Chimchar

ヒコザル

Hikozaru

Generation

Generation IV

Pokédex

Index

Kalos

N/A

Evolves

From

None

Into

Monferno

Footprint

Cry

Chimchar (ヒコザル, Hikozaru) is the Fire-type Starter Pokémon of the Sinnoh region.

Biology

Physiology

Chimchar has a light-colored stomach with a little swirl at the top on its chest. The swirl on Chimchar's chest carries over to Monferno and Infernape. It has a tail with a burning flame, although the tail burns weaker when Chimchar is feeling under the weather.

Behavior

Chimchar are mostly vigorous and in high spirits. Although very mischievous and highly curious, Chimchar can show courage at troubled times.

Like regular monkeys, Chimchar are able to climb the rocky ledges and cliffs of tall rocky mountains, where they usually live in the wild by making nests. They originally roamed the Sinnoh region in the wild, though over time, they have become a rare sight.

Natural abilities

A Chimchar's flame is produced by burning gas in its stomach. The flames do not go out in the rain like the flames on a Charmander's tail, but Chimchar's flame goes out when they go to sleep.

Evolution

Chimchar evolves into Monferno once it reaches level 14 and into Infernape at level 36.

Game Info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Diamond and Pearl	Starter Pokémon from Professor Rowan's briefcase near Lake Verity	One
Platinum	Starter Pokémon from Professor Rowan's briefcase on Route 201	One
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Trade	None
Black and White	Transfer	None
X and Y	Trade	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Gift Pokémon from Professor Birch's bag on Route 101 after beating the Elite Four two times.	One
Sun and Moon	None	Transfer

Side Game Locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Starter Pokémon Giant Volcano (1F-10F) Dark Crater (B1F-B10F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Chroma Highlands

Pokédex Entries

Diamond
It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.
Pearl
Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can't extinguish the fire.
Platinum
It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires.
HeartGold
The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick.
SoulSilver
The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick.
Black
It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires.
White
It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires.
Black 2
It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires.
White 2
It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires.
X
Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can't extinguish the fire.
Y
The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick.
Omega Ruby
Its fiery rear end is fueled by gas made in its belly. Even rain can't extinguish the fire.
Alpha Sapphire
The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick.

Stats

Chimchar's Stats
HP	44
Attack	58
Defense	44
Sp. Atk	58
Sp. Def	44
Speed	61
Total	309

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
7	Ember	40	100%	25	Fire	Special
9	Taunt	–	100%	20	Dark	Status
15	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
17	Flame Wheel	60	100%	25	Fire	Physical
23	Nasty Plot	–	–%	20	Dark	Status
25	Torment	–	100%	15	Dark	Status
31	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
33	Fire Spin	35	85%	15	Fire	Special
39	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
41	Slack Off	–	–%	10	Normal	Status
47	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Leer	–	100%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
7	Ember	40	100%	25	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
9	Taunt	–	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
15	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
17	Flame Wheel	60	100%	25	Fire	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
23	Nasty Plot	–	–%	20	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
25	Torment	–	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
31	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
33	Fire Spin	35	85%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
39	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
41	Slack Off	–	–%	10	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
47	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	–	100%	30	Normal	Status
7	Ember	40	100%	25	Fire	Special
9	Taunt	–	100%	20	Dark	Status
15	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
17	Flame Wheel	60	100%	25	Fire	Physical
23	Nasty Plot	–	–%	20	Dark	Status
25	Torment	–	100%	15	Dark	Status
31	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
33	Fire Spin	35	85%	15	Fire	Special
39	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
41	Slack Off	–	–%	10	Normal	Status
47	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
1	Leer	–	100%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥
7	Ember	40	100%	25	Fire	Special		3 ♥
9	Taunt	–	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
15	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
17	Flame Wheel	60	100%	25	Fire	Physical		4 ♥
23	Nasty Plot	–	–%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
25	Torment	–	100%	15	Dark	Status		0 ♥
31	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
33	Fire Spin	35	85%	15	Fire	Special		0 ♥
39	Slack Off	–	–%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
41	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM43	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM47	Low Sweep	65	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM50	Overheat	130	90%	5	Fire	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM47	Low Sweep	65	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM50	Overheat	130	90%	5	Fire	Special		6 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM59	Incinerate	60	100%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	85%	15	Fire	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM98	Power-Up Punch	40	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM43	Flame Charge	50	100%	20	Fire	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM47	Low Sweep	60	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM50	Overheat	140	90%	5	Fire	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM59	Incinerate	30	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM01	Focus Punch	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status		0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM23	Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		1 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		3 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM50	Overheat	140	90%	5	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	—	75%	15	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM76	Stealth Rock	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
HM08	Rock Climb	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Breeding Generation VII
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Assist	Skitty, Glameow, Purugly, Purrloin, Liepard	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Blaze Kick	Hitmonlee, Blaziken	85	90%	10	Fire	Physical
Counter	Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario, Sawk, Lycanroc, Mudbray, Mudsdale	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Double Kick	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Hitmonlee, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Sawk, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Litten, Torracat, Incineroar, Mudbray, Mudsdale	30	100%	30	Fighting	Physical
Encore	Seel, Dewgong, Mr. Mime, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Minccino, Hawlucha, Popplio, Brionne, Primarina	—	100%	5	Normal	Status
Fake Out	Meowth, Meowth, Persian, Persian, Nuzleaf, Makuhita, Hariyama, Skitty, Delcatty, Sableye, Glameow, Purugly, Purrloin, Liepard, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Espurr, Meowstic	40	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Fire Punch	Hitmonchan, Electivire, Magmar, Magmortar, Ampharos, Blaziken, Medicham, Darumaka, Darmanitan	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Focus Energy	Rattata, Rattata, Raticate, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Makuhita, Hariyama, Numel, Camerupt, Patrat, Watchog, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Timburr, Gurdurr, Conkeldurr, Throh, Sawk, Bouffalant, Passimian	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Focus Punch	Hitmonchan, Vigoroth, Timburr, Gurdurr, Conkeldurr, Scraggy, Scrafty	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Heat Wave	Growlithe, Torkoal	95	90%	10	Fire	Special
Helping Hand	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Growlithe, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Sentret, Furret, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Minccino, Cinccino, Meowstic	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Power-Up PunchUSUM	Lucario	40	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Quick Guard	Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Mr. Mime, Lucario, Sawk, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Meowstic, Lycanroc	—	—%	15	Fighting	Status
Submission	Machop, Machoke, Machamp	80	80%	20	Fighting	Physical
Thunder Punch	Hitmonchan, Electabuzz, Electivire, Magmortar, Ampharos, Medicham	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation VI
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Assist	Skitty, Glameow, Purugly, Purrloin, Liepard	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Blaze Kick	Hitmonlee, Blaziken	85	90%	10	Fire	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Counter	Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario, Sawk	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Double Kick	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Hitmonlee, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Sawk, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Bunnelby, Diggersby	30	100%	30	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Encore	Seel, Dewgong, Mr. Mime, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Minccino, Hawlucha	—	100%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Fake Out	Meowth, Persian, Nuzleaf, Makuhita, Hariyama, Skitty, Delcatty, Sableye, Glameow, Purugly, Purrloin, Liepard, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Espurr, Meowstic	40	100%	10	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
Fire Punch	Hitmonchan, Electivire, Magmar, Magmortar, Ampharos, Blaziken, Medicham, Darumaka, Darmanitan	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Energy	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Makuhita, Hariyama, Numel, Camerupt, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Timburr, Gurdurr, Conkeldurr, Throh, Sawk, Bouffalant	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Punch	Hitmonchan, Vigoroth, Timburr, Gurdurr, Conkeldurr, Scraggy, Scrafty	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Heat Wave	Growlithe, Torkoal	95	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Helping Hand	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Growlithe, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Sentret, Furret, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Minccino, Cinccino, Meowstic	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
Quick Guard	Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Mr. Mime, Lucario, Sawk, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Meowstic	—	—%	15	Fighting	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Submission	Machop, Machoke, Machamp	80	80%	20	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Thunder Punch	Hitmonchan, Electabuzz, Electivire, Magmortar, Ampharos, Medicham	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation V
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Assist	Skitty, Glameow, Purugly, Purrloin, Liepard	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Blaze Kick	Hitmonlee, Blaziken	85	90%	10	Fire	Physical
Counter	Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario, Sawk	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Double Kick	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Hitmonlee, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken, Sawk, Deerling, Sawsbuck	30	100%	30	Fighting	Physical
Encore	Seel, Dewgong, Mr. Mime, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Minccino	—	100%	5	Normal	Status
Fake Out	Meowth, Persian, Nuzleaf, Makuhita, Hariyama, Skitty, Delcatty, Sableye, Glameow, Purugly, Purrloin, Liepard, Mienfoo, Mienshao	40	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Fire Punch	Hitmonchan, Electivire, Magmar, Magmortar, Ampharos, Blaziken, Medicham, Darumaka, Darmanitan	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Focus Energy	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Makuhita, Hariyama, Numel, Camerupt, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Timburr, Gurdurr, Conkeldurr, Throh, Sawk, Bouffalant	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Focus Punch	Hitmonchan, Vigoroth, Timburr, Gurdurr, Conkeldurr, Scraggy, Scrafty	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Heat Wave	Growlithe, Torkoal	100	90%	10	Fire	Special
Helping Hand	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Growlithe, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sentret, Furret, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Minccino, Cinccino	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Quick Guard	Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Mr. Mime, Lucario, Sawk, Mienfoo, Mienshao	—	—%	15	Fighting	Status
Submission	Machop, Machoke, Machamp	80	80%	25	Fighting	Physical
ThunderPunch	Hitmonchan, Electabuzz, Electivire, Magmortar, Ampharos, Medicham	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation IV
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
AssistHGSS	Skitty, Delcatty, Glameow, Purugly	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
Blaze Kick	Hitmonlee, Blaziken	85	90%	10	Fire	Physical		2 ♥
Counter	Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Double Kick	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Hitmonlee, Jolteon, Combusken, Blaziken	30	100%	30	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Encore	Seel, Dewgong, Mr. Mime, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein	—	100%	5	Normal	Status		1 ♥
Fake Out	Meowth, Persian, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Makuhita, Hariyama, Skitty, Delcatty, Sableye, Glameow, Purugly	40	100%	10	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
Fire Punch	Hitmonchan, Electivire, Magmar, Magmortar, Ampharos, Blaziken, Medicham	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		2 ♥
Focus Energy	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Hitmonlee, Hitmontop, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Slaking, Makuhita, Hariyama, Numel, Camerupt, Stunky, Skuntank	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		0 ♥
Heat Wave	Growlithe, Arcanine, Torkoal	100	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥
Helping Hand	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Growlithe, Arcanine, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sentret, Furret	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥
ThunderPunch	Hitmonchan, Electabuzz, Electivire, Magmortar, Ampharos, Medicham	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Covet USUM	60	100%	25	Normal	Physical
Endeavor USUM	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Fire Pledge SM USUM	80	100%	10	Fire	Special
Fire Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Focus Punch USUM	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Gunk Shot USUM	120	80%	5	Poison	Physical
Heat Wave USUM	95	90%	10	Fire	Special
Helping Hand USUM	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Iron Tail USUM	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Low Kick USUM	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Role Play USUM	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock USUM	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Thunder Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Uproar USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Covet ORAS	60	100%	25	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Endeavor ORAS	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Fire Pledge XY ORAS	80	100%	10	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
Fire Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Punch ORAS	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Gunk Shot ORAS	120	80%	5	Poison	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Heat Wave ORAS	95	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Helping Hand ORAS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Tail ORAS	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Low Kick ORAS	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Role Play ORAS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Stealth Rock ORAS	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Thunder Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Uproar ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Covet	60	100%	40	Normal	Physical
Endeavor	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Fire Pledge	50	100%	10	Fire	Special
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical
Heat Wave	100	90%	10	Fire	Special
Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Low Kick	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Role Play	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
Endeavor	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		2 ♥
Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical		3 ♥
Headbutt HGSS	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Heat Wave	100	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥
Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥
Low Kick HGSS	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		3 ♥
Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
Role Play HGSS	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥
Rollout	30	90%	20	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Swift	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		2 ♥
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		2 ♥
Uproar	50	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Vacuum Wave	40	100%	30	Fighting	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Appearances

Anime

Trivia

Chimchar shares its species name with Grookey. Both are known as the Chimp Pokémon.
Chimchar is the first starter Pokémon based on a monkey. It is later succeeded by Grookey.
In the English-language beta version of Diamond and Pearl, its name was Scorchimp.
- Its beta name shares a similarity to that of Scorbunny, the fire-type Starter Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

Origin

Chimchar is based on a baby chimpanzee.

Etymology

Chimchar may come from chimpanzee and char.

Names in other languages

English, Italian and Spanish: Chimchar
French: Ouisticram
German: Panflam
Chinese: 小火焰猴
Korean: 불꽃숭이

Pokémon Wiki