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Chimchar

Chimchar

National: #390 Sinnoh: #4 Blueberry: #194 Hisui: #61 Extended Sinnoh: #4 Conquest Gallery: #115

Fire

Evolution chain

Evolution method (Scarlet & Violet). Methods may differ in earlier games.

Base stats

HPAttackDefenseSp. AtkSp. DefSpeedBST
445844584461309

Abilities

Moves

Target
Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.

Base Power 90
Accuracy 85%
Power Points 20

User takes 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.

Base Power 120
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

User takes 1/3 the damage it inflicts in recoil.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 5

User falls to sleep and immediately regains all its HP. If the user has another major status effect, sleep will replace it. The user will always wake up after two turns, or one turn with early bird. This move fails if the Pokémon cannot fall asleep due to uproar, insomnia, or vital spirit. It also fails if the Pokémon is at full health or is already asleep.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Transfers 1/4 the user’s max HP into a doll that absorbs damage and causes most negative move effects to fail. If the user leaves the field, the doll will vanish. If the user cannot pay the HP cost, this move will fail. The doll takes damage as normal, using the user’s stats and types, and will break when its HP reaches zero. Self-inflicted damage from confusion or recoil is not absorbed. Healing effects from opponents ignore the doll and heal the user as normal. Moves that work based on the user’s HP still do so; the doll’s HP does not influence any move. The doll will block major status effects, confusion, and flinching. The effects of smelling salts and wake up slap do not trigger against a doll, even if the Pokémon behind the doll has the appropriate major status effect. Multi-turn trapping moves like wrap will hit the doll for their regular damage, but the multi-turn trapping and damage effects will not activate. Moves blocked or damage absorbed by the doll do not count as hitting the user or inflicting damage for any effects that respond to such, e.g., avalanche, counter, or a rowap berry. magic coat still works as normal, even against moves the doll would block. Opposing Pokémon that damage the doll with a leech move like absorb are healed as normal. It will also block acupressure, block, the curse effect of curse, dream eater, embargo, flatter, gastro acid, grudge, heal block, leech seed, lock on, mean look, mimic, mind reader, nightmare, pain split, psycho shift, spider web, sketch, swagger, switcheroo, trick, worry seed, and yawn. A Pokémon affected by yawn before summoning the doll will still fall to sleep. The doll blocks intimidate, but all other abilities act as though the doll did not exist. If the user has an ability that absorbs moves of a certain type for HP (such as volt absorb absorbing thunder wave), such moves will not be blocked. life orb and berries that cause confusion still work as normal, but their respective HP loss and confusion are absorbed/blocked by the doll. The user is still vulnerable to damage inflicted when entering or leaving the field, such as by pursuit or spikes; however, the doll will block the poison effect of toxic spikes. The doll is passed on by baton pass. It keeps its existing HP, but uses the replacement Pokémon’s stats and types for damage calculation. All other effects work as normal.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

No moves will hit the user for the remainder of this turn. If the user is last to act this turn, this move will fail. If the user successfully used detect, endure, protect, quick guard, or wide guard on the last turn, this move has a 50% chance to fail. lock on, mind reader, and no guard provide a (100 – accuracy)% chance for moves to break through this move. This does not apply to one-hit KO moves (fissure, guillotine, horn drill, and sheer cold); those are always blocked by this move. thunder during rain dance and blizzard during hail have a 30% chance to break through this move. The following effects are not prevented by this move: * acupressure from an ally * curse’s curse effect * Delayed damage from doom desire and future sight; however, these moves will be prevented if they are used this turn * feint, which will also end this move’s protection after it hits * imprison * perish song * shadow force * Moves that merely copy the user, such as transform or psych up This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.

+4
Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

The user’s HP cannot be lowered below 1 by any means for the remainder of this turn. If the user successfully used detect, endure, protect, quick guard, or wide guard on the last turn, this move has a 50% chance to fail. This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.

+4
Base Power 20
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Only usable if the user is sleeping. Randomly selects and uses one of the user’s other three moves. Use of the selected move requires and costs 0 PP. This move will not select assist, bide, bounce, chatter, copycat, dig, dive, fly, focus punch, me first, metronome, mirror move, shadow force, skull bash, sky attack, sky drop, sleep talk, solar beam, razor wind, or uproar. If the selected move requires a recharge turn—i.e., one of blast burn, frenzy plant, giga impact, hydro cannon, hyper beam, roar of time, or rock wrecker—and the user is still sleeping next turn, then it’s forced to use this move again and pay another PP for the recharge turn. This move cannot be copied by mirror move, nor selected by assist, metronome, or sleep talk.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 5

Changes the weather to sunshine for five turns, during which fire moves inflict 50% extra damage, and water moves inflict half damage. If the user is holding heat rock, this effect lasts for eight turns. Pokémon cannot become frozen. thunder has 50% accuracy. solar beam skips its charge turn. moonlight, morning sun, and synthesis heal 2/3 of the user’s max HP. Pokémon with chlorophyll have doubled original Speed. Pokémon with forecast become fire. Pokémon with leaf guard are not affected by major status effects. Pokémon with flower gift change form; every Pokémon on their side of the field have their original Attack and Special Attack increased by 50%. Pokémon with dry skin lose 1/8 max HP at the end of each turn. Pokémon with solar power have their original Special Attack raised by 50% but lose 1/8 their max HP at the end of each turn.

Base Power 70
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

If the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, this move has double power.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Boosts the power of the target’s moves by 50% until the end of this turn. This move cannot be copied by mirror move, nor selected by assist or metronome.

+5
Base Power 65
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Target loses its held item. Neither the user nor the target can recover its item with recycle. If the target has multitype or sticky hold, it will take damage but not lose its item.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Power increases with the target’s weight in kilograms, to a maximum of 120. Target’s weight | Power --------------- | ----: Up to 10kg | 20 Up to 25kg | 40 Up to 50kg | 60 Up to 100kg | 80 Up to 200kg | 100 Above 200kg | 120

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.

Base Power 40
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 35
Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 30

Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Base Power 40
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 25

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Power 90
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Targets the last opposing Pokémon to hit the user with a physical move this turn. Inflicts twice the damage that move did to the user. If there is no eligible target, this move will fail. Type immunity applies, but other type effects are ignored. This move cannot be copied by mirror move, nor selected by assist or metronome.

-5
Base Power 35
Accuracy 85%
Power Points 15

For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn. The user continues to use other moves during this time. If the user leaves the field, this effect ends. Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use. rapid spin cancels this effect.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

User digs underground for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn. During the immune turn, earthquake, fissure, and magnitude still hit the user normally, and their power is doubled if appropriate. The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard. This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.

Base Power 60
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.

Base Power 18
Accuracy 80%
Power Points 15

Hits 2–5 times in one turn. Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.

Base Power
Accuracy 85%
Power Points 15

Burns the target.

Base Power 150
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

If the user takes damage this turn before hitting, this move will fail. This move cannot be copied by mirror move, nor selected by assist, metronome, or sleep talk.

-3
Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Destroys any light screen or reflect on the target’s side of the field, then inflicts regular damage.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 10

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Base Power 95
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 10

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Power 130
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 5

Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Power and type are determined by the user’s held item. The item is consumed. If the user is not holding an item, or its item has no set type and power, this move will fail. This move ignores sticky hold. If the user is under the effect of embargo, this move will fail.

Base Power 70
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

User’s critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.

Base Power 50
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Raises the user’s Speed by one stage.

Base Power 55
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

If the user has no held item, this move has double power.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

If a friendly Pokémon used water pledge earlier this turn, moves used by any friendly Pokémon have doubled effect chance for four turns (including this one).

Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.

Base Power 120
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

User takes 1/3 the damage it inflicts in recoil. Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Frozen Pokémon may use this move, in which case they will thaw.

Base Power 40
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Causes the target to flinch. Can only be used on the user’s first turn after entering the field.

+3
Base Power 80
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 15

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Base Power 60
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 25

If the target is holding an item and the user is not, the user will permanently take the item. Damage is still inflicted if an item cannot be taken. Pokémon with sticky hold or multitype are immune to the item theft effect. The target cannot recover its item with recycle. This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s. This move cannot be copied by mirror move.

Base Power 70
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Inflicts regular damage, then the user immediately switches out, and the trainer selects a replacement Pokémon from the party. If the target faints from this attack, the user’s trainer selects the new Pokémon to send out first. If the user is the last Pokémon in its party that can battle, it will not switch out. The user may be hit by pursuit when it switches out, if it has been targeted and pursuit has not yet been used. This move may be used even if the user is under the effect of ingrain. ingrain’s effect will end.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 30

Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 30

User’s critical hit rate is two levels higher until it leaves the field. If the user has already used focus energy since entering the field, this move will fail. This effect is passed on by baton pass.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 5

Inflicts exactly enough damage to lower the target’s HP to equal the user’s. If the target’s HP is not higher than the user’s, this move has no effect. Type immunity applies, but other type effects are ignored. This effect counts as damage for moves that respond to damage.

Base Power 90
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

User is forced to use this move for 2–5 turns, selected at random. All Pokémon on the field wake up, and none can fall to sleep until the lock-in ends. Pokémon cannot use rest during this effect. This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Target is forced to only use damaging moves for the next 3–5 turns, selected at random. Moves that select other moves not known in advance do not count as damaging. assist, copycat, me first, metronome, mirror move, and sleep talk do not directly inflict damage and thus may not be used. bide, counter, endeavor, metal burst, and mirror coat are allowed.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Prevents the target from attempting to use the same move twice in a row. When the target leaves the field, this effect ends. If the target is forced to attempt a repeated move due to choice band, choice scarf, choice specs, disable, encore, taunt, only having PP remaining for one move, or any other effect, the target will use struggle instead. The target is then free to use the forced move next turn, as it didn’t use that move this turn.

Base Power 60
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 25

Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Frozen Pokémon may use this move, in which case they will thaw.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage each.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

User and target permanently swap held items. Works even if one of the Pokémon isn’t holding anything. If either Pokémon is holding mail, this move will fail. If either Pokémon has multitype or sticky hold, this move will fail. If this move results in a Pokémon obtaining choice band, choice scarf, or choice specs, and that Pokémon was the latter of the pair to move this turn, then the move it used this turn becomes its chosen forced move. This applies even if both Pokémon had a choice item before this move was used. If the first of the two Pokémon gains a choice item, it may select whatever choice move it wishes next turn. Neither the user nor the target can recover its item with recycle. This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.

Base Power 30
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 30

Hits twice in one turn.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 5

The next 4–8 times (selected at random) the target attempts to move, it is forced to repeat its last used move. If the selected move allows the trainer to select a target, an opponent will be selected at random each turn. If the target is prevented from using the selected move by some other effect, struggle will be used instead. This effect ends if the selected move runs out of PP. If the target hasn’t used a move since entering the field, if it tried to use a move this turn and failed, if it does not know the selected move, or if the selected move has 0 PP remaining, this move will fail. If the target’s last used move was encore, mimic, mirror move, sketch, struggle, or transform, this move will fail.

Base Power 120
Accuracy 80%
Power Points 5

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Power increases with the target’s weight in kilograms, to a maximum of 120. Target’s weight | Power --------------- | ----: Up to 10kg | 20 Up to 25kg | 40 Up to 50kg | 60 Up to 100kg | 80 Up to 200kg | 100 Above 200kg | 120

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Spreads sharp rocks around the opposing field, damaging any Pokémon that enters the field for 1/8 its max HP. This damage is affected by the entering Pokémon’s susceptibility to rock moves. rapid spin removes this effect from its user’s side of the field.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Selects any move at random and uses it. Moves the user already knows are not eligible. Assist, meta, protection, and reflection moves are also not eligible; specifically, assist, chatter, copycat, counter, covet, destiny bond, detect, endure, feint, focus punch, follow me, helping hand, me first, metronome, mimic, mirror coat, mirror move, protect, quick guard, sketch, sleep talk, snatch, struggle, switcheroo, thief, trick, and wide guard will not be selected by this move. This move cannot be copied by mimic or mirror move, nor selected by assist, metronome, or sleep talk.

Base Power 70
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 5
Base Power 40
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 30
+1
Base Power 65
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 5

Heals the user for half its max HP.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Base Power 110
Accuracy 85%
Power Points 5

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Power 60
Accuracy 95%
Power Points 15

Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.