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Chimchar
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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
×½
×1
×1
×1
×1
- ×½
×1
×1
×½
×2
×½
×1
×1
×1
×2
×½
×2
Dex Numbers
- Generation
DP
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
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|
 
Chimchar
Base form
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Monferno
Raise to level 14
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Infernape
Raise to level 36
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 151 | 292 | 16 | |
| Attack | 110 | 215 | 30.6 | |
| Defense | 96 | 187 | 17.6 | |
| Special Attack | 110 | 215 | 38.9 | |
| Special Defense | 96 | 187 | 16.6 | |
| Speed | 113 | 221 | 48.1 | |
| Average | - | - | 20.9 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
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.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
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Move List
Chimchar gets the STAB from moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Leer | |
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30 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Defense. | ||
| -- | Scratch | |
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35 | 40 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 7 | Ember | |
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25 | 40 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | ||
| 9 | Taunt | |
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20 | -- | 100% | For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage. | ||
| 15 | Fury Swipes | |
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15 | 18 | 80% | Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | ||
| 17 | Flame Wheel | |
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25 | 60 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. Can be used by Frozen Pokemon to thaw themselves. | ||
| 23 | Nasty Plot | |
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20 | -- | 0% | Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels. | ||
| 25 | Torment | |
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15 | -- | 100% | Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle. | ||
| 31 | Facade | |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | ||
| 33 | Fire Spin | |
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15 | 15 | 70% | Both prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | ||
| 39 | Slack Off | |
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10 | -- | 100% | Heals the user by half its max HP. | ||
| 41 | Flamethrower | |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | ||
| Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with) | ||||||||
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Blaze Kick | |
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10 | 85 | 90% | Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |
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Counter | |
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20 | varies | 100% | -5 | Goes last. Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last hit it took, if the move was Normal or Fighting. |
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Double Kick | |
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30 | 30 | 100% | Hits twice in one turn. | |
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Encore | |
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5 | -- | 100% | Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | |
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Fake Out | |
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10 | 40 | 100% | 1 | Goes first. Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to Flinch. |
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Fire Punch | |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |
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Focus Energy | |
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30 | -- | 100% | Increases the critical hit counter by 1 until the user leaves battle. | |
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Heat Wave | |
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10 | 100 | 90% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |
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Helping Hand | |
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20 | -- | 100% | 5 | Goes first. User's ally's next move inflicts 50% more damage. |
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ThunderPunch | |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | |
| TMs and HMs | ||||||||
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40 | Aerial Ace | |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |
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45 | Attract | |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | |
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31 | Brick Break | |
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15 | 75 | 100% | Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen. | |
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08 | Bulk Up | |
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20 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Attack and Defense. | |
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78 | Captivate | |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | |
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H1 | Cut | |
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30 | 50 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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28 | Dig | |
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10 | 80 | 100% | User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | |
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32 | Double Team | |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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58 | Endure | |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. |
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42 | Facade | |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |
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38 | Fire Blast | |
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5 | 120 | 85% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |
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35 | Flamethrower | |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |
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56 | Fling | |
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10 | varies | 100% | Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item. | |
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01 | Focus Punch | |
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20 | 150 | 100% | -3 | Goes last. If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. |
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21 | Frustration | |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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86 | Grass Knot | |
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20 | varies | 100% | Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power. | |
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10 | Hidden Power | |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | |
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23 | Iron Tail | |
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15 | 100 | 75% | Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense. | |
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83 | Natural Gift | |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | |
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50 | Overheat | |
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5 | 140 | 90% | Lowers the user's Special Attack by two levels after inflicting damage. | |
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17 | Protect | |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
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44 | Rest | |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | Return | |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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H8 | Rock Climb | |
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20 | 90 | 85% | Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target. | |
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H6 | Rock Smash | |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense. | |
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43 | Secret Power | |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |
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65 | Shadow Claw | |
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15 | 70 | 100% | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | |
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82 | Sleep Talk | |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |
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76 | Stealth Rock | |
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20 | -- | 0% | Causes damage when Pokemon switch in to where the target is now. | |
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H4 | Strength | |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | |
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90 | Substitute | |
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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. | |
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11 | Sunny Day | |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | |
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87 | Swagger | |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |
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75 | Swords Dance | |
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30 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Attack by two levels. | |
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12 | Taunt | |
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20 | -- | 100% | For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage. | |
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41 | Torment | |
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15 | -- | 100% | Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle. | |
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06 | Toxic | |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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89 | U-Turn | |
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20 | 70 | 100% | User must switch out after attacking. | |
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61 | Will-O-Wisp | |
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15 | -- | 75% | Burns the target. | |