Chimchar

In The Pokémon Games
Chimchar are based on monkeys. Being very agile, Chimchar are able to climb the rocky ledges of tall mountains, where they live. Their tails are produced by burning gas in their stomachs. Chimchar also has a light colour stomach with a little swirl at the top on it's chest. The swirl on Chimchar's chest carrys over to its second and third evolutions.The flames do not go out in the rain unlike the flames on Charmander's tails, Chimchar tail flame go out when they go to sleep. Since Chimchars are based on monkeys Chimchar's cry more similar to a spider monkey's cry. Chimchar are very rare and only make their nests in cliffsides and rocky mountains. If they were to live in jungles like normal pokemon, there would be forest fires daily.This pokemon is usually the Pokemon to be chosen by first due to it final stage looking so cool and the fact that its fire. (people just like fire pokemon). People typically choose Chimchar because it's final stage, Infernape, looks cool and knows amazing moves like flare blitz and Close Combat. Chimchar is probably the strongest out of the three starters for the Sinnoh League in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

Appearances in Other Media
Chimchar first appeared in the Pokémon animé series in "Following a Maiden Voyage". The little fire-monkey was teasing a Piplup after stealing food from it. Piplup then started firing a bubble beam, but Chimchar kept dodging out of the way. Staraptor was hit in Piplup's line of bubbles and created a gust from it's wings that wrecked everything in Professor Rowan's lab. After the sudden happening Chimchar jumped out of a broken window with Piplup chasing after it.

The first episode after Ash adopted Chimchar in "Smells Like Team Spirit".when Paul released it. In The Rise of Darkrai Alice has a Chimchar she uses to power her hot-air balloon