Pignite

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Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Pignite is a Fire/Fighting type Pokémon introduced in Generation 5.

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0499
Type	Fire Fighting
Species	Fire Pig Pokémon
Height	1.0 m (3′03″)
Weight	55.5 kg (122.4 lbs)
Abilities	1. Blaze Thick Fat (hidden ability)
Local №	0005 (Black/White) 0005 (Black 2/White 2) 0204 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	146
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	90	290	384
Attack	93	171	313
Defense	55	103	229
Sp. Atk	70	130	262
Sp. Def	55	103	229
Speed	55	103	229
Total	418	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Pignite.

Blaze ability Thick Fat ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	2		½	½			2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	¼				½	½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	¼	2		½	¼			2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	¼				½	½

Evolution chart

#0498
Tepig
Fire

(Level 17)

#0499
Pignite
Fire · Fighting

(Level 36)

#0500
Emboar
Fire · Fighting

Pignite changes

In Generations 5-7, Pignite has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

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 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 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.
Y Alpha Sapphire	When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke.

Moves learned by Pignite

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Scarlet/Violet Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Pignite learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Endure	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
13	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
15	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
20	Smog	Poison	30	70
23	Rollout	Rock	30	90
28	Take Down	Normal	90	85
31	Heat Crash	Fire	—	100
36	Assurance	Dark	60	100
39	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
44	Head Smash	Rock	150	80
47	Roar	Normal	—	—
52	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Pignite learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Arm Thrust	Fighting		15	100

Egg moves

Pignite does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Pignite is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
24	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
38	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
39	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
64	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
67	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
73	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
81	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
118	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
121	Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
125	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
141	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
144	Fire Pledge	Fire	80	100
147	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
157	Overheat	Fire	130	90
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
165	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
167	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
168	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
172	Roar	Normal	—	—
180	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
186	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
189	Heat Crash	Fire	—	100
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
207	Temper Flare	Fire	75	100
213	Coaching	Fighting	—	—
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Pignite learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Arm Thrust	Fighting	15	100
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
3	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
7	Ember	Fire	40	100
9	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
13	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
15	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
20	Smog	Poison	30	70
23	Rollout	Rock	30	90
28	Take Down	Normal	90	85
31	Heat Crash	Fire	—	100
36	Assurance	Dark	60	100
39	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
44	Head Smash	Rock	150	80
47	Roar	Normal	—	—
52	Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Pignite learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Arm Thrust	Fighting		15	100

Egg moves

Pignite learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Pignite gen 7 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Burn Up	Fire	130	100
Covet	Normal	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
Magnitude	Ground	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Thrash	Normal	120	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Pignite can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Fire Pledge	Fire	80	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Pignite is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Pignite can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Pignite sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal			—	—
Shiny			—	—	—

See all Pignite sprites

Where to find Pignite

Black White Black 2 White 2	Evolve Tepig
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Tepig
Sun Moon	Evolve Tepig
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

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Other languages

English	Pignite
Japanese	チャオブー (Chaoboo)
German	Ferkokel
French	Grotichon
Italian	Pignite
Spanish	Pignite
Korean	차오꿀 (chaokkul)
Chinese (Simplified)	炒炒猪
Chinese (Traditional)	炒炒豬

English	Fire Pig Pokémon
Japanese	ひぶたポケモン
German	Feuerferkel-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Cochon Feu
Italian	Pokémon Suinfuoco
Spanish	Pokémon Cerdo Fuego
Korean	불돼지포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	火猪宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	火豬寶可夢

Name origin

pig: farmyard animal
ignite: to bring flame to