Pinion gear for dual-bearing reel and dual-bearing reel including same

A pinion gear for a dual-bearing reel, the pinion gear being configured to be meshed with a drive gear, the drive gear being configured to transmit rotation of a handle rotatably mounted to a reel unit of the dual-bearing reel to a spool, the pinion gear comprising:

• a first support portion being supported by the reel unit through a first bearing, the first support portion being rotatable and axially movable with respect to the first bearing;
• a gear portion being disposed away from the first support portion at an interval, the gear portion being configured to be meshed with the drive gear and being formed by gear-cutting after a plated coating is formed, the first support portion being disposed next to the gear portion on a first side of the gear portion;
• a clutch control portion being disposed between the first support portion and the gear portion, the clutch control portion including an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the first support portion and an outer diameter of the gear portion;
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• the plated coating being formed on at least an outer peripheral surface of the first support portion.