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General

Chimchar

Abilities

Blaze: When this Pokémon's HP is 1/3 its max or lower, its Fire moves do 50% more damage.

Damage Taken

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Dex Numbers

Generation: DPPT
Kanto: 390
Johto: n/a
Hoenn: n/a
Sinnoh: 4

Names

Japanese: ヒコザル
Romaji: Hikozaru

Flavor

Height: 1'7.7" or 0.5 m
Weight: 13.7 lb or 6.2 kg
Species: Chimp
Color: brown
Cry: mp3 here
Habitat: n/a
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code: n/a

Breeding

Gender: ⅞ male; ⅛ female (code: 31 or 0x1f)
Breeding groups: 5: Ground
8: Humanshape
Steps to hatch: 5,120
Compatible with: 76 families; 166 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP: 65 or 0x41
Capture rate: 45 or 0x2d
Base happiness: 70 or 0x46
Growth rate: poly
Effort points: 1 Speed
Wild held items: n/a

Evolution Chain

Basic	Stage 1	Stage 2
Chimchar Base form	Monferno Raise to level 14	Infernape Raise to level 36

Stats

Stat	Base	Max Stat		%ile
Stat	Base	L50	L100	%ile
HP	44	151	292	16
Attack	58	110	215	30.6
Defense	44	96	187	17.6
Special Attack	58	110	215	38.9
Special Defense	44	96	187	16.6
Speed	61	113	221	48.1
Average	51.5	-	-	20.9

Flavor

Diamond It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.

Pearl Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can't extinguish the fire.

Locations

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area	Section	Level	Method

Move List

See also: Contest list

Chimchar gets the STAB from moves.

	Move	PP	Power	Acc.*	Pri.	Description
--	Leer	30	--	100%		Lowers the target's Defense.
--	Scratch	35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
7	Ember	25	40	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
9	Taunt	20	--	100%		For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
15	Fury Swipes	15	18	80%		Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
17	Flame Wheel	25	60	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. Can be used by Frozen Pokemon to thaw themselves.
23	Nasty Plot	20	--	0%		Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.
25	Torment	15	--	100%		Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle.
31	Facade	20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
33	Fire Spin	15	15	70%		Both prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
39	Slack Off	10	--	100%		Heals the user by half its max HP.
41	Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
	Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
	Blaze Kick	10	85	90%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to Burn the target.
	Counter	20	varies	100%	-5	Goes last. If the user takes physical damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target.
	Double Kick	30	30	100%		Hits twice in one turn.
	Encore	5	--	100%		Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
	Fake Out	10	40	100%	1	Goes first. Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to Flinch.
	Fire Punch	15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
	Focus Energy	30	--	100%		Increases the critical hit counter by 1 until the user leaves battle.
	Heat Wave	10	100	90%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
	Helping Hand	20	--	100%	5	Goes first. User's ally's next move inflicts 50% more damage.
	ThunderPunch	15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
	Tutored moves
	Fire Punch	15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
	ThunderPunch	15	75	100%		Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
	Swift	20	60	100%		Never misses.
	Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
	Mud-Slap	10	20	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
	Rollout	20	30	90%		Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
	Uproar	10	50	100%		Prevents any Pokemon from Sleeping for 2-5 turns.
	Heat Wave	10	100	90%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
	Helping Hand	20	--	100%	5	Goes first. User's ally's next move inflicts 50% more damage.
	Endeavor	5	varies	100%		Lowers the target's HP to equal the user's.
	Vacuum Wave	30	40	100%	1	Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
	TMs and HMs
40	Aerial Ace	20	60	100%		Never misses.
45	Attract	15	--	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
31	Brick Break	15	75	100%		Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
08	Bulk Up	20	--	100%		Raises the user's Attack and Defense.
78	Captivate	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
H1	Cut	30	50	95%		Inflicts regular damage.
28	Dig	10	80	100%		User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
32	Double Team	15	--	100%		Raises the user's Evasion.
58	Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
42	Facade	20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
38	Fire Blast	5	120	85%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
35	Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
56	Fling	10	varies	100%		Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
01	Focus Punch	20	150	100%	-3	Goes last. If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
21	Frustration	20	varies	100%		Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
86	Grass Knot	20	varies	100%		Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
10	Hidden Power	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
23	Iron Tail	15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
83	Natural Gift	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
50	Overheat	5	140	90%		Lowers the user's Special Attack by two levels after inflicting damage.
17	Protect	10	--	0%	3	Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
44	Rest	10	--	100%		User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
27	Return	20	varies	100%		Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
H8	Rock Climb	20	90	85%		Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
H6	Rock Smash	15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
43	Secret Power	20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
65	Shadow Claw	15	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
82	Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
76	Stealth Rock	20	--	0%		Causes damage when Pokemon switch in to where the target is now.
H4	Strength	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
90	Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
11	Sunny Day	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
87	Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
75	Swords Dance	30	--	100%		Raises the user's Attack by two levels.
12	Taunt	20	--	100%		For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
41	Torment	15	--	100%		Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle.
06	Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
89	U-Turn	20	70	100%		User must switch out after attacking.
61	Will-O-Wisp	15	--	75%		Burns the target.