The Essentials on Pignite
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Ground, Flying, Psychic Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Bug · ×½ Fire, Grass, Ice, Dark, Steel
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 418 · top stat: Attack (93) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 5 in the Lumiose Pokédex
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 204 in the Blueberry Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Grotichon in French · チャオブー, Chaoboo in Japanese · Ferkokel in German All Languages
Overview
Pignite is a Fighting and Fire-type Pokémon, No. 499 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Fire Pig Pokémon. Height: 1 m, weight: 55.5 kg.
Pignite evolves from Tepig and evolves into Emboar (Lv. 36).
Ability: Blaze. Hidden Ability: Thick Fat. Pignite is weak to Water, Ground, Flying and Psychic-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#499
National Pokédex
Category
Fire Pig Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
90
255
Attack
93
255
Defense
55
255
Special Attack
70
255
Special Defense
55
255
Speed
55
255
Total
418
Min HP (Lv. 100)
290
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
384
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fighting / Fire). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 4 types
Water
×2
Ground
×2
Flying
×2
Psychic
×2
Normal (×1) — 8 types
Normal
×1
Electric
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 5 types
Fire
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Dark
×½
Steel
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Bug
×¼
Abilities
Ability 1
Powers up Fire-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
Pignite Evolution
Pignite Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fighting · Fire
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Pignite Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Arm Thrust
Fighting
Phys.
100%
15
20
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Odor Sleuth
Normal
Stat
—
—
40
1
Ember
Fire
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Tail Whip
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
1
Endure
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
13
Defense Curl
Normal
Stat
—
—
40
15
Flame Charge
Fire
Phys.
100%
50
20
20
Smog
Poison
Spec.
70%
30
20
23
Rollout
Rock
Phys.
90%
30
20
28
Take Down
Normal
Phys.
85%
90
20
31
Heat Crash
Fire
Phys.
100%
—
10
36
Assurance
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
10
39
Flamethrower
Fire
Spec.
100%
90
15
44
Head Smash
Rock
Phys.
80%
150
5
47
Roar
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
52
Flare Blitz
Fire
Phys.
100%
120
15
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Field
Gender
♂ 87.5 / ♀ 12.5%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Pignite
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Pignite in Pokémon GO
- 1,924Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,099Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 100 🍬to evolve into Emboar
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Black
“When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke.”
White
“Whatever it eats becomes fuel for the flame in its stomach. When it is angered, the intensity of the flame increases.”
Black 2
“The more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power.”
White 2
“The more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power.”
X
“The more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power.”
Y
“When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke.”
Omega Ruby
“The more it eats, the more fuel it has to make the fire in its stomach stronger. This fills it with even more power.”
Alpha Sapphire
“When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Grotichon
🇬🇧 English
Pignite
🇯🇵 漢字
チャオブー
🇯🇵 Kana
チャオブー
🇯🇵 Romaji
Chaoboo
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Ferkokel
🇪🇸 Español
Pignite
🇮🇹 Italiano
Pignite
🇰🇷 한국어
차오꿀
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
炒炒猪
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
炒炒豬
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Cochon Feu
🇬🇧 EN
Fire Pig Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ひぶたポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Feuerferkel
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Pignite
What type is Pignite?
Pignite is a Fighting and Fire-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Pignite?
Pignite evolves into Emboar (Lv. 36).
What are Pignite's weaknesses?
Pignite is weak to Water, Ground, Flying and Psychic-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Pignite's Hidden Ability?
Pignite's Hidden Ability is Thick Fat. Its regular Ability is Blaze.
Can you get a Shiny Pignite in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Pignite is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
