Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 9.9 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
65
Attack
63
Defense
45
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
45
Speed
45
Total
308
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 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
16 of 16
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| 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
15 sprites & renders for Tepig.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Tepig”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/tepig.
Species data from PokéAPI.