that have a 70 HP or lower.  You simply parylize them with 20
turn 1 and knock them out turn 2 with 50.  He goes great with Scyther
since half of his big attack is colorless.  The only drawback is the 60
HP but a small price to pay for this bashing brawler.