It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 6.2 kg
- Generation
- 4
Defensive matchups
Immunities
Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.
Base Stats
Abilities
Training
| Catch Rate | 45 (17.6%) |
| Base Exp | 62 |
| Base Happiness | 70 |
| Growth Rate | Medium Slow |
Breeding
| Egg Groups | Ground, Humanshape |
| Gender | 87.5% male, 12.5% female |
| Egg Cycles | 20 (5140 steps) |
Compare evolutions and forms
Compare Chimchar with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Chimchar.
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimchar | 44 | 58 | 44 | 58 | 44 | 61 | 309 |
| Monferno | 64 (+20) | 78 (+20) | 52 (+8) | 78 (+20) | 52 (+8) | 81 (+20) | 405 (+96) |
| Infernape | 76 (+32) | 104 (+46) | 71 (+27) | 104 (+46) | 71 (+27) | 108 (+47) | 534 (+225) |
These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.
Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.
Evolution Chain
Pokédex Entries
It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.
Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can’t extinguish the fire.
It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires.
The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick.
Full of vigor and always in high spirits. It was once known by the name ”Lantern-Tail” and feared as some kind of apparition.
Moves Learned
Moves learned by level up
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch | normal | Physical | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Leer | normal | Status | — | 100% |
| 7 | Ember | fire | Special | 40 | 100% |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | normal | Physical | 18 | 80% |
| 17 | Flame Wheel | fire | Physical | 60 | 100% |
| 25 | Torment | dark | Status | — | 100% |
| 41 | Slack Off | normal | Status | — | — |
Moves learned by TM/HM
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | flying | Physical | 55 | 100% |
| Agility | psychic | Status | — | — |
| Brick Break | fighting | Physical | 75 | 100% |
| Bulk Up | fighting | Status | — | — |
| Burning Jealousy | fire | Special | 70 | 100% |
| Dig | ground | Physical | 80 | 100% |
| Double Edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100% |
| Encore | normal | Status | — | 100% |
| Endeavor | normal | Physical | — | 100% |
| Endure | normal | Status | — | — |
| Facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100% |
| Fake Tears | dark | Status | — | 100% |
| Fire Blast | fire | Special | 110 | 85% |
| Fire Pledge | fire | Special | 80 | 100% |
| Fire Punch | fire | Physical | 75 | 100% |
| Fire Spin | fire | Special | 35 | 85% |
| Flame Charge | fire | Physical | 50 | 100% |
| Flamethrower | fire | Special | 90 | 100% |
| Flare Blitz | fire | Physical | 120 | 100% |
| Fling | dark | Physical | — | 100% |
| Focus Punch | fighting | Physical | 150 | 100% |
| Grass Knot | grass | Special | — | 100% |
| Gunk Shot | poison | Physical | 120 | 80% |
| Heat Wave | fire | Special | 95 | 90% |
| Helping Hand | normal | Status | — | — |
| Knock Off | dark | Physical | 65 | 100% |
| Low Kick | fighting | Physical | — | 100% |
| Low Sweep | fighting | Physical | 65 | 100% |
| Metronome | normal | Status | — | — |
| Mud Slap | ground | Special | 20 | 100% |
| Nasty Plot | dark | Status | — | — |
| Overheat | fire | Special | 130 | 90% |
| Poison Jab | poison | Physical | 80 | 100% |
| Protect | normal | Status | — | — |
| Psych Up | normal | Status | — | — |
| Rest | psychic | Status | — | — |
| Rock Slide | rock | Physical | 75 | 90% |
| Rock Tomb | rock | Physical | 60 | 95% |
| Shadow Claw | ghost | Physical | 70 | 100% |
| Sleep Talk | normal | Status | — | — |
| Stealth Rock | rock | Status | — | — |
| Substitute | normal | Status | — | — |
| Sunny Day | fire | Status | — | — |
| Swift | normal | Special | 60 | — |
| Swords Dance | normal | Status | — | — |
| Take Down | normal | Physical | 90 | 85% |
| Taunt | dark | Status | — | 100% |
| Temper Flare | fire | Physical | 75 | 100% |
| Tera Blast | normal | Special | 80 | 100% |
| Thief | dark | Physical | 60 | 100% |
| Thunder Punch | electric | Physical | 75 | 100% |
| U Turn | bug | Physical | 70 | 100% |
| Uproar | normal | Special | 90 | 100% |
| Vacuum Wave | fighting | Special | 40 | 100% |
| Will O Wisp | fire | Status | — | 85% |
| Zen Headbutt | psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% |
Moves learned by breeding (Egg Moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | fighting | Physical | — | 100% |
| Double Kick | fighting | Physical | 30 | 100% |
| Fake Out | normal | Physical | 40 | 100% |
| Focus Energy | normal | Status | — | — |
| Switcheroo | dark | Status | — | 100% |
Sprites
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