Pignite (Pokémon)
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Pignite (Japanese: チャオブー Chaoboo) is a dual-type Fire/Fighting Pokémon.
It evolves from Tepig starting at level 17, and evolves into Emboar starting at level 36.
Biology
Physiology
Pignite is a chubby pig-like Pokémon that sports orange, black, and yellow coloration. Tiny beginnings of tusks protrude from the lower jaw of its wide mouth, and its black, tapered ears are on the top of its head. The black coloration from there extends down to its nose, which, like its pre-evolution Tepig, is red and piglike. Black coloration encompasses the shoulders, sides, and underbelly of Pignite, which resembles a Greco-Roman amateur wrestling singlet. Gold-colored, swirling features adorn its chest on the black pattern, and the pattern forms spiky shapes on the lower underbelly. The forelimbs of Pignite have glove-like patterns, with gold bands at the “wrists” and black at the tips of the “hands”, which have two claws. Its legs are small with a single nailed toe, and its curled, wiry black tail is tipped with a puffy feature.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
It can flare up the fire inside its body to make itself stronger and faster. When it is angered, its fire heats up.
Behavior
Pignite uses food as fuel for the burning fire inside its belly. When it is in trouble, it emits smoke.
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Pignite made its debut appearance in Minccino-Neat and Tidy! under the ownership of Bianca.
Minor appearances
An unnamed Trainer in Castelia City used a Pignite to try and stop a swarm of Venipede in A Venipede Stampede!.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Tep
Black owns a Pignite named Tep that he received from Professor Juniper as a Tepig.
In the TCG
- Main article: Pignite (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. | ||||||||||||
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Game locations
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In side games
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Pokémon Rumble Blast | Lava: World Axle - B1F, Volcanic Slope Meadow: Trailhead Field |
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 90
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150 - 197 | 290 - 384 | |
93
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88 - 159 | 171 - 313 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
Total: 418
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | |||||
Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100% | 40 | |||||
Curse | Ghost | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Endeavor | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 5 | |||||
Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 10 | |||||
Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100% | 30 | |||||
Sleep Talk | Normal | Physical | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 | |||||
Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 10 | |||||
Yawn | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
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By tutoring
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Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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B | W | B2 | W2 | Fire Pledge | Fire | Special | 50 | 100% | 10 | ||||
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By a prior evolution
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Stage | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Special moves
TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
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Level 17 → |
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Level 36 → |
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Sprites
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV. | |||||||
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Pignite is the third evolved Fire-type starter in a row to be a dual-type Fire/Fighting Pokémon, after Combusken and Monferno.
- Pignite is the only second stage of a Generation V starter Pokémon not seen on the concept art of the Best Wishes series.
- Pignite is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 418.
- The Tepig family are the only Generation V starter Pokémon to have a signature move, Heat Crash.
- Pignite was revealed internationally in the opening for Pokémon: Black & White.
- The Tepig family is the only Fire-type starter family where no members have names that start with "C".
Origin
Pignite is based on a pig or boar in a professional wrestler's or possibly a lucha libre's singlet. It, its prevolution and its evolution, as stated by Ken Sugimori, were designed in a Chinese style. Because of its Chinese origin, it may have been based on Zhu Bajie, a pig demon from the Chinese tale Journey to the West. Infernape is also based on another character from the novel, Sun Wukong, and has a similar design.
Name origin
Pignite is a combination of pig and ignite or knight. Chaoboo seems to come from the Chinese 超 chāo (super) or 炒 chǎo (stir frying), and the Japanese 豚 buta (pig); or ブー bū, (oink).
In other languages
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Related articles
External links
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