Pinsir have long been known far and wide as an enemy of all kings. Many a medieval monarch has found themselves beheaded not by their angry populace, but by a rogue group of Pinsir which attack with a pathological hatred of monarchy, regardless of whether the ruler was a benevolent one or a cruel tyrant. This fact made them an inspiration for 18th and 19th-century republicans, and when the revolution came it was a Pinsir which was given the honor of chopping off the emperor's head.
That such a pokemon could be created which not only understood human systems of government, but had strong opinions on them, has seemed implausible to many. Indeed, most believe that it is not kings Pinsir hate, but any who wear a crown, and cosplayers and occasional unfortunate war re-enactors have also found themselves targeted by this pokemon. Those who believe in their republican spirit say instead that it is a case of mistaken identity, for Pinsir are said to fight back against Nidoking and Seaking and the gods themselves as surely as they do the kings of men.
Those of a more monarchist and conservative bent have long argued, however, that what Pinsir (and by extension republics) truly represent is not revolution, but violent anarchy. Pinsir are a proud pokemon, difficult to capture and harder still to train, prone to running away or even attacking their trainers. Indeed, the revolutionary whose Pinsir executed the emperor in time lost his head not to the upheaval of revolutionary politics, but to that same Pinsir, who beheaded him in his sleep the night after he assumed the presidency.
No wonder its horns inspired the guillotine!