Chimchar #0390

The Chimp Pokémon

Typing	Fire
Abilities	Blaze Iron Fist - Hidden
Classification	The Chimp Pokémon
National ID	#0390
Regional ID	#0194

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GroundRockWater

Resists x½

BugSteelFireGrassIceFairy

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This page displays data from The Indigo Disk (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	44	104—151
Attack	58	56—121
Defense	44	44—105
Sp. Attack	58	56—121
Sp. Defense	44	44—105
Speed	61	59—124
Total	309	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 14

At Level 36

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field Human-Like
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	89.00% 11.00%
Height	0.1 m (0'4")
Weight	0.6 kg (1.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	62
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires." Violet "The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick."
Brilliant Diamond "It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps." Shining Pearl "Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can’t extinguish the fire."
Legends: Arceus "Full of vigor and always in high spirits. It was once known by the name ”Lantern-Tail” and feared as some kind of apparition."
X "Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can’t extinguish the fire." Y "The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick."
Alpha Sapphire "The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick." Omega Ruby "Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can’t extinguish the fire."
Black White "It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires."
Black 2 White 2 "It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires."
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."
Platinum "It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires."
HeartGold SoulSilver "The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Chimchar via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
7	Ember	40	100	Fire	Spec.
9	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
15	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
17	Flame Wheel	60	100	Fire	Phys.
23	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
25	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
31	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
33	Fire Spin	35	85	Fire	Spec.
39	Acrobatics	55	100	Flying	Phys.
41	Slack Off	—	—	Normal	Stat.
47	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Chimchar as Egg Moves in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Double Kick	30	100	Fighting	Phys.
Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Fake Out	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Fire Punch	75	100	Fire	Phys.
Focus Energy	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Heat Wave	95	90	Fire	Spec.
Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Switcheroo	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Chimchar via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM003	Fake Tears	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM012	Low Kick	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM014	Acrobatics	55	100	Flying	Phys.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM024	Fire Spin	35	85	Fire	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM038	Flame Charge	50	100	Fire	Phys.
TM039	Low Sweep	65	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM059	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM060	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM061	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM064	Bulk Up	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
TM067	Fire Punch	75	100	Fire	Phys.
TM068	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM080	Metronome	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM081	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM088	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM102	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM107	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	Fire	Stat.
TM116	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM118	Heat Wave	95	90	Fire	Spec.
TM122	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM125	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM140	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM141	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM144	Fire Pledge	80	100	Fire	Spec.
TM157	Overheat	130	90	Fire	Spec.
TM165	Flare Blitz	120	100	Fire	Phys.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM181	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
TM184	Vacuum Wave	40	100	Fighting	Spec.
TM191	Uproar	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM192	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM195	Burning Jealousy	70	100	Fire	Spec.
TM203	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM207	Temper Flare	75	100	Fire	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Diamond

Obtainable

Pearl

Obtainable

Platinum

Obtainable

HeartGold

Transfer

SoulSilver

Transfer

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Transfer

White 2

Transfer

Generation VI

X

Transfer

Y

Transfer

Alpha Sapphire

Obtainable

Omega Ruby

Obtainable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Obtainable

Ultra Moon

Obtainable

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Legends: Arceus

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Transfer

Violet

Transfer

The Teal Mask (Scarlet)

Obtainable

The Teal Mask (Violet)

Obtainable

The Indigo Disk (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Violet)

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Torterra(#0389)

Monferno(#0391)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

Shiny Hunting Tools

Chimchar #0390

The Chimp Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites