Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 6.2 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP62
Base stats
HP
44
Attack
58
Defense
44
Sp. Atk
58
Sp. Def
44
Speed
61
Total
309
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Chimchar
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Chimchar can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
17 of 17
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 7 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 11 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 12 | Power-Up Punch Raises the user’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 17 | Flame Wheel Has a chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves. | Fire | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 23 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 25 | Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 31 | Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 33 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 39 | Acrobatics Has double power if the user has no held item. | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 43 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Chimchar can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Chimchar.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Chimchar”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/chimchar.
Species data from PokéAPI.