#0498
Tepig
Fire Pig Pokémon
It loves to eat roasted berries, but sometimes it gets too excited and burns them to a crisp.
Details
Height0.5 m
Weight9.9 kg
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
65
Attack
63
Defense
45
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
45
Speed
45
Total
308
Base Stat Total
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) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Tepig
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Tepig can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 3 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 9 | Odor Sleuth Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 13 | Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 15 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Smog Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 21 | Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 25 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 27 | Heat Crash Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120. | Fire | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 31 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 33 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Head Smash User receives 1/2 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Rock | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 |
| 39 | Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 43 | Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Tepig can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Tepig.
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Cite this page
“Tepig”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/tepig.
Species data from PokéAPI.