Physiology
Enbuoo is an enormous, bulky, boar-like Fire-type Pokémon. A beard-like flame wreaths its neck and shoulders. It has long tusks protruding from its lower jaw. Its forearms begin orange in coloration, with the coloration of the upper and lower arms separated by gold-colored bands. The lower arms and elbows are black, the wrists have bands of dark red coloration, and the hands are tipped with three claws. A large, dark horizontal stripe on the chests of Enbuoo sport swirled yellow features, and their legs and lower underside are orange, although the feet are black-colored, rimmed in a spiky manner with gold color.
Gender differences
Special abilities
Using the wreath of flames on its neck and shoulders, Enbuoo will set its hands on fire to launch Fire Punches.
Behavior
Enbuoo cares deeply about its allies.
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
- Enbuoo is the only final evolution of a Generation V starter that has a secondary type.
- Enbuoo is currently the only Fire-type Pokémon that is able to learn a damaging Water-type move, Boiling Water, other than Sunny Form Castform.
- Enbuoo has the highest base HP, base Attack and single stat of all final evolution starter Pokémon. However, it is statistically the weakest fully-evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon.
Origin
Because it and its pre-evolutions were confirmed to have been oriental inspired, Enbuoo is more than likely based on Zhu Bajie, a pig demon who aids Sun Wukong (who happens to be the inspiration of Infernape), in The Journey to the West. Enbuoo, with it's flaming, red "hair", tusks, and evil appearance may be a reference to the Legend of Zelda's main antagonist, Ganon.
Name origin
En can mean to scathe.