Pawniard is a dual-type Dark/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation V. It evolves into Bisharp starting at level 52. Take a look below for 23 awesome and fun facts about Pawniard.

1. Pawniard is a small, bipedal Pokemon.

2. It has a rounded red and black head with a silvery blade extending from the front.

3. Its face is gray with yellow eyes.

4. Four steel spikes protrude from its black torso, two on each side connected by steel ribs.

5. It has red arms that end with knife-like blades instead of hands, which it regularly sharpens with stones found by rivers.

6. When hunting, Pawniard immobilizes prey by repeated stabbing with these blades. 

7. Its legs are red with two-toed feet.

8. In the wild, Pawniard lives in packs governed by Bisharp.

9. No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Pawniard and its evolved form.

10. The types it has are coincidentally the two types introduced in Generation II.

11. Pawniard and Bisharp are the only Pokémon that can have Defiant as a non-Hidden Ability.

12. Pawniard looks and acts similar to a traditional Japanese bandit—specifically a lackey or lower member—with features resembling ashigaru armor.

13. It may also originate from kaijin, humanoid villains found in Japanese monster movies.

14. 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).

15. 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!.

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

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

18. A Pawniard appeared in The Case of the Missing Pokémon, where it was one of the Pokémon kidnapped by Team Plasma. It was later found in a stronghold and returned to its Trainer.

19. A Trainer’s Pawniard appeared in Unraveling Mysteries.

20. A Pawniard appeared in a flashback in A Wretched Reunion.

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

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

23. A Pawniard appeared in The White Scroll: Oichi’s Worries, under the ownership of Mitsunari. It reappeared in The Blue Scroll: Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori.